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 125 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Harry Douglas, 1957
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Harry Douglas attempts to go over the bar while competing in the pole vault. Reproduced in the 1957 Kynewisbok, page 161.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Jack England, between 1960-1965
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Jack England practices hurdles at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Jerome Biffle, between 1945-1950
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Jerome Biffle poses in the starting position. Biffle later captured the gold medal in the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member John Noriega, 1953
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member John Noriega poses with a javelin on the field at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member John Noriega, 1955 May 21
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member John Noriega poses for a portrait while preparing to throw the javelin.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Larry Llewelyn, 1955 April 2
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Larry Llewelyn runs on the track at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1955.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Larry Llewelyn, 1955 April 2
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Larry Llewelyn runs on the track at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1955.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Larry Ross, between 1954-1955
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Larry Ross follows through on a shot put throw during an event at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado. Reproduced in the 1955 Kynewisbok, page 90.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Larry Ross, between 1954-1955
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Larry Ross follows through on a shot put as onlookers watch.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Larry Ross, 1954
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Larry Ross performs in the shot put during a meet.