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 102 Collections and/or Records:
Founders Day - 1955, 1955 March 5
10 black and white prints from Founder's Day 1950 at the University of Denver, including Arvila Alter blowing out candles on the cake; Arvila Alter cutting the cake; Francis Van Derbur, Chester Alter, and Cleo Wallace; Allwyn Pirtle, Leslie Scofield, Edmund Cressman, Mabel Rolling, and Levette Davidson; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Selig and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Alter.
Founders Day - 1956, 1956
4 black and white prints from Founders Day 1956 at the University of Denver, including Robert Selig, Chester Alter, and Florence Hinman; John Lawson (political science), Elwood Murray (speech), and Fred d'Amour (zoology); Chester Alter and Florence Lamont Hinman; and Chester Alter, John Anthony Cook, and Ralph B. Mayo cutting cake.
Founders Day - 1957 photo, 1957
Founders Day - 1980, 1980
Founders Day 1985, 1985
Founders Day - 1988 photo, 1988
Gifts and Bequests Committee Meeting, 1957
University of Denver Trustees John Gorsuch, Judge Phillips, George Rainsford, Al Gould, and Gordon Johnston sit around a table set for a meal at a Gifts and Bequests Committee Meeting in 1957.
Gorsuch, John
5 black and white prints of headshots of lawyer John Gorsuch, alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.
Jobe, Burt
Black and white print of portrait of Burt Jobe, member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.
Knight, Roger - VIP, 1978-1981
Contains 2 black and white headshots of images of Roger D. Knight Jr. who was a University of Denver Trustee. A 3rd black and white images shows Roger D. Knight Jr. standing at a podium.