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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 46995 Collections and/or Records:

Love, John A

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0012
Abstract

2 black and white prints of Colorado governor, University of Denver alumnus, and Board of Trustees member John A. Love.

Dates: 1793-2009

Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute, 1993-1995

 File
Identifier: U158.01.0034.0009
Abstract

Contains correspondence between members of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, primarily Dr. Theodore Puck, and other individuals or companies. Includes correspondence related to business practices and experimentation results and progress, publications when exchanged for review, newspaper articles, photographs, cards, and occasionally patient information when related to research.

Dates: 1993-1995

Lowell Thomas and T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), circa 1918

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00003
Abstract

Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas (on right) with T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") taken in Arabia during World War 2. The two men squat on sand in front of a tent.

Dates: circa 1918

Lowell Thomas Copies, between 1915-1950

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002
Abstract

Contact sheet of DU alumnus Lowell Thomas photograph copies.

Dates: between 1915-1950

Lowell Thomas in Arab Headdress, circa 1918

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00004
Abstract

Photographic image of Lowell Thomas, University of Denver alumnus (B.A., M.A. 1912), famed world traveler, journalist, author, and broadcaster. He is perhaps most famous for introducing T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) to the world. He is wearing an Arab headdress and army-style shirt. Location unknown, date is presumed to be circa 1918.

Dates: circa 1918

Lowell Thomas in Lhasa, Tibet, 1949

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00001
Abstract Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus (B.A., M.A. 1912), journallist, broadcaster, and world traveler Lowell Thomas, with a Caucasian man believed to be Lowell Thomas, Jr.; and three unidentified Tibetan men. The photo is matted and this inscription is on the mat, in what is likely Thomas' own hand: "To the Jack Chapmans-Greetings from Lhasa. 1949. Lowell Thomas". The Tibetan Potala Palace is in the rear of the photograph. Thomas was invited to Tibet by the Dalai Lama. This...
Dates: 1949

Lowell Thomas Law Building, between 1983-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0008.00002
Abstract

Exterior view of the Lowell Thomas Law Building on the University of Denver Campus, Denver, Colorado. Students walk to and from the building.

Dates: between 1983-2008

Lowell Thomas Law Center, 1975

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0008.0021
Abstract

Types of Materials: Correspondence

Dates: 1975

Lowell Thomas with Soldiers, circa 1945

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00001
Abstract

Photgraphic print of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas in uniform with three unknown men, also in uniform. The group stands in front of a building, location unknown. Believed to be World War II time frame based on style of uniforms.

Dates: circa 1945

Lowell Thomas with Tribesmen, between 1915-1950

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00002
Abstract

Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas, flanked by two tribesmen in full regalia, while other tribe members look on. Location and date unknown.

Dates: between 1915-1950