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 47001 Collections and/or Records:
Social Sciences Division Records
The Social Sciences Division Records at the University of Denver contain material that relates solely to the Social Science Department while a stand-alone unit and after its incorporation into the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Although not complete, the records do include annual reports, meeting minutes and information on the curriculum.
Social Work Class, 1954
A social work class at the University of Denver in 1954 engages in discussion. Nine students are seated around a long table, with books and papers on the table in front of them, while a professor is standing behind the table.
Social Work Class, 1959
A professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Denver talks to four students seated around a table.
Social Work Lounge, 1954
Several unidentified people relax, talk, and read in the lounge at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.
Social Work Meeting
A group of unidentified persons sits in a meeting related to Social Work at the University of Denver. The majority of the persons are sitting in rows, facing three people at a table at the front of the room. Behind them is a sign reading "Notice to City & County Employees."
Social Work Members with Chester Alter
Three unidentified persons from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver talk with Chancellor Chester Alter. The Social Work students/teachers are wearing nametags reading "Hello! My name is (blank) what's yours?"
Social Work - Migrant Housing Project (Frame 0), 1971 March 12
Three unidentified persons clean a large metal storage contained as part of a social engineering project on migrant housing by the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.
Social Work Statistics Lab, 1969
Students listen to a presentation in the statistics lab at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.
Soldiers Running
Soliders run in a double line down a wooden sidewalk next to an unidentified building as part of military exercises at the University of Denver during World War I.
Soldiers Running Over Barbed Wire, circa 1917
Six soldiers armed with bayonets run over an obstacle with barbed wire during military exercises near the University of Denver during World War I. A field and two or three houses are visible in the background.