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 69 Collections and/or Records:
Student Protests Collection
The Student Protests Collection is a collection of materials related to student protests, whether against the University, as in the case of a tuition protest, or American policies, as in the case of Woodstock West and anti-draft demonstrations. The collection includes newspaper clippings as well as University documents and other published material.
Student Protests - Gulf War Demonstrations, 1990-1991
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints related to student protests at the University of Denver against the Gulf War.
Student - Protests - Sit Ins, 1969-1985
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints related to student sit-in protests at the University of Denver.
Students - Protest - Campus Issues, 1977-1981
Black and white contact sheets and prints related to student protests of campus issues at the University of Denver.
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985
Black and white prints related to student protests at the University of Denver calling for a boycott of Coors beer because of Coors' funding of Nicaraguan Contras in 1985.
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985
The image depicts unidentified individuals at the Coors boycott protest, holding signs: "boycott coors", affiliated with the University of Denver, in 1985. Other signs read "Central America is a Women's Issue" and "Stop Exporting Death to Nicaragua".
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985 October 18
Students Protesting, circa 1965
The image depicts a group of multiple unidentified students protesting while holding a sign: "trading bombs for troops is a step closer to genocide not peace" and walking down an unidentified street, affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1965.
Students Protesting, circa 1965
The image depicts multiple unidentified students protesting while holding a sign: "save lives - not face" while walking down an unidentified street, affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1965. Buildings in the background of the image contain signs for shops.
Students Protesting, 1983 October 21
The image depicts two unidentified students at the top of unidentified stairs holding an intercom, behind a sign: "Build worker-student alliance", affiliated with the University of Denver, in 1983.