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 Centennial Celebration, 1964
Russ Porter stands next to a Centennial medallion and holds another at the University of Denver Centennial celebration in Denver, Colorado. Porter was the chair of the Department of Theatre and head of the School of Communication Arts at DU and was executive director of the Centennial celebration.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
W. Averill Harriman speaks at Convocation Centennial Founders Day at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
A advertisement for the University of Denver's celebration of the one hundredth anniversary. The page explains the history of the University.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Mary Reed Building in Denver, Colorado. Chancellor Chester Alter and Dr. Russell Porter stand over the time capsule dug up from the lawn in front of the Mary Reed Building as part of the University's Centennial celebration in 1964. The capsule had been buried in 1951 by the senior class.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Mary Reed Building in Denver, Colorado. Chancellor Chester Alter and Dr. Russell Porter can be seen standing over the time capsule dug up from the lawn in front of the Mary Reed Building.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Dr. Russell Porter lifts a time capsule of out of the ground as part of the University of Denver's Centennial celebration in front of the Mary Reed Building in Denver, Colorado as Chancellor Chester Alter looks on. The time capsule was placed in 1951 by the senior class to be opened by at the University's Centennial in 1964.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Campus in Denver, Colorado. People stand outside in groups.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Campus in Denver, Colorado. People stand outside in groups.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Campus in Denver, Colorado.The May Queens walk outside.
University of Denver Centennial Celebration, 1964
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Campus in Denver, Colorado.The May Queens walk outside.