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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 6471 Collections and/or Records:

Evans, John, Jr. - Pres. Board of Trustees, 1956-69 - Photographs, 1958-1963

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0139.0020
Abstract

24 black and white prints of John Evans Jr. great-grandson of Governor John Evans and President of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, including Evans at cornerstone-laying ceremony; in front of Mary Reed Building; with his wife; with Warren F. Howe and two unidentified men; speaking at a trustees' dinner; and several headshots of Evans. One image is credited to Life magazine.

Dates: 1958-1963

Evans, John, Sr.-- Pres. Board of Trustees, 1925-1943 - Photographs, 1908-1969

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0139.0021
Abstract

12 black and white prints of John Evans Sr., grandson of Gov. John Evans and chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver. Images include travel shots from Gladys and John Evans' wedding trip; John Evans Sr. and other persons at a meeting of the Denver and Rio Grand Western Board of Directors; Evans in the garden at his house; in his office; and with wife Gladys in his living room; and several headshots of Evans.

Dates: 1908-1969

Evans, Margaret

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0139.0022
Abstract

Black and white print of portrait labeled "Mrs. W. G. Evans?". Margaret Evans could be either the wife of John Evans, the daughter of John Evans and sister of W. G. Evans, or the daughter of W. G. Evans. Mrs. W. G. Evans' first name was Cornelia.

Dates: 1793-2009

Evans, William G. - son of John Evans Photographs, 1862

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0139.0023
Abstract

5 black and white prints of portraits of businessman and railroad executive William G. Evans, son of Gov. John Evans, as a boy, a young man, and a middle-aged man.

Dates: 1862

Evans, William Gray, between 1910-1925

 File
Identifier: U201.03.0011.0061
Abstract

Black and white print of portrait of William Gray Evans, son of Governor John Evans and president of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.

Dates: between 1910-1925

Evelyn Rosenthal Stone's DU Graduation, 1953

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0013.00079
Abstract

Evelyn Rosenthal Stone, dressed in a cap and gown, and her mother Anna Schatz Rosenthal pose together at Evelyn's DU commencement.

Dates: 1953

Events - President Paul Kagame of Rwanda - 2004, 2004

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0086.0009
Abstract

Contains color photographs of University of Denver guest speaker Paul Kagame during 2004 event.

Dates: 2004

Exterior View of Speech and Hearing Center

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0073.0020.00002
Abstract

An unidentified man and two young children stand in front of the Clinical Services Speech and Hearing Center building at the University of Denver. The image appears to date from around the 1950s.

Dates: 1953-1984

Exterior View of Speech and Hearing Center, 1981 November 12

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0073.0020.00003
Abstract

Exterior view of the Speech and Hearing Center building at the University of Denver in 1981. Three unidentified persons are walking away from the building, and a "Deaf Child" sign is also visible in front.

Dates: 1981 November 12

Facilities and Services, 1978-1998

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0086.0010
Abstract

Contains black and white photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets and color negatives and contact sheets of University of Denver Facilities and Services scenes and events.

Dates: 1978-1998