Old CU

In 1958, CU Boulder professor Joyce Lebra became the first American woman to receive a doctorate degree in Japanese history.

Hugo G. Rodeck, owner of this 1903 typewriter, helped establish the CU Museum of Natural History. The museum now has the largest natural history collection in the Rocky Mountains.

The Old Main Cottonwood was removed from campus in January. Clones of the tree will be planted nearby.

The Rocky Flats Bar & Grill located south of Boulder has a rich history for many Boulder locals.

Now a romantic set of sandstone arches over the lake, Varsity Bridge has gone through several transformations over the course of CU’s history.

An artifact of CU’s Heritage Center is believed to be one of the switches that sourced power for Old Main.

Very few official UFO studies have been conducted, but CU Boulder boasts one of these rare reports.

In April 1893, Edwin John Ingram stepped onto the field for CU’s third varsity baseball season.

A few ambitious students formed the university’s first library.

Several months after the March on Washington, CU professor Charles Nilon spoke at a civil rights demonstration on campus outside of the UMC.