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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection includes Washington University commencement programs from 1856 to present.
Folders are organized by year, in chronological order. Material types are listed, followed by the date of the event(s). Commencement programs and other items refer to University-wide events, unless otherwise noted as a specific school or department. Materials vary in the level of information for each year.
For some years in the 20th century, supplemental information from the student newspaper, Student Life, has also been included.
Early commencement programs do not include a list of graduates or honorees. For graduates name’s between 1862 – 1917 consult the Washington University General Alumni Catalogue, published in 1917. Years without graduates names are noted as: [no graduate list].
Select parts of Series 1 have been digitized and are available here: https://library.wustl.edu/spec/archives/digital/ (under Commencement History).
Collection Historical Note
In 1859 and 1860 “Closing Exercises” were held at year’s end for the first class of Washington University students. The first graduation ceremony was the class of 1862, and graduation customs and locations have changed numerous times since that time.
Early 20th century traditions of graduation included: planting a class tree, reading a class history and poem, and a “Senior Pilgrimage” during commencement week. In this event Seniors, wearing cap and gown, followed by underclassman, visited each major building on campus to give a tribute and remembrance. (For further details, consult the Washington University Record Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1910.) From 1904 until 1914 graduation ceremonies were held in a large tent on the quadrangle. In 1915 the ceremonies move into the gymnasium.
Administrative Information
Repository:
WUA University Archives
Accruals:
Accruals are interfiled.
Access Restrictions:
There are no restrictions to access for Series 01, Series 02, or Series 04.
Access to materials in Series 03 varies based on format of recording.
Use Restrictions:
Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.
If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)
Acquisition Method:
Compiled by University Archives staff. Bulk of materials in Series 02 and 03 transferred to archives in 2009 and 2010. Bulk of material in Series 04 transferred in 2011.
Preferred Citation:
[Item description]. From the [collection title, series, box, folder]. University Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Processing Information:
Processed by Leela Pandey, June 2005. Updated by Rachel Newborn and Taryn Williams April 2008. Updated by Miranda Rectenwald in June 2009. Updated and created series divisions, Samantha Halstead, February, 2010. Updated by Hadley Davis in November 2010 and Miranda Rectenwald in April 2011. Updated by Elizabeth Reecht in October 2012. Updated by Torry O'Connor in June 2013. Updated by Sarah Schnuriger in July and October 2016, March and December 2017, January 2019, and January 2020.
Finding Aid Revision History:
This finding aid was entered into Archon by Elizabeth Reecht in October 2012. This finding aid was updated to include the new accruals in Archon by Torry O'Connor in August 2013. Updated by Sarah Schnuriger in July and October 2016, March and December 2017, January 2019, and January 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: University-wide Commencement Materials],
[
Series 2: Department and School Specific Materials],
[
Series 3: Audio-Visual Media, recordings of various ceremonies],
[
Series 4: Commencement Office Records],
[
All]
- Series 1: University-wide Commencement Materials

- Arrangement: in date order
- Box 1

- Folder 1: Commencement 1859

- Item 1: Closing Exercises, June 23, 1859

- (2 copies)
- Folder 2: Commencement 1860, 1862-1869

- Item 1: Programs [bound]

- Item 2: Closing Exercises, Thursday, June 21, 1860

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 3: Commencement Program, Friday June 20, 1862

- [no graduate lists]
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 4: Commencement Program, Thursday, June 18, 1863

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 5: Commencement Program, Thursday, June 16, 1864

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 6: Commencement Program, Thursday, June 15, 1865

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 7: Commencement Program, Wednesday, June 13, 1866

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 8: Commencement Program, Thursday, June 13, 1867

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 9: Commencement Program, Thursday, June 18, 1868

- [no graduate lists]
- Item 10: Commencement Program, Thursday June 17, 1869

- [no graduate lists]
- Folder 3: Commencement, 1860

- Item 1: Closing Exercises, Thursday, June 21, 1860

- [no graduate lists]
- Folder 4: Commencement, 1861 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 5: Commencement, 1862

- Item 1: Commencement Program, June 20, 1862

- Folder 6: Commencement, 1863

- Item 1: Commencement Program, 1863

- [no graduate list] (2 copies, 3 duplicates)
- Item 2: Commencement Invitation Thursday, June 18, 1863

- (2 copies) [no graduate list]
- Folder 7: Commencement, 1864 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 8: Commencement, 1865 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 9: Commencement, 1866

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 13, 1866

- Folder 10: Commencement, 1867 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 11: Commencement, 1868

