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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 87 Collections and/or Records:

Jean and Milt Morris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B275
Abstract Milt Morris was born in Cleveland in 1915 and his family moved to Denver to find a cure for his mother's asthma at National Jewish Hospital. He graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1939. Milt Morris served in the Army Air Force during World War II. He taught business law at DU for eleven years. He practiced law in Denver for many years and was a partner in Feder, Morris, Tamblyn and Goldstein where he specialized in real estate law. In 1941, Jean Wohlegarth married her...
Dates: 1888-2007
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Jean and Milt Morris Papers

Law, College of, 1971-1977

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0008.0013
Abstract

Types of Materials: Correspondence – Mitchell and Yegge

Dates: 1971-1977
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Office Papers / Box 8

Law, College of, 1969-1978

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0008.0014
Abstract

Types of Materials: memos, Correspondence

Dates: 1969-1978
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Office Papers / Box 8

Law, College of – Admissions – Christopher Munch, Assist. Dean, 1977-1978

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0008.0012
Abstract

Types of Materials: memos, Correspondence

Dates: 1977-1978
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Office Papers / Box 8

Law, College of – Dean Robert Yegge, 1970-1978

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0008.0011
Abstract

Types of Materials: Correspondence, memos

Dates: 1970-1978
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Office Papers / Box 8

Law, College of – Search for a new Dean, 1977

 File
Identifier: M028.02.0008.0015
Abstract

Types of Materials: memos, resumes, evaluations

Dates: 1977
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M028, Maurice B. Mitchell Papers / Office Papers / Box 8

Myron (Micky) and Louann Rosenbaum Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B339
Abstract A large Jewish family emigrated from Wilna, Lithuania and three of the brothers went into the cattle business in Colorado. Joseph Miller was the father of Israel Miller and the grandfather of Micky Miller. Micky (Myron) married Louann, daughter of Charles and Louise Rosenbaum. Micky Miller received his law degree from the University of Denver. Both Micky and LouAnn Miller are active in the Colorado Democratic Party. Micky Miller had a successful legal career in Isaacson Rosenbaum, with his...
Dates: 1940-2016
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Myron (Micky) and Louann Rosenbaum Miller Papers

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 31: Campus Miscellaneous - Campus Scenes / Campus - Park Hill

Sam Berman Law Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: B284
Abstract Sam Berman was born August 9, 1911. His father, Joseph Berman, died when he was two, and shortly thereafter Sam Berman was placed in the Denver Sheltering Home. He spent the longest amount of time at the Denver Sheltering Home of any of its residents. The Home, in consideration of Berman’s long service there, sponsored his education at the University of Denver (DU) as an undergraduate and later as a law student. Berman was admitted to the Bar in 1933, and he practiced law until 1998,...
Dates: 1935-1943
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Sam Berman Law Ledger

The Denver Clarion, vol. 32, issue 20, 1956 January 6

 Item
Identifier: clarion_v032i20_19560106
Abstract

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”.

Dates: 1956 January 6
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U212, Clarion Student Newspaper Records / The Denver Clarion / Volume 32

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