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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 47001 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00009
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Placing the stone around the base of the exterior walls.

Dates: 1961-1963

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00011
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Scaffolds aid in building the second story balcony/walkway.

Dates: 1961-1963

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00012
Abstract

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado, gather around an unidentified man holding a shovel.

Dates: 1961

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00013
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. A crane hauls a piece of stone up to the roof.

Dates: 1961-1963

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00015
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Parking lot full of numerous cars is in the foreground.

Dates: 1961-1963

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00016
Abstract

Exterior view of the construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Workers use a forklift to move a piece of equipment.

Dates: 1961-1963

University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0012.0025.00018
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1961-1963