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:
Olympics of the Mind (Frame 16A), 1986 April 12
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.
On Campus Apartments Hilltop and Apsen, 1983 September
Exterior view of University of Denver's Hilltop and Aspen Apartments in Denver, Colorado.
"On Human Resources and Sustaining the Nation's Future", 1990 June 9
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.
"One Moment", 1954 June 11
Text of the commencement address "One Moment" by President of Student Senate Allen Keith Jackson delivered at the University of Denver, June 11, 1954.
Open Clinic photo, 1971-1973
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints relating to Open Clinic Awareness Week at the University of Denver.
Open Letter to Members of Woodstock West, 1970 May 13
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.
Open Letter to the Student Body
Open letter addressed "To 'The Vast Majority of Students,'" that lists the motivations behind the actions of the Community Student Alliance (CSA).
Opening of Recycling Center, 1992 January
Black and white contact sheet of images related to the opening of the recycling center at the University of Denver in 1995.
Opening of Recycling Center (Frame 20), 1992 January
A group of unidentified persons drinks a toast to celebrate the opening of the recycling center at the University of Denver in 1995.