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Handwritten letter from Richard L. Thorn, 1970 May 24

 Item
Identifier: M028.07.0015.0017.00002

Abstract

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.

Dates

  • 1970 May 24

Creator

Extent

1 Items ; 10" x 7 1/4"

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The Student Protests series contains materials related to the registrar's office sit-in (4/30/1968), student demands and Woodstock West. The materials have been kept in original order with notes from original file binders from Mitchell's office.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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