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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:

Students - Headshots, 1962-1999

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0011
Abstract

Black and white prints and color slides of headshots of University of Denver students.

Dates: 1962-1999

Students - Honor Code

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0012
Abstract

Color prints of students signing the Honor Code banner at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

Students - Honors, 1981-2000

 File
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0013
Abstract

Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints; and color negatives and contact sheets related to the Honors Program at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1981-2000

Students in Art Class, circa 1940

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0129.0003.00002
Abstract

The image depicts 10 unidentified University of Denver students and one unidentified University of Denver professor in art class, circa 1940. The students are sitting at desks with eight portraits on a shelf against the back wall.

Dates: circa 1940

Students in Break Room, 1940-1959

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0049.0002.00010
Abstract

Still image of students sitting at tables, conversing and studying. The location is a snack bar or break room, with vending machines in the background. A man stands at a vending machine in the back. A light fixture above is labeled with the words "[illegible] coffee soups coffee ice cream milk sandwiches coffee candy cigarettes", each above their respective vending machines.

Dates: 1940-1959

Students in Centennial Halls Dorm Room (Frame 24), 1974 November 10

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00021.00002
Abstract

Black and white print of students lounging and talking in a dorm room in Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls or ''Halls'' is an example of International Style architecture, built in 1961, with major renovations completed in 1995.

Dates: 1974 November 10

Students in Centennial Halls Dorm Room (Frame 32), 1974 November 10

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00021.00003
Abstract

Frame 32 of photographic contact sheet showing students lounging and talking in a dorm room inside Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls or ''Halls'' is an example of International Style architecture, built in 1961, with major renovations completed in 1995.

Dates: 1974 November 10

Students in Computer Lab, between 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0130.0001.00001
Abstract

Four unidentified students work on computers in a computer lab at the University of Denver in the 1980s while an instructor helps one of them.

Dates: between 1980-1989

Students in Costume at Centennial Halls (Frame 12), 1974 November 10

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00023.00002
Abstract

Black and white image of two students in vintage-style costumes, including a DU football uniform, standing in front of a blackboard inside Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls'', was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: 1974 November 10

Students in Dorm Room in Centennial Halls (Frame 10), 1985 February 26

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0001.00042.00001
Abstract

Black and white negative depicting students lounging and talking in their dorm room in Centennial Halls residence hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Centennial Halls, often called ''Halls'', was built in 1961 and is an example of International Style architecture.

Dates: 1985 February 26