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 Shwayder Art Building Dedication, 1977 October 26
University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell and King Shwayder pose with a plaque at the dedication ceremony for the Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Inc., a family foundation, donated $1.7 million toward the construction, the building's architect was Slater-Paull and Associates, and the firm Gerald H. Phipps Inc. was awarded the rights to construct the building.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1979 May 15
Interior view of University of Denver's new Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Women admire a large painting.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2001
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Green trees and lawn surround the building.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. A sidewalk and parking lot are in the foreground.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, 1997
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Snowy tree in foreground.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado, in summer.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, 1997
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Shwayder Art Building sign and red flowers in the foreground.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Shwayder Art Building sign and red flowers on a patch of grass in front of the building.