- Item 1: Commencement Program, 1868

- Folder 12: Commencement, 1869 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 13: Commencement, 1870

- Item 1: Commencement Program,Thursday, June 16, 1870

- Folder 14: Commencement, 1871

- Item 1: Commencement Program, Thursday, June 15, 1871

- Folder 15: Commencement, 1872 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 16: Commencement, 1873 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 17: Commencement, 1874

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 11, 1874

- Folder 18: Commencement, 1875

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 17, 1875

- Folder 19: Commencement, 1876

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 15, 1876

- Folder 20: Commencement, 1876

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 14, 1877

- (2 copies)
- Folder 21: Commencement, 1878

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 13, 1878

- Folder 22: Commencement, 1879 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 23: Commencement, 1880 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 24: Commencement, 1881

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 16, 1881

- Folder 25: Commencement, 1882

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises June 15, 1882

- Folder 26: Commencement, 1883

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises June 14, 1883

- Folder 27: Commencement, 1884

- Item 1: Commencement Invitation Thursday, June 12, 1884

- Folder 28: Commencement, 1885

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and orations June 11, 1885

- Folder 29: Commencement, 1886

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with program for commencement, June 1886

- Folder 30: Commencement, 1887

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and orations June 9, 1887

- Folder 31: Commencement, Program, 1888

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 14, 1888

- Folder 32: Commencement, 1889

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and address by Gen. Francis A. Walker Thursday, June 1889

- Folder 33: Commencement, 1890

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and address by William Preston Johnston Thursday, June 12, 1890

- Folder 34: Commencement, 1891

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and degrees to be conferred Thursday, June 11, 1891

- Folder 35: Commencement, 1892

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises, degrees conferred and graduation activities Thursday, June 9, 1892

- Folder 36: Commencement, 1893

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and degrees and honors conferred June 8, 1893

- Folder 37: Commencement, 1894

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 14, 1894

- Folder 38: Commencement, 1895

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on commencement exercises and addresses June 28, 1895

- Folder 39: Commencement, 1896

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with editorial on graduating seniors, [ceremony date unknown]

- Folder 40: Commencement, 1897 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 41: Commencement, 1898 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 42: Commencement, 1899 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 43: Commencement, 1900 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 44: Commencement, 1901

- Item 1: Commencement Program, 1902

- Folder 45: Commencement, 1902 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 46: Commencement, 1903 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 47: Commencement, 1904 (NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE)

- Folder 48: Commencement, 1905

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 15, 1905

- Item 2: Admission ticket to Commencement ceremony

- Folder 49: Commencement, 1906

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with information on the commencement program June, 1906

- Folder 50: Commencement, 1907

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 20, 1907

- [bound], [no graduate list
- Item 2: Commencement Addresses

- Item 3: Commencement Invitation

- Folder 51: Commencement, 1908

- Item 1: Commencement Program June 18, 1908

- (3 copies) [no graduate list]
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Address

- Folder 52: Commencement, 1909

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with program of senior week and class day exercises Wednesday, June 16, 1909

- Folder 53: Commencement, 1910

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with program of senior week Thursday, June 9, 1910

- Folder 54: Commencement, 1911

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 8, 1911

- Folder 55: Commencement, 1912

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 13, 1912

- (2 copies)
- Folder 56: Commencement, 1913

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 12, 1913

- (2 copies)
- Folder 57: Commencement, 1914

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 11, 1914

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 58: Commencement, 1915

- Item 1: Commencement Program

- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Order of Exercises

- Item 3: Chancellor's Remarks

- Item 4: Invitation, Commencement Week Program, and Class Lists Booklet, 1915

- Folder 59: Commencement, 1916

- Item 1: Commencement Address Thursday, June 8, 1916

- Item 2: Copy from Student Life with information on senior week and list of graduates Thursday, June 8, 1916

- Folder 60: Commencement, 1917

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 14, 1917

- Folder 61: Commencement, 1918

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 13, 1918

- Folder 62: Commencement, 1919

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with commencement information, [ceremony date unknown]

- Folder 63: Commencement, 1920

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 10, 1920

- Folder 64: Commencement, 1921

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 9, 1921

- Folder 65: Commencement, 1922

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 8, 1922

- (4 copies)
- Folder 66: Commencement, 1923

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday June 12 - 14, 1923

- Item 2: Copy from Student Life with graduate list

- Folder 67: Commencement, 1924

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 12, 1924

- Item 2: Commencement Speech Thursday, June 12, 1924

- Folder 68: Commencement, 1925

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 9, 1925

- (3 copies - one incomplete)
- Item 2: Student Life article on Commencement

- Folder 69: Commencement, 1926

- Item 1: Copy from Student Life with commencement information, [ceremony date unknown]

