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:
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, 1996-1997
1996-1997 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference guide book with information on the different schools and athletic programs associated with the conference. This edition marked the first year DU participated in division one athletics in baseball, men's and women's basketball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and women's volleyball.
Rocky Mountain Conservation Center, 1978-1998
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color negatives and contact sheets relating to the Rocky Mountain Art Conservation Center.
Rocky Mountain News Sports Editor Chet Nelson, between 1950-1960
Rocky Mountain News sports editor and honorary University of Denver (DU) Pioneers men's football coach Chet Nelson poses for a portrait.
Rollin d'Evers Chittenden, 1928
Oil portrait of Rollin d'Evers Chittenden in black vested suit and purple tie.
Ron Suskind Final, 2008 November 12
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Ron Suskind speaks to an audience comprised of students of Graduate School of Social Work. Suskind discussed and signed copies of his New York Times bestseller, The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism, on Nov. 12, 2008 in the Boettcher Foundation Community Room of Craig Hall.
Ross Pritchard, Melvin Calvin, and Walter Koch at Seeley Mudd Building Groundbreaking, 1979
Melvin Calvin and Walter Koch, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, pose with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Seeley Mudd Science Building on the University Park campus of the University of Denver while Chancellor Ross Pritchard picks up his shovel.
Ross Pritchard Receiving Gift from William Coors, 1983
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard receiving a gift from William Coors, along with caption on enclosed Public Relations memo.
Ross Pritchard Receiving Gift from William Coors, 1983
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard receiving a gift from William Coors to help defray operating costs on the Park Hill Campus. Pritchard and Coors are standing in front of the new law school building being built on that campus.
Ross Pritchard, Walter Koch, Roger Knight, and John Love at Founders Day, 1981
University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Walter Koch present the Community Service Award to banker Roger Knight Jr. at Founders Day 1981 while Evans Award recipient, Colorado Governor John Love appluads. Love is seated at a long table with dishes from the Founders Day banquet, while the others are standing behind the table next to a podium decorated with the University of Denver seal.
Ross Pritchard with Richard and Dottie Lamm, 1979
Color print of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard talking to Colorado Governor Richard Lamm and his wife Dottie Lamm.