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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 427 Collections and/or Records:

Petition Demanding Mitchell's Resignation, 1970 May 13

 Item
Identifier: U219.03.0004.0015.00002
Abstract

Blank form of a petition blaming Chancellor Mitchell for the trouble at Woodstock West and demanding his resignation.

Dates: 1970 May 13

Petition to Keep University Open, 1970

 Item
Identifier: U219.03.0004.0018.00010
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1970

Petition to Preserve the Woodstock Spirit through Seminars and Forums, 1970

 Item
Identifier: U219.03.0004.0019.00007
Abstract

Form of petition to preserve the Woodstock Spirit through seminars and forums.

Dates: 1970

Petition to Remove Maurice Mitchell as DU Chancellor, 1970

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Identifier: U219.03.0004.0019.00002
Abstract

Petition to remove Maurice Mitchell as chancellor.

Dates: 1970

Petition to Remove ROTC and Military Research from Campus, 1970

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Identifier: U219.03.0004.0019.00008
Abstract

Form of petition to remove ROTC and military research from campus.

Dates: 1970

Petition to the Board of Trustees to Remove Chancellor Mitchell, 1970

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Identifier: U219.03.0004.0019.00004
Abstract

Form of petition to the Board of Trustees to remove Chancellor Mitchell.

Dates: 1970

Photocopy of Article: A Dire View of the United States from Abroad, 1970 May 10

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Identifier: U219.03.0005.0019.00001
Abstract

Photocopy of the essay: ''A Dire View of the United States from Abroad'' from the New York Times, by Arnold J. Toynbee.

Dates: 1970 May 10

Position Paper, 1970

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Identifier: U219.03.0003.0013.00007
Abstract

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''.

Dates: 1970

Position Paper, 1970

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Identifier: U219.03.0003.0013.00009
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1970

Preamble and Resolution, 1970

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Identifier: U219.03.0003.0018.00003
Abstract

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''.

Dates: 1970