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 79 Collections and/or Records:
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.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 32, issue 20, 1956 January 6
Foundation Awards Grant – DU Received half-million dollar gift from the Ford Foundation. Health insurance plan is proposed. Law School elects new governing board. Record number register for Winter Term. First evening chapel on January 8, 1956 – Vespers to offer flexible program. Ansel Talbert to speak at DU on “America’s Military Strategy”.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 33, issue 37, 1957 March 5
Greeks Hold Annual Fete – Hilltoppers Feature of Friday Dance Night. Denver’s Business School to Host National Consumer Credit Conference This Month. Senators, Officers Back United Fund Make-Up Drive. It’s the Law – Consolidation of the Westminster Law School and DU’s School of Law.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, issue 54, 1958 May 13
Everybody Talks About the Mud-Except Those Who Sank Too Deep. New Tradition – Seniors Plan First Class Breakfast; Tickets Available in Activities Office. Dorms Complete by Fall Quarter. College Sets Date of Baccalaureate Vesper Services. Committee Lists Nominees for Outstanding Freshmen. Bar Association Plan Joint Move; DU Law Center Designated as Site. Applications Due Thursday for Leadership Weekend. Shade Your Eyes and Don’t Socialize; Sunbathing and Sexes Shouldn’t Mix.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, issue 56, 1958 May 20
Carol Koehler chosen as “Miss DU”, IFC Picks Outstanding Greek Alum. Phi Beta Kappa Selects Thirteen, Two Faculty Memberships Given. Law Center Building Fund Receives $100,000 Bequest. Opera Workshop of Lamont School Offers Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro”. Cass Poetry Prizes Awarded Today. Seniors Move to Complete Furnishing of '58 Room Gift. Art Students Schedule Exhibit. “Accents” Winners in Amateur Hour. CCC Union Board.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 36, issue 15, 1959 November 6
Homecoming Queen Finalists Named – King, Kneis, Toomey Three Queen Finalists. Folk Singers to Present Concert on CCC Today. DU Law School Admission Requirements Changed to Include Undergraduate Degree. Publications Board Posts Open. IFC Sponsors Blood Drive. Deadline Looms Near for Danforth Graduate Grants. DU Alums Offer Students Dance.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 37, issue 57, 1961 May 19
Honorary Doctorates Given to Educators, Hotel Official. 1961-62 Senate Names Pound New President. Law Students are Initiated into Honorary. Music Students Give Concert. Students Can Get Free Admissions to Toynbee Talk. ODK Initiates New Members.
The Denver Clarion, vol. 38, issue 21, 1962 January 5
Rio Grande Aids School. $3-Million Project Set. Pollard Says Christianity Must Return. Advance in Legal Research is ’62 Goal of Law College.