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:
Commencement, between 1864-2008
A person stands trying on a graduation cap indoors at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
A man stands in his graduation gown at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
A man sits in his graduation gown at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
Two young men sit looking at a diploma amidst a crowd of other sitting people at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
Two people shake hands at a commencement ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, 1958 August
Maurice Mitchell can be seen receiving Doctor of Law in a graduation ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
A graduate lies on a bed next to a young boy holding a diploma (presumably the graduates) at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
People stand on a stage for a graduation ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
A woman stands behind a microphone for a graduation ceremony at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
Commencement, between 1864-2008
A man and woman stand together and the woman holds a bouquet, both of which are wearing their graduation gowns and caps at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.