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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Students - Orientation - Pioneers in the Rockies, 1974-2000
Black and white negatives and contact sheets; and color negatives, contact sheets, and slides related to Pioneers in the Rockies activities at the University of Denver. Also includes color negatives and contact sheets related to Pioneer Honors Students at a Colorado Rockies game.
Traditions - May Day - Grudge Fights
Black and white negatives related to May Day Grudge Fights competitions at the University of Denver.
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 Men's Football Game Halftime Tug of War Match, between 1950-1960
University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football game halftime program featuring a game of tug of war by the students on the field.