University of Denver. College of Law
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 10 Collections and/or Records:
Law, College of, 1971-1977
Types of Materials: Correspondence – Mitchell and Yegge
Law, College of, 1969-1978
Types of Materials: memos, Correspondence
Law, College of – Admissions – Christopher Munch, Assist. Dean, 1977-1978
Types of Materials: memos, Correspondence
Law, College of – Dean Robert Yegge, 1970-1978
Types of Materials: Correspondence, memos
Law, College of – Search for a new Dean, 1977
Types of Materials: memos, resumes, evaluations
Park Hill Campus Signs, 1995 February
Exterior views of University of Denver's Ricketson's Law Complex and DU Park Hill Campus signs in Denver, Colorado.
Sam Berman Law Ledger
University of Denver Campus Ricketson Law Complex, between 2003-2008
Exterior view of the Ricketson Law Complex building and sign. Porter Library is visible in the background.
University of Denver Campus Ricketson Law Complex, between 2003-2008
Exterior view of the Ricketson Law Complex building and sign. Porter Library is visible in the background.
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Records
Collection contains the records of the College of Law at University of Denver since 1892, including the history of Westminster Law School which merged with University of Denver in 1952. The college has been known as the Sturm College of Law since 2004. Collection includes administrative records, publications, student activities and more.