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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 46995 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel and Penrose Library, between 1972-1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0013.00027
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel and Penrose Library in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1972-1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Construction, 1941

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0017.00001
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Men work in the Unit Operations Lab in the back of the chapel.

Dates: 1941

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Construction, between 1908-1917

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0017.00002
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Construction of the roof in the sanctuary area.

Dates: between 1908-1917

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00002
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Bookshelves filled with books damaged by fire and water.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00003
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Pile of notebooks and papers on the floor in the foreground.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00004
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Singed and damp books on a bookshelf.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00005
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado; image appears to be a basement room with rubble piled in the foreground.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00006
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Rubble in the basement after the December 1983 fire.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00007
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Rubble in the basement after the December 1983 fire.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Buchtel Chapel - Fire and Demolition, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0015.0010.00008
Abstract

Interior view of University of Denver's Buchtel Chapel in Denver, Colorado. Filing cabinets damaged in the December 1983 fire.

Dates: 1983