Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 7/9/4
Iowa State University
Office of the Registrar
Commencement Records, 1871-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Iowa State University. Office of the Registrar |
title: |
Commencement Records |
dates: |
1871-[ongoing] |
extent: |
2.1 linear feet (5 document boxes) |
collection number: |
RS 7/9/4 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Iowa State University, Office of the Registrar, Commencement Records, RS 7/9/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
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. In 2010, the summer commencement ceremony was eliminated and graduating students could elect to participate in either the spring or fall ceremony. A summer list of candidates is included in the spring commencement program. |
Collection description
This collection (1872-[ongoing]) contains records documenting the commencement ceremony at Iowa State University. The files include commencement addresses, correspondence, invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs. A complete set of commencement programs (LD2547 I68x) has been cataloged and is also available at the University Archives. Additional photographs of commencement can be found in the University Archives Photograph Collection. |
Organization
The collection is arranged alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
News clippings |
1916-2004 |
1 |
2-8 |
Addresses |
1916-2004 |
2 |
13 |
Addresses |
2006-2012 |
5 |
5 |
Addresses: graduate commencement |
2010 |
1 |
9 |
Alumni-Faculty-Senior Banquet |
1919-1937 |
5 |
7 |
Class Day programs |
1879-1892 |
5 |
8 |
Closing Exercises program |
1871 |
5 |
10 |
Commencement ceremony script |
2006 |
1 |
10 |
Commencement week calendars |
1885-1955 |
1 |
12 |
Comments on 1922 commencement |
1922 |
1 |
13 |
Correspondence |
1904-1926, undated |
3 |
2 |
Flyers and programs |
1886-1937 |
2 |
1 |
Graduation check list |
2003 |
2 |
2 |
History: Caps and gowns |
1961 |
2 |
3 |
History: First annual commencement |
1872 |
2 |
4 |
Instructions for the senior class |
1922-1923 |
2 |
5 |
Invitations |
1888-1907 |
1 |
11 |
Invitations |
1908-1915 |
2 |
6-10 |
Invitations |
1910-1956 |
2 |
11 |
Invitations |
2000 |
2 |
12 |
Lists of commencement speakers, 1872-2005 |
1973-2005 |
5 |
9 |
Junior Exhibition programs |
1874-1890 |
5 |
2 |
Photo book: Graduate commencement ceremony (10- 5x7 color photographs) |
2005 |
5 |
3 |
Photo book: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (52- 5x7 color photographs) |
2005 |
5 |
4 |
Photo book: Graduate commencement ceremony (20- 5x7 color photographs) |
2006 |
3 |
4 |
Photo book: Graduate commencement ceremony |
2007 |
3 |
5 |
Photo book: Undergraduate commencement ceremony |
2007 |
3 |
6 |
Photo book: Graduate commencement ceremony, fall |
2007 |
3 |
7 |
Photo book: Undergraduate commencement ceremony, fall |
2007 |
3 |
8 |
Photo book: Commencement ceremony, summer |
2007 |
3 |
9 |
Photo book: Graduate commencement ceremony |
2008 |
3 |
10 |
Photo book: Undergraduate commencement ceremony |
2008 |
4 |
1 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (23- 5x7 color photographs) |
1999 |
4 |
2 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (32- 5x7 color photographs) |
2000 |
4 |
3 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (31- 5x7 color photographs) |
2000 |
4 |
4 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (8- 5x7 color photographs) |
2000 |
4 |
5 |
Photographs: Graduate commencement ceremony, fall (13- 5x7 color photographs) |
2001 |
3 |
3 |
Photographs: Commencement ceremony (60- 5x7 color) |
2001 |
4 |
6 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (36- 5x7 color photographs) |
2002 |
4 |
7 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (30- 5x7 color photographs) |
2002 |
4 |
8 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony, summer (18- 5x7 color photographs) |
2002 |
4 |
9 |
Photographs: Graduate commencement ceremony (24- 5x7 color photographs) |
2002 |
4 |
10 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony, spring (23- 5x7 color photographs) |
2003 |
5 |
1 |
Photographs: Graduate commencement ceremony, spring (15- 5x7 color photographs) |
2003 |
3 |
1 |
Photographs: Graduate commencement ceremony (20- 5x7 color photographs) |
2006 |
5 |
6 |
Photographs: Undergraduate commencement ceremony (30- 5x7 color photographs) |
2006 |