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:
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963
Exterior view of the contruction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. A fork lift hoists material up to the roof.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Mary Reed building is visible in the background.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Steel pieces and equipment. Mary Reed building is visible in the background.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Mary Reed Hall in the back ground.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Scaffolding and a saw horse in the foreground.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. A man guides the hooks on a crane.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Building the foundations and footings for the lecture hall.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Workmen move a piece of equipment with a forklift.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1962
Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Exterior stair well before railings were added.