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RS 7/9/4
Iowa State University.
Vice
President for Student Affairs
Office of the Registrar
Commencement Records, 1872-[ongoing]
Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
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Descriptive
summary |
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creator: |
Iowa State University. Office of the Registrar |
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title: |
Commencement Records |
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dates: |
1872-[ongoing] |
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extent: |
0.84 linear ft. (2 document boxes) |
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collection number: |
RS 7/9/4 |
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repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University |
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
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preferred citation: |
Iowa State University, Office of the Registrar, Commencement Records, RS 7/2/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
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Historical note |
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The first graduating class of Iowa State College (University) received their degrees during a commencement ceremony held on November 13, 1872, in the College Chapel. During the first years of the ceremony, it was customary for each of the graduating students to present a speech. Of the 26 graduates of the first class, only six were excused from speaking during the ceremony. This practice would soon be dropped as class sizes grew. As of 2005, commencement ceremonies occur at the end of each session of classes: fall, spring, and summer. Undergraduate ceremonies are held in Hilton Colliseum while graduate ceremonies are held in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium.
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Collection
description |
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This
collection (1872-[ongoing]) contains records documenting the
commencement ceremony at Iowa State University. The files
include commencement addresses, correspondence, invitations,
newspaper clippings, and programs. A complete set of
commencement programs (LD2547 I68x) has been cataloged and is
also available at the University Archives. |
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Organization |
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The collection is arranged in alphabetical
order. |
Container List
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Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
News clippings |
1916-2004 |
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1 |
2 |
Addresses |
1916-1926 |
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1 |
3 |
Addresses |
1941-1942 |
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1 |
4 |
Addresses |
1971-1979 |
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1 |
5 |
Addresses |
1980-1985 |
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1 |
6 |
Addresses |
1986-1992 |
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1 |
7 |
Addresses |
1993-1998 |
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1 |
8 |
Addresses |
1999-2004 |
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2 |
11 |
Addresses |
2006 |
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1 |
9 |
Alumni-Faculty-Senior Banquet |
1919-1937 |
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1 |
10 |
Commencement week calendars |
1885-1955 |
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1 |
11 |
Commencement week programs |
1908-1915 |
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1 |
12 |
Comments on 1922 commencement |
1922 |
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1 |
13 |
Correspondence |
1904-1926, n.d. |
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3 |
2 |
Flyers and programs |
1886-1937 |
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2 |
1 |
Graduation check list |
2003 |
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2 |
2 |
History – Caps and gowns |
1961 |
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2 |
3 |
History – First annual commencement |
1872 |
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2 |
4 |
Instructions for the senior class |
1922-1923 |
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2 |
5 |
Invitations |
1888-1907 |
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2 |
6 |
Invitations |
1910-1913 |
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2 |
7 |
Invitations |
1914-1922 |
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2 |
8 |
Invitations |
1924-1943 |
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2 |
9 |
Invitations |
2000 |
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2 |
10 |
Lists of commencement speakers, 1872-2005 |
1973-2005 |
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2 |
12 |
Photographs – Undergraduate commencement ceremony (30- 5x7 color photographs) |
2006 |
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3 |
1 |
Photographs – Graduate commencement ceremony (20- 5x7 color photographs) |
2006 |