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 5 Collections and/or Records:
The Denver Clarion, vol. 72, issue 19, 1967 November 21
Luce addresses law students; former IUS head quit in protest. Who’s Who selects seniors for outstanding contributions. Welch claims U.S. helping reds; not trying to end Viet Nam war. Course and faculty evaluation to start within next two weeks. K-Book on sale rest of quarter.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 79, issue 64, 1975 March 3
Law School Admission Tough. Key: “Total Effort” Needed for Problems. Speech Offers Clue To Personal Side of Academic Head. Welcome Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 80, issue 66, 1976 March 5
Thomas Keynotes Founder’s Day. Kissinger to Speak at DU? Security Authority Questioned – Law Student Sues University. Court Decides on Election Dates.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 80, issue 79, 1976 April 21
Law Student vs. DU – Law Suit Settlement Possible. Daniel Schorr Speech Confirmed. The Clarion Endorsements.
University of Denver Commencement Records
Contains invitations, programs, correspondence, speeches, press clippings and miscellaneous materials related to commencement exercises of the University of Denver and its constituent units. Some law commencment materials (programs) included in this collection, but the majority of publications and records related to law commencement are in the Sturm College of Law Records (U057).