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:
ROTC Affiliates at the University of Denver, 1954 May
Three unidentified persons in military officer's uniforms and an unidentified woman pose in front of a sign reading "University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) Founded in 1864." Rows of chairs are visible in the background, along with more persons in military officer's uniforms.
ROTC Cadets in Tactics Class, 1951 March
An unidentified instructor demonstrates military tactics to a class of ROTC cadets at the University of Denver. The instructor is pointing out a detail on a topographical model of terrain sitting on a table, while the students are sitting or standing around the model.
ROTC Drill at Chamberlin Observatory
A group of military cadets in white helmets and dark coats and pants performs a drill with rifles raised in the air at Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado, with the Chamberlin Observatory building in the background.
ROTC Drill on Campus, 1918
ROTC cadets line up for a training drill on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver. The Varsity Store/Campus Market storefront is visible in the background.
ROTC Drill on Campus, circa 1917
Blakc and white print of ROTC and SATC cadets, and a few men in civilian clothers, marching in a drill with rifles on the University Park campus of the University of Denver during World War I.
ROTC Formal Event
Black and white print of a group of individuals either in military officer's uniform or formal attire promenading in an unidentified room.
ROTC Parade in Downtown Denver, 1918
Dr. David Shaw Duncan (later University of Denver chancellor), Granville Johnson (professor of physical education), Earl Engle, and Reuben Borgeson march in an ROTC parade in downtown Denver, Colorado during World War I.
ROTC Pinning Ceremony
An unidentified man in military uniform pins a decoration on the uniform of an unidentified man in military uniform while a row of persons in similar uniforms stand at attention.
ROTC Pinning Ceremony, 1951
An unidentified woman pins a medal on the jacket of an unidentified man next to an American flag and a University of Denver flag.