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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 267 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Apartments, 1949-1950

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00017
Abstract

Two students watch as a man and a woman with shovels participate in the ground breaking ceremony for a University of Denver apartment-residence hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950.

Dates: 1949-1950

University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00018
Abstract

Exterior view of the front of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. A female student walks on a sidewalk between the three story brick building and a large grassy lawn. Other apartment buildings are visible in the background.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00020
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955; students walk on sidewalks in front of the Student Union and an apartment building right next to it.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Apartments, 1949 December 16

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00022
Abstract

Aerial photo of Aspen and Hilltop apartments with snow on December 16, 1949 in Denver, Colorado, on the University of Denver campus. Quonset huts are visible in the background, and neighborhoods reaching back to the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.

Dates: 1949 December 16

University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00023
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver campus apartments in Denver, Colorado; students walk on the sidewalk between the Student Union and the apartment building next to it.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0005.00024
Abstract

Aerial photo of University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. Outbuildings and several three-story brick buildings are visible with trees surrounding. The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains are visible in the background.

Dates: circa 1955

University of Denver Campus, between 1967-1971

 Item
Identifier: U300.01.0002.00131
Abstract

Aerial view of the University of Denver campus taken from the east in Denver, Colorado. The University of Denver Stadium, Centennial Halls, Centennial Towers, and the General Classroom Building (GCB) are visible.

Dates: between 1967-1971

University of Denver Centennial Halls or Towers Dorm Room, between 1964-1995

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0020.00007
Abstract

Two students pose in a dorm room in the Centennial Halls or Centennial Towers residence hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1964-1995

University of Denver Identified Apartments, Frontier Hall, circa 1985

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0008.00003
Abstract

Exterior front view of University of Denver's Frontier Apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1985. A male student carring a bag walks across a lawn in front of the three story brick apartment building.

Dates: circa 1985

University of Denver Identified Apartments, Murray Manor, circa 1955

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0008.00013
Abstract

Exterior view of the front of the University of Denver's Murray Manor Apartments in Denver, Colorado, in the early 1950s. The still image show the entryway and windows of all three floors of the building.

Dates: circa 1955