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 Carnegie Library - early, between 1913-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. View of the entrance.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. View of the front entrance.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Sidewalk leading back toward the building is in the foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, between 1913-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Bird bath in the yard in the foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, between 1912-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Prairie grass and wooden sidewalk in the foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, 1908-1910
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Prairie grass in the foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. Tree branches in the foreground.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - early, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. View of the entrance, leafless tree on the left.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - Groundbreaking, 1908
Guests at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Carnegie Library - Groundbreaking, 1908
Guests at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado. A preacher offers a blessing at the ceremony.