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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:

Olympics of the Mind (Frame 16A), 1986 April 12

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0120.0029.00001.00001
Abstract

Five male students perform an activity during the Olympics of the Mind competition held at the University of Denver on April 12, 1986. The students are all wearing shorts, T-shirts, overcoats, sneakers, and sunglasses.

Dates: 1986 April 12

On Campus Apartments Hilltop and Apsen, 1983 September

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Identifier: U201.01.0031.0002.00005
Abstract

Exterior view of University of Denver's Hilltop and Aspen Apartments in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1983 September

"On Human Resources and Sustaining the Nation's Future", 1990 June 9

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Identifier: U138.0006.0003.00002
Abstract

Text of the commencement address by Hon. Arthur Allen Fletcher, Chairman, U.S. Commission of Civil Rights, delivered at the University of Denver, June 9, 1990. In his speech, Arthur Allen Fletcher encouraged graduates to assume a leadership role building a brand new America. An America that far exceeds the one they inherited.

Dates: 1990 June 9

"One Moment", 1954 June 11

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Identifier: U138.0002.0001.00003
Abstract

Text of the commencement address "One Moment" by President of Student Senate Allen Keith Jackson delivered at the University of Denver, June 11, 1954.

Dates: 1954 June 11

Open Clinic photo, 1971-1973

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0090.0037
Abstract

Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints relating to Open Clinic Awareness Week at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1971-1973

Open Letter to Members of Woodstock West, 1970 May 13

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Identifier: U219.03.0004.0015.00005
Abstract

Open letter to the members of Woodstock West from a member of the ''Silent Majority''. Letter says that the writer had gone to Woodstock West to try and communicate with some of the students only to find that the National Guard had taken it down. Attached is a note from the writer asking that the open letter be posted.

Dates: 1970 May 13

Open Letter to the Student Body

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Identifier: U219.02.0002.0007.00003
Abstract

Open letter addressed "To 'The Vast Majority of Students,'" that lists the motivations behind the actions of the Community Student Alliance (CSA).

Dates: 1968

Opening of Recycling Center, 1992 January

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Identifier: U201.01.0094.0019.00001
Abstract

Black and white contact sheet of images related to the opening of the recycling center at the University of Denver in 1995.

Dates: 1992 January

Opening of Recycling Center (Frame 20), 1992 January

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Identifier: U201.01.0094.0019.00001.00001
Abstract

A group of unidentified persons drinks a toast to celebrate the opening of the recycling center at the University of Denver in 1995.

Dates: 1992 January

Oral History Interview with Andrew Gassman, 1986

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Identifier: M054.01.0001.00018
Abstract Andrew Gassman, Chamberlin Observatory astronomer, provides a brief history of Chamberlin Observatory, which is located in Observatory Park in the University Park area of Denver, Colorado. Gassman notes that the observatory was built for research in 1896 and at the time of its construction was located far from populated, lighted areas that might interfere with its operation. He relates that as the surrounding area became populated, the function of the Observatory changed from a research...
Dates: 1986