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 267 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. A three story brick building is in the rear and students stand in groups or walk on sidewalks in the foreground.
University of Denver Apartments, 1954-1957
Exterior view of the University of Denver dormitories in Denver, Colorado; three men outside, with backs to the camera, talk with four girls who stand on a Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall balcony, in 1954.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Aerial view of two of the University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. The three story red brick buildings sit midground, with numerous trees and the Rocky Mountains in the background. A large grassy lawn, trees, sidewalks, and dirt road, and an outbuilding are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1950
Exterior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950; students do homework on the grass in front of the University of Denver apartment buildings, which stand in the background. Students stand and converse nearby. A grassy lawn is in the foreground.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950. The three story brick building is on the left of the image, the Student Union on the right. Students walk on sidewalks crisscrossing a grassy lawn.
University of Denver Apartments, 1950
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment building under construction in Denver, Colorado, in 1950. The unfinished three story brick building stands in the middle of a dirt lot.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1950
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950; a female student walks along the shaded sidewalks in front of a three story university apartment.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1950
Aerial view of two of the University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. The three story red brick buildings sit midground, with numerous trees and the Rocky Mountains in the background. A large grassy lawn, trees, sidewalks, and dirt road, and an outbuilding are visible in the foreground.
University of Denver Apartments, after 1949
Aerial view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, in the early 1950s; a man stands on the roof of Pioneer Hall, looking down at Columbine Hall in the background. Students walk on sidewalks below. Trees are visible in the background and a large grassy lawn surrounds the front of Columbine Hall.
University of Denver Apartments, circa 1955
Exterior view of a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955. The u-shaped building is three stories and built of bricks. A large grassy lawn crisscrossed by sidewalks is in the foreground, and cars are parked in a lot on the right. On the left a girl rides a bicycle.