- Item 2: Commencement Weekly Exercises Mini Program June 5-8, 1926

- (1 copy)
- Item 3: Commencement Program June 8, 1926

- (2 copies)
- Folder 70: Commencement, 1927

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 7, 1927

- (1 unbound; 3 copies leather bound)
- Item 2: Letter from the Chancellor

- Item 3: Commencement Address

- Folder 71: Commencement, 1928

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 5, 1928

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Commencement seat reservation

- Item 3: Commencement Invitation

- Item 4: Invitation to Participate in Commencement Exercises May 31- June 5, 1928

- (2 copies)
- Folder 72: Commencement, 1929

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 11, 1929

- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 9, 1929

- Folder 73: Commencement, 1930

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 10, 1930

- Item 2: Commencement Address by John Duncan Ernst Speath Tuesday, June 10, 1930

- Item 3: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 8, 1930

- Box 2

- Folder 1: Commencement, 1931

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 9, 1931

- Item 2: President's Address Tuesday, June 9, 1931

- (3 copies)
- Item 3: Commencement Week Program

- (1 copy leather bound)
- Folder 2: Commencement, 1932

- Item 1: Commencement Program, Tuesday, June 7, 1932

- (1 bound, 5 unbound copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Newspaper article, Tuesday, June 7, 1932

- Item 3: Invitation, Tuesday, June 7, 1932

- Item 4: Copy from Student Life with graduate list, Tuesday, June 7, 1932

- Folder 3: Commencement, 1933

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 6, 1933

- (3 copies)
- Item 2: President's speech

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Speech

- [author unknown]
- Item 4: Invitation Tuesday, June 6, 1933

- Item 5: Bound copy of Robert Somers Brookings' Commencement Speech

- Folder 4: Commencement, 1934

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 12, 1934

- (3 copies)
- Item 2: Convocation Program Monday, June 11, 1934

- Item 3: Commencement Invitation

- Folder 5: Commencement, 1935

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 11, 1935

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Convocation Program Monday June 10, 1935

- Folder 6: Commencement, 1936

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 9, 1936

- (3 copies)
- Folder 7: Commencement, 1937

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday June 8, 1937

- (3 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Convocation Invitation

- Item 3: Convocation Program Monday, June 7, 1937

- Folder 8: Commencement, 1938

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 7, 1938

- (4 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Convocation Program Monday, June 6, 1938

- Folder 9: Commencement, 1939

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 6, 1939

- Folder 10: Commencement, 1940

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 11, 1940

- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 9, 1940

- Folder 11: Commencement, 1941

- Item 1: Convocation Program June 9, 1941

- Item 2: Copy from Student Life with commencement information June 10, 1941

- Folder 12: Commencement, 1942

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 2, 1942

- (1 original and 1 reference copy)
- Folder 13: Commencement, 1943

- Item 1: Summer Commencement Program Thursday, May 27, 1943

- Item 2: Midyear Commencement Program Sunday, March 21,

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Winter Commencement Program Sunday, December 12, 1943

- Item 4: Copy from Student Life with commencement information, October 1, 1943

- Folder 14: Commencement, 1944

- Item 1: Summer Commencement Program Thursday, May 25, 1944

- Item 2: Midyear Commencement Program Thursday, February 3, 1944

- Item 3: Fall Commencement Program Tuesday, September 12, 1944

- (2 copies)
- Folder 15: Commencement, 1945

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, February 8, 1945

- Item 2: News release regarding honorary degrees

- Folder 16: Commencement, 1946

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 13, 1946

- 1 original and 1 reference copy)
- Folder 17: Commencement Program, 1947

- Item 1: Commencement Program Thursday, June 12, 1947

- (2 copies)
- Folder 18: Commencement, 1948

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 8, 1948

- (1 original and 1 reference copy)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 6, 1948

- Item 3: Copy of newspaper article May 7, 1948

- Item 4: Copy from Student Life with commencement information May 18, 1948

- Folder 19: Commencement, 1949

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 7, 1949

- Item 2: Commencement Address

- Item 3: News Release

- Folder 20: Commencement, 1950

- Item 1: Commencement Program Tuesday, June 6, 1950

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 4, 1950

- Item 3: Alumni Bulletin article about speech

- Folder 21: Commencement, 1951

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 6, 1951

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Commencement Article in Alumni Bulletin February, 1951

