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University of Denver. College of Law

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1946 - 2004
  • Usage: Official usage began in 1946; occasionally used as an unofficial variant in Kbooks of the 1900s and 1910s. Changed name to Sturm College of Law effective fall 2004. - 2004

Biography

Est. 1892 as University of Denver School of Law. Also known as: Denver Law School, the Law Department of the University of Denver 1893- . Changed usage to: University of Denver College of Law in 1945 or 1946. Absorbed Westminster College of Law in 1957. Renamed Sturm College of Law in Sept. 2004.

Sources

found: Its Catalog.

found: SERI-ERA Work. on Elect. Util. Involv. in Res. Solar Appl. (1980 : Univ. of Denver) Proceedings ... 1981: t.p. (University of Denver Law School; Denver, Colo.) [info. from GPO]

found: Phone call to the Univ. 3/22/82 (official name is University of Denver, College of Law, not Law School) [info. from GPO]

found: Information from 678 converted Dec. 18, 2014 (Opened Oct. 3, 1892)

notfound: Access for all www page, viewed Feb. 2, 2007: (University of Denver, Sturm College of Law)

Biography

Law department organized in 1881.

Sources

Board of Trustees Minutes – Volume B: pages 41-42.

Biography

School of Law established in October 3, 1892.

Source

Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 79); Board of Trustees Minutes – Volume E: Page 167.

Biography

College of Law merges with Westminster College of Law forming the Westminster Association in 1957.

Sources

Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 158); Card Catalog- Academic Units; Board of Trustees Minutes – Volume Q: page 279.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Park Hill Campus Signs, 1995 February

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0007.00009
Abstract

Exterior views of University of Denver's Ricketson's Law Complex and DU Park Hill Campus signs in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1995 February

University of Denver Campus Ricketson Law Complex, between 2003-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0008.00022
Abstract

Exterior view of the Ricketson Law Complex building and sign. Porter Library is visible in the background.

Dates: between 2003-2008

University of Denver Campus Ricketson Law Complex, between 2003-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0008.00031
Abstract

Exterior view of the Ricketson Law Complex building and sign. Porter Library is visible in the background.

Dates: between 2003-2008

University of Denver Law School - Early Buildings, 1892 - 1940

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0020.0007.00001
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver School of Law building at 211 15th Street in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1892 - 1940

University of Denver Law School - Early Buildings, 1930

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0020.0007.00002
Abstract

Floor plans for of the University of Denver School of Law building at 211 15th Street in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1930

University of Denver Law School - Early Buildings, 1892 - 1940

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0020.0007.00004
Abstract

Exterior view of the University of Denver building at 211 15th Street which was home to the School of Law, the School of Librarianship, and the Community College. Mapelli's Meat Market occupied the ground floor, and a sign reading "Law School University of Denver" is visible on the top floor, with the Denver Civic Center in the background.

Dates: 1892 - 1940