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 1193 Collections and/or Records:
Football Prospectus University of Denver 1941, 1941
1941 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football guide featuring coaching staff, individual player information, and schedule. Missing page with team roster.
Football - Race Issue, 1905
Photocopies of newspaper articles about DU Football and the issue of race.
Football - Reunions and Award Dinners, between 1957-1996
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers football award dinner programs, reunion fliers, and alumni letters.
Football (Season Ticket Brochure), between 1948-1967
Men's football rosters, statistics, scores, schedules, ticket information from 1948-1967.
Football Stadium
The image depicts a football stadium next to a parking lot filled with cars, affiliated with the University of Denver, undate.
Football Team in Hollywood on Way to Hawaii with Movie Star, between 1935-1940
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football team poses for a group portrait at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California with actress Dorothy Lamour en route to Hawaii. Coach William ''Navy Bill'' Saunders and Ed Haynes are both pictured.
Football: Winograd, 1929-1931
Bill 'Willie' Winograd, a native of Denver, starred in football at both La Junta High School and the University of Denver in the late 1920s, earning the captaincy of the DU squad in 1931. Due to his small stature, he never played professionally, but ran a furniture business on the Front Range for nearly 50 years.
Former University of Denver Men's Football Player Ed Estlow, between 1950-1970
Former University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football player Ed Estlow holds up his old jersey, number 26, while posing for a portrait.
Former University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1996 October 24-27
Former University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players pose for a photograph during a reunion held in October 1996. Ed Estlow tosses a ball in the air and John Woudenberg is pictured on the far right.
Former University of Denver Men's Football Players, 1996 October 24-27
Former University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football players stand next to each other at a reunion held in October 1996. In the middle is John Woudenberg and on the right is Ed Estlow.