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 - Derby Day, circa 1950
Four students walking in costume as part of the University of Denver student activities event Derby Days in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day, circa 1950
A group of students sitting in a convertable car as part of the University of Denver student activities event Derby Days in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day, circa 1965
Crowds of students gathered in front of a building during the University of Denver student activities event Derby Days in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day, between 1965 and 1985
Four students with bikes walking away from a park during the University of Denver student activities event Derby Days in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day, 1955
Dean Johnston and Charles M. Dearorff standing by a mannequin wearing a white wig and judges cloak in the University of Denver Law offices decorated for Homecoming 1955 in Denver Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day
Black and white contact sheet from the University of Denver Student Activities event Law School Derby Days in April of 1993.
University of Denver - Derby Day, 1993 April
Two children holding balloons with painted faces at the University of Denver Student Activities event Law School Derby Days in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver - Derby Day, 1993
Three students sit at a table in the lawn in front of Treat Hall on the Colorado Women's College campus in Denver, Colorado during the University of Denver Student Activities event Law School Derby Days in April of 1993.
University of Denver - Derby Day, 1993
Black and white contact sheet from the University of Denver Student Activities event Law School Derby Days in April of 1993.
University of Denver - Derby Day, 1993
Five students singing into microphones in the lawn in front of Treat Hall on the Colorado Women's College campus in Denver, Colorado during the University of Denver Student Activities event Law School Derby Days in April of 1993.