- Folder 22: Commencement, 1952

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 11, 1952

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 8, 1952

- Folder 23: Commencement, 1953

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 10,

- (4 copies)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 7, 1953

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 3: Invitation to June Commencement

- Folder 24: Commencement, 1954

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 9, 1954

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Commencement Address Wednesday, June 9, 1954

- (3 copies)
- Folder 25: Commencement, 1955

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 8, 1955

- (3 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 5, 1955

- (3 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 26: Commencement, 1956

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 6, 1956

- (3 copies)
- Item 2: Award Ceremony Program Monday, June 4, 1956

- Folder 27: Commencement, 1957

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 12,

- Item 2: Chancellor's Address Wednesday, June 12, 1957

- Item 3: Award Ceremony Program Monday, June 10, 1957

- Item 4: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 9, 1957

- Box 3

- Folder 1: Commencement, 1958

- Item 1: Commencement Program Wednesday, June 11, 1958

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Commencement Address Wednesday, June 11, 1958

- [bound]
- Item 3: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 8, 1958

- (3 copies)
- Folder 2: Commencement, 1959

- Item 1: Commencement Programs Wednesday, June 10, 1959

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 7, 1959

- Folder 3: Commencement, 1960

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 6, 1960

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 5, 1960

- (2 copies)
- Folder 4: Commencement, 1961

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 5, 1961

- (3 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Invitation Monday, June 5, 1961

- Item 3: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 4, 1961

- (2 copies)
- Folder 5: Commencement, 1962

- Item 1: Commencement Programs Monday, June 4, 1962

- (3 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Award Ceremony Program Sunday, June 3, 1962

- Item 3: Baccalaureate Service Program Award Ceremony Program Sunday, June 3, 1962

- (2 copies)
- Folder 6: Commencement, 1963

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 10, 1963

- (3 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Address Monday, June 10, 1963

- Item 3: Commencement Invitation Monday, June 10, 1963

- Item 4: Award Ceremony Program Sunday, June 9, 1963

- Item 5: Baccalaureate Service Program Award Ceremony Program Sunday, June 9, 1963

- Folder 7: Commencement, 1964

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 8, 1964

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Baccalaureate Service Program Sunday, June 7, 1964

- Folder 8: Commencement, 1965

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 7, 1965

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 9: Commencement, 1966

- Item 1: Commencement Program Sunday, June 5, 1966

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 10: Commencement, 1967

- Item 1: Commencement Program Sunday, June 4, 1967

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Award Ceremony Program Friday, June 2, 1967

- (2 copies)
- Folder 11: Commencement, 1968

- Item 1: Commencement Program Sunday, June 2, 1968

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 12: Commencement, 1969

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 9, 1969

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Award Ceremony Program Thursday, June 5, 1969

- Folder 13: Commencement, 1970

- Item 1: Commencement Program Monday, June 1, 1970

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Box 4

- Folder 1: Commencement, 1971

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, June 4, 1971

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Booklet Friday, June 4, 1971

- (2 copies)
- Folder 2: Commencement, 1972

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 26, 1972

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Booklet Friday, May 26, 1972

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3: Commencement, 1973

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 25, 1973

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Booklet Friday, May 25, 1973

- (2 copies)
- Folder 4: Commencement, 1974

- Item 1: Commencement Program Sunday, May 19, 1974

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Booklet Sunday, May 19, 1974

- (2 copies)
- Folder 5: Commencement, 1975

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 23, 1975

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 6: Commencement, 1976

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 21, 1976

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Ceremony "script" Friday, May 21, 1976

- Item 3: Hand-written note Friday, May 21, 1976

- [author and date unknown]
- Folder 7: Commencement, 1977

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 20, 1977

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Ceremony script Friday, May 20, 1977

- (2 copies)
- Folder 8: Commencement, 1978

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 19, 1978

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 9: Commencement, 1979

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 18, 1979

- (2 copies)
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Box 5

- Folder 1: Commencement, 1980

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 16, 1980

- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 2: Commencement, 1981

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for December 21, 1979 and May 1980]
- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 22, 1981

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 22, 1981, August 15, 1980, and December 19, 1980];
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Procedure Guide Friday, May 22, 1981

- Item 3: Memorandum May 6, 1981

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3: Commencement, 1982

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 21, 1982

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 21, 1982, December 23, 1981, and August 14, 1981
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Folder 4: Commencement, 1983

