Colorado

Left to right Chester Alter, Gordon Johnston, and Milton Morris stand in hallway looking at a book.

Dean Gordon Johnston, far left, Chancellor Cheston Alter, center, and Law School Alumni President Milton Morris, standing behind Chancellor Alter, with some unidentified men at a Sturm College of Law dinner.

Sam Menin, Denver defense attorney, describes attending Westminster Law School (which would later merge the University of Denver College of Law) at night while working during the day. Menin reflects on his career and discusses why he often represented homeless, poor, or oppressed clients. Discusses the impact of the KKK, segregation, and race relations.

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).

Collection contains the records of the College of Law at University of Denver since 1892, including the history of Westminster Law School which merged with University of Denver in 1952. The college has been known as the Sturm College of Law since 2004. Collection includes administrative records, publications, student activities and more.