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 Driscoll Center, 1984
Exterior view of the William T. Driscoll Student Center under construction on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken from the east.
University of Denver Driscoll Center, 1984
Exterior view of the William T. Driscoll Student Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, nearing completion of construction, seen from the southeast, with Sturm Hall in the background.
University of Denver Driscoll Center, between 1984-2008
Exterior view of William T. Driscoll Student Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, in winter, taken from the northeast.
University of Denver Driscoll Center, between 1984-1999
Exterior view of William T. Driscoll Student Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, showing the south end of the building, with flowers in the foreground.
University of Denver Driscoll Center, 1985
Exterior view of the William T. Driscoll Student Center of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, showing the pedestrian bridge over Evans Avenue.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 6
An unidentified man speaks at a podium bearing the University of Denver seal, with an architect's rendering of the Driscoll Student Center behind him and several other persons sitting onstage behind him.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4
An unidentified female student, winner of the first Driscoll Scholarship at the University of Denver, speaks at a podium next to a bouquet of flowers.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4
Square dancers dance at the dedication ceremony for the Driscoll Student Center, in honor of former Dean William T. Driscoll, who was active in a square dance group along with his wife.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4
A professor from UCLA delivers a monologue as Charles Darwin in honor of Lillian Driscoll at the dedication of the Driscoll Student Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Driscoll Center - Dedication, 1984 May 4
Four black and white contact sheets without negatives of images from the dedication ceremony for the William T. Driscoll University Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.