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 Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of the foundation of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with two construction workers hammering on a wall in the foreground.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, during framing of the first floor.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) under construction on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with houses south of Iliff Avenue in the foreground.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
A man drives a bulldozer to begin construction of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) after the groundreaking ceremony on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. University representatives are talking and a brass band is playing in the background.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of the foundations of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Construction, 1957
Exterior view of the construction of the foundation of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (JMac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4
University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter, trustees Rollie Bradford and Robert Selig, and student representatives Jeanette Dale and ? Sparks dig with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a brass band plays in the background.