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 23 Collections and/or Records:
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 College of Law Commencement Program, December 2, 1989, 1989 December 2
Program for the University of Denver College of Law doctoral and graduate commencement ceremony, December 2, 1989. Commencement Speaker: Cathy S. Krendl, J.D., President, Denver Bar Association. Conferring of degrees by: Daniel L. Ritchie, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver College of Law Commencement Program December 3, 1988, 1988 December 3
Program for the University of Denver College of Law doctoral and graduate commencement ceremony, December 3, 1988. The remarks were given by: Edward A. Dauer. The conferring of degrees was done by, Dr. Roy V. Wood.
University of Denver College of Law Commencement Program December 21, 1990, 1990 December 21
Program for the University of Denver College of Law doctoral and graduate commencement ceremony, December 21, 1990. The call to order was given by Dennis O. Lynch, Dean of the College of Law. The conferring of degrees: Provost William F. Zaranka. The faculty speaker was Burton F. Brody, J.D., Professor of Law.
University of Denver College of Law Commencement Program June 2, 1990, 1990 June 2
Program for the University of Denver College of Law doctoral and graduate commencement ceremony, June 2, 1990. Honorary degree recipient: Timothy E. Wirth, Doctor of Laws. The conferring of degrees: Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie. The Commencement Speaker: The Honorable Timothy E. Wirth, United States Senator, Colorado. The Faculty Speaker: Christopher H. Munch, J.D., Professor of Law.
University of Denver College of Law Commencement Program June 3, 1989, 1989 June 3
Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 3, 1989. Honorary degree recipients: Thomas N. Jordan, Doctor of Science; William L. Armstrong, Doctor of Public service; Thomas H. Kean, Doctor of Humane Letters; Leonard V. B. Sutton, Doctor of Laws. Remarks were given by: Thomas H. Kean. The closing remarks were given by: Dwight M. Smith, Chancellor of the University.
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).
University of Denver Law School - Early Buildings, 1892 - 1940
Exterior view of the University of Denver School of Law building at 211 15th Street in Denver, Colorado.