Rites and ceremonies

Black and white contact sheet of group and individual portraits of 1967 May Day queens at the University of Denver.

Group portrait of six unidentified women selected as 1967 May Day queens at the University of Denver.

Group portrait of six unidentified women selected as 1967 May Day queens at the University of Denver.

University of Denver (DU) students line up to eat at an outdoor barbecue at the base of the ski slopes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado during Winter Carnival 1983. Several persons wearing aprons are cooking on grills surrounded by a fence, and two ski lifts and several hotel buildings, including the Ptarmigan Inn, are visible in the background.

University of Denver Chancellor Ben Mark Cherrington talks with three unidentified persons at a Founders Day reception in the Renaissance Room in Mary Reed Building on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Black and white print of Methodist Bishop Glenn Phillips speaking at a Founders Day event in Buchtel Memorial Chapel at the University of Denver. Seated onstage behind him are various unidentified persons in academic regalia.

University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Caleb Gates speaks at a Pioneer Days event in front of Margery Reed Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Daniel Ritchie riding in the front of a covered wagon in DU's Homecoming parade in November 1995. Both Ritchie and the driver of the wagon are wearing cowboy hats and boots, and the wagon bears signs reading "[illegible] Marshall" and "Wagons furnished by Cowboy Metal."

Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter and homecoming queen Barbara Jean Davis standing on the football field at University of Denver Stadium while Clarence Myhre speaks at a microphone and various persons in military uniform stand at attention.

Black and white print of Barbara Schmaedeke, named Founders Week Queen at the University of Denver in an unknown year, wearing a sequined cape and a tiara and holding a bouquet of roses.