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 152 Collections and/or Records:
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
R. Greengard behind the welcome table during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
Shana Glassman, Bud Glassman, Irv Hayutin, and Sima Hayutin during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner, 1987 June 8
Theresa and Paul Messenger during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.
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.
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Gymnastics 1949-50--1979-80, between 1949-1980
Men's gymnastics team rosters and photocopies from yearbooks from 1949-1980
Gymnastics -- 1955 and Before, between 1950-1955
Men's gymnastics brochures, schedules, meet results, and press releases from 1950-1955.
Men in Manual Training School Machine Shop, Denver, Colorado, between 1889-1892
Photograph of men in the Machine Shop at the Manual Training School in Denver, Colorado.