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 245 Collections and/or Records:
Students - Residence Halls, between 1980-1989
Group portrait of a floor of female students from a residence hall at the University of Denver wrapped in towels in a bathroom.
Students Studying in Centennial Towers Residence Hall (Frame 7), 1985 February 26
Black and white negative of students studying inside Centennial Towers residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Towers, often called ''Towers'', was built in 1963 and is an example of International Style architecture.
Students Studying in Centennial Towers Residence Hall (Frame 12), 1985 February 26
Frame 12 of photographic contact sheet showing students studying inside Centennial Towers residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Towers, often called ''Towers'', was built in 1963 and is an example of International Style architecture.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 69, issue 48, 1965 April 30
Blonde Frosh Earns May Queen’s Laurels. Assistant VISTA Chief to Kick Off Local Drive. Referendum. $10 A Month – Married Students’ Rent Raised. Education Group Lauds Denverites.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 72, issue 24, 1968 January 12
Trustees raise tuition to $1680 yearly. Senate discusses booze, women, student power. Winter Carnival Central Committee announces plans for “Snow-In ‘68”. Board of Trustees only bar to booze on campus. New Bill of Rights goes before students for debate. Housing requirements to be dropped.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 72, issue 25, 1968 January 16
Mertz talks about new housing policy. Endowment being built. Employees may picket on campus. Poet Robert Pack opens series; “Ballad for Baby Ruth” applauded, Circle-K, BOG sponsor lecture about Larimer St. alcoholics. Ignorance and wide acceptance of Bill revealed in telephone poll of students.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 78, issue 39, 1973 November 30
Tuition, housing costs up; health service fee added. DU Preparing; Energy Crisis. Newman appoints committee on academic revision.
University of Denver Access Buildings, 1986 January
Exterior view of the front of a University of Denver access building in January 1986 in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Access Buildings, 1988
Exterior view of the front of a former University of Denver Access Building in Denver, Colorado that was torn down in 1988. The photo shows the front of a small brick house with a low porch, two windows and a door. A chair sits on the patio and the lawn is grassy on both sides of a cement path.
University of Denver Access Buildings, 1986-1988
Exterior view of the front of the New Access building at University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The building is brick and two ground level windows are showing. A cement staircase leads up to a doorway. Three windows are visible on the upper level.