College and University Histories

Many of Colorado’s state-funded public universities and colleges have produced histories of their schools. Many of these are large commemorative editions, so are not online, but they can be checked out from our library. Colorado university histories that can be found in our library’s collection include:

Colorado State University

• Democracy’s College in the Centennial State: A History of Colorado State University
• Agricultural Frontier to Electronic Frontier: A History of Colorado State University Libraries, 1870-1995
• Chiron’s Time: History of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University
• The History of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University

Community Colleges

• The Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System: A Silver Anniversary History
• Pikes Peak Community College Memories: 20 Years of Excellence and Opportunity

Fort Lewis College

• Rich Heritage, Shining Future: Fort Lewis College 1911-2011

University of Colorado

• One Hundred Years Ago: The University of Colorado First Commencement
• History and Facilities of the College of Music, University of Colorado Boulder
• The Road to Independence and Beyond: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the University of Colorado Denver
• University of Colorado at Denver, 25 Years: From Arapaho Camp to Denver’s Urban University
• The University of Colorado School of Medicine: A Millennial History
• The University of Colorado School of Medicine, a Centennial History: 1883-1983
• Becoming a Presence: The History of the University of Colorado School of Nursing, 1898-1998
• A Legacy of Innovation: History of the University of Colorado College of Nursing (DVD)
• Sixty Years on a Cutting Edge: University of Colorado, Department of Surgery, 1950-2010

University of Northern Colorado

• Shaping Educational Change: The First Century of the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley