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 427 Collections and/or Records:
Petition Demanding Mitchell's Resignation, 1970 May 13
Blank form of a petition blaming Chancellor Mitchell for the trouble at Woodstock West and demanding his resignation.
Petition to Keep University Open, 1970
Form for a petition for concerned students who are in sympathy with the tragedy at Kent State and the situation in Vietnam, but feel the University should be kept open. They do not support the physical existence of Woodstock West.
Petition to Preserve the Woodstock Spirit through Seminars and Forums, 1970
Form of petition to preserve the Woodstock Spirit through seminars and forums.
Petition to Remove Maurice Mitchell as DU Chancellor, 1970
Petition to remove Maurice Mitchell as chancellor.
Petition to Remove ROTC and Military Research from Campus, 1970
Form of petition to remove ROTC and military research from campus.
Petition to the Board of Trustees to Remove Chancellor Mitchell, 1970
Form of petition to the Board of Trustees to remove Chancellor Mitchell.
Photocopy of Article: A Dire View of the United States from Abroad, 1970 May 10
Photocopy of the essay: ''A Dire View of the United States from Abroad'' from the New York Times, by Arnold J. Toynbee.
Position Paper, 1970
Position paper presented as a response to the paper presented by the steering committee of the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee. Paper is not signed but a pencil note on the first page says ''Chapman to Breck''.
Position Paper, 1970
Position paper presented as a response to the paper presented by the steering committee of the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee. It also addresses the points of re-establishing order on campus, reaffirming the original objectives of the student strike, proposing grading options for quarter, re-establishing the educational process, future of the university and expressing the sentiment of the faculty on the Woodstock experience.
Preamble and Resolution, 1970
Preamble and Resolution by the faculty that the university should stay open and an inquiry should look into producing a statement on ''A Foreign Policy for the 1970s''.