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:
Students Playing Volleyball, 1999
University of Denver (DU) students participate in a game of recreational volleyball outside of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (also known as J-Mac) in Denver, Colorado.
Students - Protest - Campus Issues, 1977-1981
Black and white contact sheets and prints related to student protests of campus issues at the University of Denver.
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985
Black and white prints related to student protests at the University of Denver calling for a boycott of Coors beer because of Coors' funding of Nicaraguan Contras in 1985.
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985
The image depicts unidentified individuals at the Coors boycott protest, holding signs: "boycott coors", affiliated with the University of Denver, in 1985. Other signs read "Central America is a Women's Issue" and "Stop Exporting Death to Nicaragua".
Students - Protest - Coors Boycott, 1985 October 18
Students Protesting, circa 1965
The image depicts a group of multiple unidentified students protesting while holding a sign: "trading bombs for troops is a step closer to genocide not peace" and walking down an unidentified street, affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1965.
Students Protesting, circa 1965
The image depicts multiple unidentified students protesting while holding a sign: "save lives - not face" while walking down an unidentified street, affiliated with the University of Denver, circa 1965. Buildings in the background of the image contain signs for shops.
Students Protesting, 1983 October 21
The image depicts two unidentified students at the top of unidentified stairs holding an intercom, behind a sign: "Build worker-student alliance", affiliated with the University of Denver, in 1983.
Students Protesting, 1983 October 21
The image depicts multiple unidentified students sitting around an unidentified staircase and four signs: "stop racist harassment, make the bosses (underlined) take the losses, Smash racism join InCAR, build worker-student alliance". The buildings are affiliated with the University of Denver, on 10-21-1983.
Students Protesting, 1976 January
The image depicts three unidentified students protesting with two signs: "terrorism is a threat to democracy, P.L.O. spells terrorism", affiliated with the University of Denver, in Jan 1976. One student in the middle is holding and speaking into a megaphone. Other students and individuals can be seen walking in the background. One individual is standing on a ladder up next to the building in the background.