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 Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961-1963
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.
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 construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Scaffolds aid in building the second story balcony/walkway.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961
Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado, gather around an unidentified man holding a shovel.
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 crane hauls a piece of stone up to the roof.
University of Denver Boettcher Center - Construction and Ground Breaking, 1961 August
Aerial 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 construction of the University of Denver's Boettcher Center in Denver, Colorado. Parking lot full of numerous cars is 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. Workers use a forklift to move a piece of equipment.
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.
