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 132 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Dayton Smith, 1956-1957
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field team member Dayton Smith takes off on a sprint from the starting block.
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 for a portrait while on the starting blocks.
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 Paul Collins, between 1957-1961
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Paul Collins runs around the track at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Phil Caine, 1954 April 17
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Phil Caine jumps over a hurdle at the DU football stadium in Denver, Colorado on April 17, 1954.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Member Walt Gibson, between 1960-1965
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team member Walt Gibson practices hurdles in the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Members, between 1962-1964
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's track and field runners finish a race at nearly the same time. Runner Frank James is pictured left.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Members, 1955
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team members practice hurdles at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado. Runner Willie Jackson takes the lead. Reproduced in the 1955 Kynewisbok, page 91.
University of Denver Men's Track and Field Team Members, between 1962-1964
University of Denver Pioneers men's track and field team members run on the track at the DU stadium in Denver, Colorado. Team member Frank James is pictured in the foreground.