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 Student Buying DU paraphernalia, 1952 September
A freshman student purchasing University of Denver paraphernalia at the University of Denver bookstore in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Student in the Dorm Room, circa 1950
A freshman student working at a desk in a dorm room in student housing at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Students, 1951 September
Josef Korbel of the International Studies (left) talking to four students sitting outside on the University of Denver campus in in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Students, 1950 September
Freshman students posing with their hands on top of their heads outside of Margery Reed Hall on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Students, circa 1950
The contact sheet depicts an unidentified freshman student in student housing at the University of Denver, circa 1950.
Freshman Students with Suitcases, circa 1951
Freshmen students Carol Plank (sitting) and Judith McDonough (standing) with suitcases in the basement of an apartment building at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Tea, 1954 April 21
Students receiving tea at the Freshman Tea event at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Freshman Testing, 1961
Image depicts a large group of students sitting at large rectangular tables taking tests. There are signs at each of the tables showing what tests were being given at each table.
Freshman Testing, 1961 September
Portions of two black and white contact sheets stapled to cardstock mount with images from freshman orientation testing at the University of Denver in 1961.
Freshman Testing (Frame 36), 1961 September
Black and white image of a large group of freshman students at the University of Denver taking orientation/placement tests at various tables in a large gymnasium. The students are seated at long tables with signs bearing the names of various academic departments.