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 47001 Collections and/or Records:
Freshman Orientation, 1952
Freshman students all wearing identical hats surrounding around two men in military uniform at the University of Denver orientation in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Orientation, circa 1950
Freshmen students sitting on chairs between the Mary and Margery Reed Statue and Margery Reed Hall for Freshman Orientation on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Orientation, 1951
Students participating in a three legged race at freshman orientation in front of Margery Reed Hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Orientation, 1954
Two students sitting on their knees and waving on the football field at the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Orientation Outside of Margery Reed, circa 1950
Freshmen students sitting on chairs for orientation in front of the Margery Reed Hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Picnic, 1971 July 1
The contact sheet depicts images of the freshman picnic on the University of Denver campus, on 7-1-71.
Freshman Picnic, 1971 July 1
A student sitting next to a pond in front of Cherrington Hall at the freshman picnic on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Picnic, 1972 September 21
The contact sheet depicts images of a fershman picnic on the University of Denver campus, on 9-21-72.
Freshman Picnic, 1972 September 21
People conversing at the freshman picnic on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Registration, 1964
A freshman student wearing a DU hat talking to two individuals at a table for freshman registration at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.