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 211 Collections and/or Records:
Flier Advertising Woodstock Nation, 1970
Flier telling students ''not to fall in the same old traps''. Purports to be signed by God.
Flier Calling for a Referendum, 1970
Flier calling for a referendum on Mitchell, grades and Woodstock.
Flier Calling for a Strike, 1970 May 6
Flier calling for a strike in accordance with AUSA vote. Demands are: 1. Release of Bobby Seale 2. Immediate withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Southeast Asia and 3. Removal of ROTC from campus and end of campus military research. "STRIKE" is handwritten in large block letters down the left-hand side of the flier.
Flier Calling for Strike, 1970 May 6
Flier calling for a strike in accordance with AUSA vote. Demands are: 1. Release of Bobby Seale 2. Immediate withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Southeast Asia and 3. Removal of ROTC from campus and end of campus military research. Calls for a rally outside Carnegie Hall at 2 pm.
Flier Calling for Student Strike, 1970 May 6
Flier calling for a strike in accordance with AUSA vote. Demands are: 1. Release of Bobby Seale 2. Immediate withdrawal of all U.S. Troops from Southeast Asia and 3. Removal of ROTC from campus and end of campus military research. "Strike Now" decoratively written at the top of the flier.
Flier Calling for Witnesses to Woodstock, 1970
Flier asking for witnesses to prove that Woodstock was non-violent and police were unnecessary.
Flier Declaring: ''A Utopian Experiment'', 1970 May 12
Flier in the form of a letter to the students about the utopian idea and stating that if the alternative of reforming Woodstock West in the stadium, they should accept it. Signed by ''Well-wishers from the community''.
Flier Declaring ''Talk About the Strike!'', 1970 May
Flier to discuss the strike on Wednesday, May 6th. Shows three options for places and times around the University of Denver campus.
Flier Encouraging Students to Participate in the Democratic Process, 1970
Flier encouraging students to participate in the Democratic process by writing to officials (both locally and nationally) about the Southeast Asian war and Woodstock West. Flier gives addresses for 3 entities.
Flier Encouraging War Dissent, 1970
Flier on what individuals can do to show their disapproval for the war in Southeast Asia, asking: ''What Can One Person Do?''.