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 46995 Collections and/or Records:
Feldman Documents, ''Notes A - Z'' Binder, between 1960-1970
This folder is the contents of a binder labeled ''Notes A - Z''. The contents consist of a series of notes and drafts, kept alphabetically, by Burton Feldman pertaining to a future project that would chronicle the history of mythology from roughly 1700 to the ''present,'' then being about 1960. These are early notes that eventually would be used in his work ''The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680-1860''.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Drafts of ''Fame Book'' Intro, circa 1970-1990
This folder contains notes and drafts for the introductory chapter of Burton Feldman's book on ''Fame''. The chapter introduces the bulk of the themes that will be covered in the work.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Drafts of ''Josephus Play'', between 1950-1960
This folder contains notes and drafts of a play. The piece is called ''Josephus Play,'' and is based loosely on a few historical Judaic figures.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Outlines, ''The Rise of Modern Mythology'', between 1955-1975
This folder contains notes and outlines for Burton Feldman and Robert D. Richardson's project ''The Rise of Modern Mythology.'' A good portion of these notes are devoted to the ideas of myth in the years following 1870, a span of time which the final book did not actually cover.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Research on Goethe (1 of 2), circa 1965-1980
This folder is the first of two containing Burton Feldman's research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The research is broad, but has a good deal of focus on Goethe's optics, Faust, and some elements of mythology.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Research on Goethe (2 of 2), circa 1965-1980
This folder is the second of two containing Burton Feldman's research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The research is broad, but has a good deal of focus on Goethe's optics, Faust, and some elements of mythology.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (1 of 8), between 1990-1992
This is the first of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (2 of 8), between 1988-1992
This is the second of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction, and this folder also contains a notebook with story ideas.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (3 of 8), between 1988-1992
This is the third of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction, and this folder also contains a notebook with story ideas.
Feldman Documents, Notes and Research Regarding Novels (4 of 8), between 1987-1998
This is the fourth of eight folders containing notes and drafts of fiction projects by Burton Feldman. The stories are mostly short detective fiction.