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University of Denver

 Organization

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 folder

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Lathrop, 1900

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0140.0008
Abstract

5 black and white prints of Mary Lathrop, alumna of the University of Denver Law School and first woman to be admitted to the American Bar Association. Some images' copyright does not belong to the University of Denver.

Dates: 1900

Paul Chan

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0138.0031.00001
Abstract

Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet with portraits of Paul Chan, General Counsel for the Universty of Denver General Counsel.

Dates: 2001

Paul Chan (Frame 9)

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0138.0031.00001.00001
Abstract

Portrais of Paul Chan, General Counsel for the Universty of Denver General Counsel.

Dates: 2001

Portrait of Philip Hornbein Reading, 1938

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0008.00004
Abstract

Philip Hornbein is reading in a chair with a cigarette in his hand. Hornbein was one of Colorado's top trial lawyers, a leader in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, and chairman of Colorado's Democratic Party during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He graduated from the University of Denver School of Law, practiced in Cripple Creek, then Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1938

Portrait of Philip Hornbein Reading, 1938

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0008.00093
Abstract

Philip Hornbein is reading in a chair. Hornbein was one of Colorado's top trial lawyers, a leader in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, and chairman of Colorado's Democratic Party during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He graduated from the University of Denver School of Law, practiced in Cripple Creek, then Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1938

Schmidt, Richard M Jr

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0009
Abstract

Black and white print of headshot of lawyer and free-press advocate Richard M. Schmidt Jr., alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Denver.

Dates: 1793-2009

University Attorney – Victor Quinn, 1971-1977

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0011.0001
Abstract

Types of Materials: Correspondence, brief

Dates: 1971-1977

University of Denver Law Center - Dedication, 1961 September 28

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0019.0031.00007
Abstract

Portrait of lawyer Archibald Cox, University of Denver law professor Karl Warden, and Mrs. Warden at the dedication ceremony for the Law Center building on the Civic Center Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1961 September 28

Weinstein Family Papers and Material Culture

 Collection
Identifier: B412
Abstract Sam Weinstein was born on the west side of Denver, Colorado in 1912. He attended the University Of Denver (DU) as an undergraduate and graduated from the law school in 1932. He was an attorney in Denver for many years. Rowena Mae Akers was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1911 and her family moved to Denver in the 1920s. Rowena Mae Akers Weinstein earned a degree in social work from DU and worked for the City and County of Denver. Sam Weinstein and Rowena Mae Akers were married in 1935. Sam...
Dates: circa 1900-1955

Wulsin, Lucien, 1977-1983

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0024
Abstract

Images of Baldwin Piano Company CEO Lucien Wulsin, chairman of the Board of Trustees and acting chancellor at the University of Denver: 6 black and white prints, including Wulsin with Marilyn Stoddard and Esther Kenny at the Lamont Kickoff; with Mr. Kurtz at the Winter Carnival; and headshots of Wulsin. 1 black and white contact sheet without negatives.

Dates: 1977-1983