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.
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First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 211 Collections and/or Records:
Student Protests - Gulf War Demonstrations, 1990-1991
Black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints related to student protests at the University of Denver against the Gulf War.
Summary of Comments Solicited from First Aid Coordinator Bill Finks, 1970 May
Summary of the comments solicited from Financial Aid Coordinator Bill Finks and President of the Alpine Club. Includes list of doctors and the set up of the first aid site in Kappa Sigma.
Telephone Log, 1970
Telephone log from the project to create a history of Woodstock West.
Temporary Restraining Order, 1970 May 11
Temporary restraining order by Colorado Seminary and University of Denver against three named students and 1000 John Does, Weatherman, Weatherman Faction, Students for a Democratic Society and Strike Center. Orders defendants not to damage university property or interfere with students or classes.
The Unsatisfied Man: A Review of Colorado Journalism, 1970 September
Periodical with several articles about Woodstock West and media coverage of the protest.
To Members of the University Community, 1970 May 13
Letter to Members of the University Community from Chancellor Maurice Mitchell explaining the events on campus that took place in the preceding days.
University of Denver Clarion, 1970 May 6
University of Denver Clarion for May 6, 1970. Front page news articles include piece on deaths at Kent State University, and student strike at the University of Denver.
University Park News, 1970 May 28
University Park News front page clipping for May 28, 1970 issue. Top news story on the front page communicates Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell's views on campuses "being used as protected sanctuaries from which the outside society can be destroyed."
Unpublished Mitchell Reaction to All University Referendum, 1970
Chancellor Mitchell's reaction to All University Referendum on Chancellor Mitchell's actions during Woodstock West, together with the results. He notes that he is responsible to the Board of Trustees. The statement was never issued.
Violence: The Campus and Vietnam, 1970 May 18
Paper to ''Concerned Colleagues'' from George W. Shepherd, Jr. G.S.I.S. about student unrest and deaths on campuses.