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 19 Collections and/or Records:
Historic Documents Collection
President Bill Clinton Shakes Hands with Donna Eisen Puchalski, 2000 April
President Bill Clinton shakes hands with Donna Eisen Puchalski at a town hall meeting at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Clinton attended a town hall meeting at the University of Denver, hosted by Tom Brokaw, on the one-year anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. The topic of the town hall meeting: a local gun-control initiative that required background checks for weapons purchased at gun shows.
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, 2004
Colored photograph of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, standing in front of a fireplace and wooden ornate walls, in 2004.
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, 2004 May 17
Color photograph of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and four other unidentified people, making a toast with Kagame standing, on 05/17/04.
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, 2004 May 17
Color photograph of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda standing and speaking with two unidentified individuals, on 5/17/04.
President William Howard Taft at University of Denver, 1911 October 11
William Howard Taft speaks from a stage. Seated behind him amongst a group of men are visible chancellor Henry Buchtel and Herbert A. Howe.
University Events 3, 1968-1986
Images of miscellaneous events at the University of Denver: 8 black and white contact sheets, including Soviet Ambassador the US Anatoly Dobrynin visiting DU; Nelson Rockefeller; Lowell Thomas; and the Olympics of the Mind. 1 set of black and white negatives with contact sheet with images from African Liberation Day. 1 black and white print of a tug-of-war.
University of Denver Alumni House, 1952 January
Exterior view of the University of Denver alumni house in Denver, Colorado, Francis Van Derber, former president of Kappa Sigma, and Roudolph McDonough, Director of Alumni Relations, stand together on the yard. The gabled, multi-story house stands in the background with a car parked to its right. A large lawn and trees surround the house.
University of Denver Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel, between 1899-1921
University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel poses for a formal portrait, seated in an armchair.