Mitchell, Maurice B., 1915-1996
Biography
Maurice B. Mitchell b. 09 Feb 1915 in New York City; d. 30 Nov 1996 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Chancellor of the University of Denver from 1967 to 1978.
Citation:
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 172). Board of Trustees – Volume S: page 114.Biography
Elected Chancellor of DU 1967. At the time was the editorial director of Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Critical Messages from Parents, 1970
A stapled sheaf of papers, including typewritten and handwritten letters and telegrams, of negative messages to Chancellor Mitchell regarding his response to the Woodstock West protests, primarily reacting negatively to the decision to bring in the National Guard.
Handwritten letter from Richard L. Thorn, 1970 May 24
Handwritten letter to Chancellor Mitchell expressing Thorn's support for his response to the Woodstock West protests. Thorn, a DU parent, discusses his belief that protesting students were being indoctrinated and compares them to a Nazi plant at DU before WWII. He also advocates for throwing protesting students out of the university.
Positive messages - telegrams, 1970
Stapled sheaf of telegrams from DU parents with positive messages to Chancellor Mitchell regarding the Woodstock West protests, supporting Mitchell and his response to the protests.
University of Denver Woodstock West Protest Students sit on Stage with Chancellor Mitchell and John Wesley Rice Jr. , May 5th-13th 1970
University of Denver (DU) protesters on stage with John Wesley Rice, Assitant Dean to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Chancellor Maurice Mitchell as part of a multi-day Vietnam War protest nicknamed "Woodstock West" that took place both on the DU campus and downtown Denver, Colorado. Protesters mourn the killings of four students on the Kent State University campus days earlier.