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:
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; A female student with two men writes on a chalkboard. The chalkboard reads "15-"Reasons of the Heart."' Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; several tables with groups of students eat together in a dining hall. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, 1950-1959
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; students congregate in the basement lounge. One group is gathered talking, two girls study and in the background two listen to a girl playing piano. 1950-1959.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; male students gather around a record player to share albums. Records laying on a table include title such as: "Student Prince", "Rhapsody in Blue", and June Christie. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; Housemother Lula Jordan assistas Halcyon Cochran and Geraldine Patterson as they move into their new apartment in preparation for the coming school year. Ms. Cochran holds a suitcase next to a table covered with luggage; Ms. Patterson is smiling with Ms. Jordan as she holds up a fancy dress. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of a kitchen in one of the University of Denver apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado. The kitchen appears to be brand new; sink, counters, cabinents, stove and oven, and refrigerator are shown.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, 1950-1951
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; girls do laundry in the basement of a University of Denver apartment building. Visible are a clothesline, wringers, large sinks, and front loading washing machines. 1950-1951.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, 1950-1951
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; two young women cook in their University of Denver apartment.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; Four male students study together in a Johnson-McFarlane dorm room. Circa 1955.
University of Denver Apartment Interiors, circa 1955
Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; two students stand silhoutted in front of an open window with Mary Reed Hall in the background. Circa 1955.