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Riley, Gresham.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Colorado College

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Cabinet materials, 1982-1984

 Series — Box 0438: Series Series III
Identifier: Series III
Scope and Contents

The collection includes President's Cabinet / Senior Staff materials for the presidencies of Gresham Riley, Thomas E. Cronin, Michael D. Grace, and Kathryn Mohrman.

Dates: 1982-1984

Colorado College Convocation, September 6, 1990

 Item
Identifier: R225
Scope and Contents

The cassette includes an address to the graduating class by Gresham Riley and the conferral of honorary degrees to R. McKnight and S. Trimble. The event took place at Shove Chapel.

Dates: September 6, 1990

Colorado College Faculty Club, Fall 1981

 Item
Identifier: R207
Scope and Contents

Susan Ashley, Dean Bradley, and President Riley all speak on this recording.

Dates: Fall 1981

Correspondence - Gresham Riley, 1982-1988

 File — Box 087: Series Series I, Folder: 13.1
Identifier: Box: 087, Folder: 13.1
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Series I contains administrative materials produced by the Colorado College Music Department. The records cover the activities of student ensembles, the Colorado College Music Press, and Seay Music Library.The series also contains correspondence, notes, memos, budgets, accounts, and materials for Summer Session music programs directed by Max Lanner and Earl Juhas. Series II is a gathering of news articles, publications, and programs related to Albert Seay (1916-1984), a Colorado...
Dates: 1982-1988

Dedication of new Colorado College Science Building, October 8, 1988

 Item
Identifier: R217
Scope and Contents

The recording includes remarks by Gresham Riley, David Finley, William Spencer, H. Jones, and M. Litvak.

Dates: October 8, 1988

Gresham Riley, 1980-1992

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Sub-series VIII
Abstract Gresham Riley was president of the Colorado College from 1981 through 1992 (sabbatical, 1991). Riley was born in 1938 in Jackson, Mississippi. He received his A.B. from Baylor University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University. Prior to his arrival at Colorado College, he held the position of Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia. Riley left Colorado College in 1992 and in 1994 was elected president of the...
Dates: 1980-1992

Inauguration Week activities, October 2, 1981

 Item
Identifier: R180
Scope and Contents

The recording includes the inaguration of Gresham Riley, 10th president of the Colorado College.

Dates: October 2, 1981

Inauguration Week activities, October 3, 1981

 Item
Identifier: R181
Scope and Contents

The cassette contains a recording of the Alumni-Parent Conversation event where attendees heard from Gresham Riley and an alumni panel.

Dates: October 3, 1981

Malott Lecture, October 3, 1990

 Item
Identifier: R235
Scope and Contents

The inaugural lecture on the Bicentennial Bill of Rights, entitled "James Madison explains the need for a Bill of Rights" was delivered by Robert Goldwin at this event, located at Packard Hall. President Gresham Riley introduced the speaker. The recording captures this lecture.

Dates: October 3, 1990

"Presidential Leadership at Colorado College," discussion with Louis T. Benezet, Lew E. Worner, and Gresham Riley, July 2, 1985

 Item
Identifier: R186
Scope and Contents

The recorded talk took place during the Summer Institute on Leadership and Governance in the United States.

Dates: July 2, 1985