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Cold War Gems: JPRS Reports now Available at DU

Posted on June 14, 2013 by dulibraries

The University of Denver has been able to acquire the digital Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports. JPRS was established in 1957 as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Technical Services, just a few months before the … Continue reading →

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Chancellor Chester M. Alter’s Regalia Hood

Posted on June 5, 2013 by dulibraries

This regalia hood was worn by the University of Denver’s twelfth Chancellor, Chester M. Alter (1906–2006). Alter served as Chancellor at the University of Denver (DU) from 1953 to 1967. Chancellors and other high university officials’ regalia hoods are frequently … Continue reading →

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New Video Feature in TLO’s Latin American Spanish

Posted on June 3, 2013 by dulibraries

Transparent Language Online (TLO) has added a new feature to the Latin American Spanish language learning program:  videos of real-life situations.  The new section is called “Spanish Conversations,” and is located on the menu to the left, after you select … Continue reading →

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Faculty Use Teaching Spaces in the AAC

Posted on May 28, 2013 by dulibraries

The new Anderson Academic Commons has already become a popular place for faculty to meet with their students, be it at the Front Porch Café for office hours, at an academic event in the Special Events Room, or in The … Continue reading →

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iPad Users: Try BrowZine for Journal Access

Posted on April 9, 2013 by dulibraries

If you are an iPad user, you can view selected electronic journal content in a virtual bookshelf model. Download BrowZine from the Apple store and select University of Denver as your home institution and you will be able to browse, … Continue reading →

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Penrose Library “Objects” – Egg Chairs and Megaforms

Posted on April 4, 2013 by dulibraries

Penrose Library, dedicated in 1972, had a distinctly modern and futuristic set of design choices. Sally Hemmings of the University Park News Sentinel described Penrose Library as the antithesis of a traditional library, with its “terrible academic silence seeming to … Continue reading →

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Tenth Street Shul

Posted on March 11, 2013 by dulibraries

Object: A crimson velvet brocade Torah mantle (cover). The mantle is trimmed with gold fringe, sequins and gold ribbon. There is a white and gold design on the front consisting of a crown, two lions, Hebrew letters standing for “‘the crown … Continue reading →

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Invitation to Dinner with President Teddy Roosevelt

Posted on November 2, 2012 by dulibraries

Object: Milton Anfenger’s copy of a 1905 program honoring President Theodore Roosevelt at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Jewish pioneers began arriving in Denver as early as 1859, but it is not until the 1870s that the community … Continue reading →

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Fannie’s Sewing Book

Posted on May 24, 2012 by dulibraries

Louis Anfenger came to the Colorado Territory in 1870 during Colorado’s formative years. Louis was born in Bavaria in 1842 and died in Denver in 1900. He married Louise Schlesinger in 1871. Anfenger was a successful businessman and was a … Continue reading →

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Letter from Freud

Posted on March 6, 2012 by dulibraries

Letter dated November 19, 1931 from Dr. Prof. Sigmund Freud to Professor Morris Pepper. Background: Morris Robert Pepper was born in Denver, Colorado on August 31, 1906 to Jacob and Rosie Pepper, Jewish immigrants from Russia. His sister Mary Pepper, … Continue reading →

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