University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
5716
Denton, D. (Denice)
Denice Denton
papers
1979-2007
46.31 cubic feet (46 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Collection materials are in
English.
Papers of a
former dean of Engineering at the University of Washington
Denice Denton was an academic professor of Electrical Engineering and
university administrator. She was born Aug. 27, 1959 in El Campo, Texas. She
earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Denton held academic appointments at the University of
Massachusetts, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, and the
University of Wisconsin, Madison,. Beginning in 1996, Denton was Dean of the
College of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the
University of Washington, the first woman to hold such a position at an
NRC-designated Research One university. Her research was in
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as an enabling technology, particularly
in life sciences applications. On February 14, 2005, Denton became Chancellor
of the UC Santa Cruz. On June 24, 2006, following a brief hospitalization for
clinical depression, she fell to her death from the roof of her apartment
building, an apparent suicide. Denton had earned an international reputation
for effective advocacy supporting access to science, math, and engineering
opportunities for women and minorities.
Arranged in 3 accessions:
- Accession no. 5716-001, Denice Denton papers, 1979-1996
- Accession no. 5716-002, Denice Denton papers, 1996-2006
- Accession no. 5716-003, Denice Denton papers, 1992-2007
Records of Denice Denton's academic career in both teaching and
administration. Correspondence, awards, memorials, publications, cards, photos
from her career at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Washington,
and the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Open to all users.
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Donor: Carolyn Mabee, August 1, 2006, June 14, 2007, June 27,
2007.
Denton, D. (Denice)--Archives
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Accession No. 5716-001: Denice Denton papers, 1979-1996
27.25 cubic feet (28 boxes)
Scope and Content:
Records of Denton's academic and teaching career in the field of
Electrical Engineering, prior to her role as Dean of the UW. College of
Engineering.
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Accession No. 5716-002: Denice Denton Papers, 1996-2006
18 cubic feet (18 boxes)
Scope and Content:
Files, books and pamphlets from Denton's office at the time of her
death
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Accession No. 5716-003: Denice Denton papers, 1992-2006
1.06 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically by subject
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, awards, memorials, publications, cards, photos
from Denice Denton's career at the University of Wisconsin, the University of
Washington, and the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
University of Wisconsin
1-2
5716-003
Papers and Awards
1992-1998
1-2
5716-003
Cards
1996-2003
University of Washington
1996-2004
1
5716-003
Cards
1996-2004
1
5716-003
Congratulation and Thank-you Letters
1996
1
5716-003
Correspondence and Clippings
1993-2004
1
5716-003
Newspaper Clippings
1996-1997
2
5716-003
Awards
1983-2004
University of California at Santa Cruz
2004-2006
1
5716-003
Correspondence and Clippings
2004-2006
1
5716-003
UC Santa Cruz Publications
2004-2006
1
5716-003
Harvard President: Remarks on Women
Scientists
2005
Tributes and Memorials
2006-2007
1
5716-003
UW Memorial
2006
1
5716-003
UC Santa Cruz Memorial
2006
1
5716-003
Tributes
2006
1
5716-003
Newspaper Clippings
2006
1
5716-003
One-year Memorials
2007
1
5716-003
Photographs
1999-2001, undated
1
5716-003
Media, audio/visual
1996-2002