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 46 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Captain Butch Donison, between 1960-1961
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team captain Butch Donison poses indoors in a singlet in the ready position.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Member, between 1940-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team member attempts to pin opponent on mat in Denver, Colorado. A referee stands in the background.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Member, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team member attempts to take down an opponent. Referee and spectators can be seen in the background.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Member, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team member poses on a wrestling mat, wearing a singlet, in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Member, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team member, in a singlet, poses on a wrestling mat in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Members, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team member rides an opponent in an attempt to keep him from escaping a hold. Five observers are seated on folding chairs in the background.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Members, 1953
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's wrestling team members Carl Squires (above) and Joe Douglass (below) engage in horseplay as they pose for a group portrait in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Team Members, between 1954-1957
University of Denver (DU) men's wrestling team members Wes DuChemin and Ralph Meyer stand in a gymnasium on a wrestling mat, both wearing warm-up shirts that read ''Denver.''
University of Denver Men's Wrestling Warm-Up, between 1959-1960
University of Denver Pioneers men's wrestling team member warms up before a match while standing on a floor mat with the letters ''DU'' in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Miscellaneous Winter Sports 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, between 1958-1961
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers athletics scrapbook consisting of clippings about winter sports from the 1958-1961 seasons, including clippings pertaining to wrestling, swimming, ice hockey, gymnastics, and skiing.