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 424 Collections and/or Records:
Form Note From Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell
Form "notes," copied from handwritten note from Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell that acknowledges receipt of a letter of support for his actions during the recent sit-in on campus.
Fraternities - Woodstock West, 1970
Types of Materials: Correspondence, newspaper article
Free America: Release the Embassy Hostages: Protest Against Iran, 1979 November 12
Flier advertising a protest against Iran to be held on the DU campus in November, 1979.
Historical Record of Thursday, May 14, 1970, 1970 May 14
Handwritten record of the events of May 14, 1970 written by a professor in the History Department.
Interview with Barry Fey, 1970 May
Interview with Barry Fey, Denver Rock Promoter, discussing Woodstock West and proposed appearance of rock group ''Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.''
Invitation Flier to Woodstock, 1970
Flier inviting all to Woodstock West.
June 1970 Baccalaureate Service and Commencement Ceremony, 1970 May 8
Memorandum on June commencement and procedures and costs for caps and gowns.
Kent 4 May 4, 1970, 1970
Poem about the Kent State shootings.
Last Night of Woodstock West, 1970 May
Description of a trip to interact with the students at Woodstock West by a member of the establishment who was sympathetic to the cause.
Letter from Chancellor Maurice Mitchell to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California, 1968 May 22
Copy of a letter written by University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell to George Putnam of KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California about a recent segment Putnam presented about a sit-in protest at the University of Denver.