University of Denver
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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 219 Collections and/or Records:
The Denver Clarion, vol. 76, issue 26, 1971 November 8
Ten thousand march against Vietnam War. Private funding to DU rises. Parents weekend begins Thursday; Allen, Pearson to coordinate event.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 77, issue 34, 1972 November 15
New interim term courses offered. CCF’s future uncertain; may see mothballs soon. March set for Saturday by anti-war coalitions.
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Unpublished Mitchell Reaction to All University Referendum, 1970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.
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.
Woodstock Chronology - University of Denver, 1970, 1970 August
Chronology of the events of Woodstock West in the Spring of 1970. Jim Wagenlander was a graduating senior and compiled this chronology under the ''auspices of Dr. William Adrian, Special Assistant to the Chancellor and Dr. John Blackburn, Vice Chancellor of Student Affair''.