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:
Student Activities, between 1954-1957
Students sitting around a coffee table playing a card game at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Student Activities, circa 1952-1954
Three University of Denver students each reading the University of Denver Bulletin 1952-1954 in an office.
Student Activities 1950-59, 1950-1959
Black and white negatives related to student activities at the University of Denver in the 1950s.
Student Activities 1950-59 2, 1950-1959
Black and white negatives related to student activities at the University of Denver in the 1950s.
Student Activities - Activities Fair, 1970
Black and white contact sheets and prints related to the student activities fair at the University of Denver.
Student Activities - Art Show (SPLIBS), 1988
Black and white prints related to SPLIBS and senior art shows at the University of Denver.
Student Activities Bluegrass Orchestra Concert, between 1960-1979
Black and white photograph of five unidentified men on a stage under a scoreboard playing (from l to r) a fiddle, banjo, mandolin, string bass, and acoustic guitar for an unknown event. The banjo player is wearing a cowboy hat, and a sticker on the bass reads "Clean Up Air Pollution [Play] Bluegrass Mu[sic]."
Student Activities - Cheerleaders, 1950-1999
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color negatives, contact sheets, and prints of cheerleaders at the University of Denver.
Student Activities - Cheerleaders, circa 1950
Two University of Denver cheerleaders holding megaphones with sweaters saying "Denver" amid a crowd of people walking next to a train in Denver, Colorado.
Student Activities - Cheerleaders/Pep Rallies (1950-59), 1950-1996
Black and white prints relating to student pep rallies and cheerleaders at the University of Denver.