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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Title: | Commencement Committee records |
| Dates: | 1912-2002 |
| Call Number: | A54 |
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1. Eligible Degree Candidates, 1945-1985 (bulk 1961-1985)
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| Volume: | 2.50 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
This series contains lists of candidates eligible for degrees. The lists were submitted to the commencement committee by NU colleges before the graduation ceremonies. The lists often contain grade point averages and student identification numbers. This series also contains correspondence among individual colleges, students, and NU administrative offices concerning a student's eligibility status. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 1 | 1945, 1961-1975 | 1945, 1961-1975 |
| 2 | 1976-1982 June | 1976-1982 |
| 3 | 1982 September -1984 May | 1982-1984 |
| 4 | 1984-1985 June | 1984-1985 |
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2. Northeastern Commencements, 1912-2000
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| Volume: | 4.00 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
This series makes up a bulk of the collection and documents NU's commencement
ceremonies between 1912 and 2002. Material directly relating to the
ceremony itself includes commencement programs, baccalaureate sermon
programs, invitations, tickets, copies of honorary degree certificates,
and the procedural guidelines for the ceremonies. There are scattered
commencement addresses, particularly between 1945 and 1985, including
the full text of the speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy in 1956
(Box 5, Folder 43). Texts of the President's Charge are commonly found
beginning in the 1960s. Copies of the student oration are sporadic
after 1976. There are also a few programs from the separate commencement
ceremonies of some of NU's part-time programs. Planning records are
also available for scattered ceremonies between 1963 and 1988. There
are also notes from the Commencement Committee, primarily to-do lists
and internal memoranda concerning personnel procedures, as well as
a few pins which committee members wore at ceremonies. The series
also contains publicity records between 1959 and 1988, relating to
the press coverage of the ceremonies. These records include press
releases and guidelines, information about honorary degrees candidates,
and information about specific graduate students. There is also information
documenting a canceled ceremony in May 1988, during which Archbishop
Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela were to receive honorary degrees.
In addition, there is information about the Excellence in Teaching
Award presented at the 1987 and 1988 commencement ceremonies. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 5 | 1912-1916 (5 folders) | 1912-1916 |
| 5 | 1919 | 1919 |
| 5 | 1921-1922 (2 folders) | 1921-1922 |
| 5 | 1924-1947 (26 folders) | 1924-1947 |
| 5 | 1949-1957 (9 folders) | 1949-1957 |
| 5-8 | 1959-1993 (172 folders) | 1959-1993 |
| 8 | 1995-1997 (4 folders) | 1995-1997 |
| 8 | 1999-2002 (6 folders) | 1999-2002 |
| 8 | Commencement Committee pins | n.d. |
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3. School of Law, 1977-2000
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| Volume: | 0.10 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
This series documents the commencement ceremonies of the School of Law, beginning in 1977 when it first held its own ceremony. Records include programs, press releases, student stories, commencement addresses, information on honorary degree candidates, and procedural instructions for the ceremonies. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 9 | 1977-1979 (3 folders) | 1977-1979 |
| 9 | 1984-1985 (2 folders) | 1984-1985 |
| 9 | 1989 | 1989 |
| 9 | 1996 | 1996 |
| 9 | 2000 | 2000 |
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4. Divisions and Institutes, 1921-1950
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| Volume: | 0.10 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series documents the commencements of the affiliated divisions and institutes of NU. There are programs from the baccalaureate sermons of NU's five evening divisions: Bridgeport, New Haven, Providence, Springfield, and Worcester. For the Lincoln Institute, there are commencement programs and the procedure for awarding diplomas. For the Huntington School, there are commencement programs. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 9 | Bridgeport Division | 1923 |
| 9 | The Huntington School | 1921-1949 |
| 9 | The Lincoln Institute | 1934-1943 |
| 9 | New Haven Division | 1924-1925 |
| 9 | Providence Division | 1923-1941 |
| 9 | Springfield Division | 1923-1950 |
| 9 | Worcester Division | 1923-1942 |
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5. Formularies, 1976-1989
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| Volume: | 0.25 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
This series contains the formularies for commencement ceremonies between 1976 and 1989. These are the procedural guidelines for the actual commencement ceremony. Included are formularies for the morning and afternoon June ceremonies, the School of Law ceremonies, and the September ceremony. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 10-11 | 1976-1989 | 1976-1989 |
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6. Audio-Visual, 1965-1993 (bulk 1965-1979)
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| Volume: | 0.75 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical and Chronological |
| Summary: |
This series contains audio-visual recordings of scattered commencement ceremonies. There are two VHS tapes relating to the commencement address of President Clinton in 1993 and 16mm films of ceremonies between 1965 and 1977. The audio material consists of cassette tape recordings of speeches between 1977 and 1979. |
| Box | Title | Date |
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| 13 | | n.d. | n.d. |
| 14 | | 1965 (2 16mm film reels) | 1965 |
| 12 | | 1968 (1 16mm film reel) | 1968 |
| 14 | | 1969 (2 16mm film reels) | 1969 |
| 12 | | 1972 (2 16mm film reels) | 1972 |
| 13 | | 1973 (3 16mm film reels) | 1973 |
| 12 | | 1975 (1 16mm film reel) | 1975 |
| 12 | | Sept. 1977 (1 16mm film reel) | 1977 |
| 12 | | 1993 morning ceremony, Grad-U-Vision (1 VHS tape) | 1993 |
| 12 | | 1993, Clinton's Address, Channel 5 News (1 VHS tape) | 1993 |
| Audio Recordings (cassette tapes) | |
| 13 | | June 1977, President Ryder's p.m. address | 1977 |
| 13 | | Sept. 1977, President Ryder's address | 1977 |
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| June 1978, Rev. Jesse Jackson's and Senator Claiborne Pell's addresses (3 copies) | 1978 |
| 13 | | June 1979, Senator Paul Tsongas's and President Ryder's addresses | 1979 |
| 13 | | Sept. 1979, President Ryder's address | 1979 |
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