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 402 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Press Release - AUSA Referenda, 1968 April 17
University of Denver press release, dated April 17, 1968. The release communicates the results of two All-University Student Association referenda that concerned the role of graduate students in student government on campus.
University of Denver Press Release - Disciplinary Action Announcement, 1968 May 22
University of Denver press release, dated May 22, 1968, announcing the suspension of 39 students for their involvement in a sit-in in April 1968.
University of Denver Press Release - Restraining Order, 1968 May 27
University of Denver press release, dated May 27, 1968. The release outlines four points made by Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell about a restraining order against ten DU students and former students.
University of Denver Sit-In
Draft report by "CSPI" about the April 30, 1968 sit-in, and surrounding events.
University of Denver Suggested Committees and Courses of Action, 1970
University of Denver Suggested Committees and Courses of Action. Document sets out legal defense, lobbying, jails, police, community education and other committees which arose out of the student unrest of 1970.
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Unpublished Mitchell Reaction to All University Referendum, 1970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.
Wayne O. Littrell Papers
Wayne O. Littrell (1920-2017) was an University of Denver alum and served as the University's first head of security from 1952 - 1971. The collection consists of two (2) scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, two (2) reel-to-reel tapes, and other memorabilia collected by Mr. Littrell.
Why? Flier
Two-page flier outlining the motivations behind a student protest march and sit-in on the University of Denver campus.