University of Denver
Biography
The first reference to Colorado Seminary was in The Rocky Mountain News of November 27, 1862: “ a board of Trustees, composed of the solid men of Denver, has been organized to superintend the erection of a seminary building… for an academic education.”
Sources
Breck, "From the Rockies to the World"
Biography
University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.
Sources
"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.
Biography
First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 400 Collections and/or Records:
Commencement, between 1950-2008
A man addresses a crowd with a semi-circle of other people wearing graduation gowns behind him for commencement at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1950-2008
A young man wearing a graduation cap and gown reads a program while holding a glass bottle underneath his arm at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1950-2008
A graduate holds his diploma and two young boys who are holdings signs that read: ''Hooray For Uncle Kevin'' at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1950-2008
A girl plays with her commencement cap while sitting on the lawn during a convocation ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1932-2008
Students during a commencement ceremony can be seen outdoors at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1950-2008
A graduation ceremony can be seen occurring in front of University Hall at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1932-2008
A man in a doctoral gown holds the mace for a graduation ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1950-2008
A woman wearing a graduation gown and many flowers walks with a man for a graduation ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1959-2000
A crowd of people gather together for a graduation ceremony at the College of Law at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement - 1959, 1959 June
Mr. John Chapman, Dr. Harold Carr, Chancellor Alter, Mr. Emerson Buckley, Mr. Robert W. Spligi, Mr. Warwick Downing, and Major General Ben Frank pose together wearing their graduation caps and gowns following a spring commencement ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.