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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:

Oral History Interview with Ms. Elizabeth McBride, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0002.00005
Abstract

Elizabeth McBride talks about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, when she lived in the neighborhood from 1939 to 1942. She discusses businesses in the area, local transportation, and hearing airplanes on training flights based at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. She also talks about her husband's coal business including the cost of heating a home during the winter and how she and her husband delivered coal to their neighbors.

Dates: 1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M054, Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection / Oral History Tapes / Box 2

Oral History Interview with Pat Gilmore, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0001.00020
Abstract Pat Gilmore discusses details about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado and the changes that took place since she moved to the area in 1960. She talks about the neighborhood schools such as the University Park Elementary School, as well as local businesses. She provides a brief history of her home at 2474 S. Jackson Street, which was one of two log cabins that were built in the neighborhood. Gilmore also talks about the wide variety of religious denominations that are present in...
Dates: 1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M054, Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection / Oral History Tapes / Box 1

Oral History Interview with Peryle Hayutin Beck, 1989 February 5

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0006.00139
Abstract Peryle Hayutin Beck (1914-2006) recalls her family history, including the Ginsbergs' and Hayutins' origins in the Russian Empire; their arrival in America in the late 19th century; the loss of several relatives in World War I; her family's ties to the Lower East Side Jewish community in New York City and Memphis, Tennessee; the arrival of Dora Ginsberg, her paternal grandmother, in Denver, Colorado for health reasons; and the extended family's gradual move from New York to Denver. She also...
Dates: 1989 February 5
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 6

Oral History Interview with Royce Forsyth, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0001.00017
Abstract Royce D. Forsyth shares his memories about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, talking about the construction of the Mary Reed Library at the University of Denver and the residential development in the neighborhood. Forsyth discusses the two solar powered homes that he built in University Park, providing details about the construction of the home, the materials that were used in the construction, and the energy savings from solar heating. He points out that the landscaping of his...
Dates: 1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M054, Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection / Oral History Tapes / Box 1

Oral History Interview with Veta Schairer, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0002.00012
Abstract Veta Schairer shares her memories about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, including details about defunct businesses in the neighborhood including a grocery store at E. Evans Avenue and S. Milwaukee Street, as well as a convenience store at the elementary school. She confirms that the University Park neighborhood was well established and was populated by professionals when she moved to the area in 1955 or 1956. Schairer also discusses public transportation and the public and...
Dates: 1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M054, Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection / Oral History Tapes / Box 2

Oral History Interview with Walt Wendelin, 1986

 Item
Identifier: M054.01.0002.00021
Abstract

Walt Wendelin relates general information about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, including transportation systems, businesses, churches and schools in the neighborhood. Wendelin also discusses the fact that the homes on his block were built in 1950 for servicemen returning from World War II, and he gives details on the prices and loan terms of these homes.

Dates: 1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M054, Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection / Oral History Tapes / Box 2

Oratorical Association, 1914

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0411.00015
Abstract

The 1914 University of Denver Oratorical Association poses for a group portrait.

Dates: 1914
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 411

Orchestra, 1984 April 10

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0070.0008.00004
Abstract

Contact sheet, negatives of orchestra practice at University of Denver on 4/10/1984.

Dates: 1984 April 10
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 70 / AcU - Music - Orchestra Photos

Orchestra, 1984 April 10

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0070.0008.00004.00001
Abstract

A musical director with upraised hand instructs orchestra students at the University of Denver on 4/10/1984.

Dates: 1984 April 10
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 70 / AcU - Music - Orchestra Photos

Orders to Active Duty - Form 57A, 1918

 File
Identifier: U199.03.0002.0013
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 3 contains the records of the Naval Division of S.A.T.C. Included are correspondence, enrollment information, orders, and requests for demobilization or inactive duty.

Dates: 1918
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U199, Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.), University of Denver Records / Naval Unit / Box 2

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