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 20, 1983

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 20, 1983, December 23, 1982, and August 20, 1982]
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Speech May 14, 1983

- [author unknown]
- Folder 5: Commencement, 1984

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 18, 1984

- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Week schedule May 18, 1984

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 18, 1984, December 22, 1983, and August 19, 1983]
- Folder 6: Commencement, 1985

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 17, 1985

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 17, 1985, December 21, 1984, and August 17, 1984]
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Commencement Address Friday, May 17, 1985

- (1 written and 2 typed copies)
- Item 3: Commencement Week Schedule May 10-17, 1985

- Item 4: Letter and News release May 10, 1985

- Folder 7: Commencement, 1986

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 16, 1986

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 16, 1986, December 20, 1985, and August 16, 1985]
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Procedure Guide Friday, May 16, 1986

- Folder 8: Commencement, 1987

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 15, 1987

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 15, 1987, December 19, 1986, October 18, 1986, and August 15, 1986]
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Procedure Guide Friday, May 15, 1987

- Item 3: Commencement Speech by John J. Pawloski, Friday, May 15, 1987 (3 copies)

- Item 4: Invitation to Senior Champagne Brunch, May 10, 1987

- Box 6

- Folder 1: Commencement, 1988

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 20, 1988

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 20, 1988, December 18, 1987, and August 14, 1987]
- Item 2: Procedure Guide Friday, May 20, 1988

- Item 3: Commencement Address Friday, May 20, 1988

- Folder 2: Commencement, 1989

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 19, 1989

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 19, 1989, December 22, 1988, August 19, 1988, and June 17, 1988]
- Item 2: Procedure Guide Friday, May 19, 1989

- Item 3: Commencement Week Schedule Friday, May 19, 1989

- Item 4: Commencement Address Friday, May 19, 1989

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3: Commencement, 1990

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 18, 1990

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 18, 1990, December 21, 1989, October 28, 1990, August 18, 1989, and June 16, 1989];
- Item 2: Commencement Week Schedule, May 11 - 18, 1990

- Item 3: Mona Van Duyn commencement reading and remarks

- Folder 4: Commencement, 1991

- Item 1: Commencement Programs Friday, May 17, 1991

- (2 copies) [Lists of graduates for May 17, 1991, December 20, 1990, August 17, 1990, and June 24, 1990];
- Item 2: Procedure Guide Friday, May 17, 1991

- Item 3: Commencement Speech Friday, May 17, 1991

- Item 4: Commencement Week Schedule, May 10-17, 1991

- Item 5: Recognition Ceremony Program May 16, 1991

- Item 6: Copy of Commencement Speech, by Oscar Arias May 17, 1991

- Item 7: Various newspaper articles about Oscar Arias Speech

- [Post-Dispatch, Post-Tribune, Examiner, Columbia Missourian]
- Item 8: Invitation to Senior Champagne Brunch, May 12, 1991

- Folder 5: Commencement, 1992

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 15, 1992

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 15, 1992, December 19, 1991, and August 16, 1991]
- Item 2: Commencement Address Friday, May 15, 1992

- (2 copies)
- Folder 6: Commencement, 1993

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 14, 1993

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 14, 1993, December 21, 1992, and August 14, 1992]
- Item 2: Commencement Remarks Friday, May 14, 1993

- Item 3: Parents' Planning Guide

- Box 7

- Folder 1: Commencement, 1994

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 20, 1994

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 20, 1994 and August 13, 1993]
- Item 2: Commencement address Friday, May 20, 1994

- (2 copies)
- Folder 2: Commencement, 1995

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 19, 1995

- (2 copies) [Lists Graduates for May 19, 1995, December 19, 1994, and August 19, 1994]
- Item 2: Revised Procedure Guide Friday, May 19, 1995

- Item 3: Commencement Address Friday, May 19, 1995

- Item 4: Commencement Week Event Information

- Folder 3: Commencement, 1996

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 17, 1996

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 17, 1996, December 18, 1995, and August 18, 1995]
- Item 2: Commencement Week Program and payment form- May 13-17, 1996

- Folder 4: Commencement, 1997

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 16, 1997

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 16, 1997, December 20, 1996, and August 16, 1996]
- Folder 5: Commencement , 1998

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 15, 1998

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 15, 1998, December 19, 1997, and August 15, 1997]
- Item 2: Commencement Week Schedule

- Item 3: Commencement Week Event Information

- Folder 6: Commencement, 1999

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 14, 1999

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 14, 1999, December 21, 1998, and August 14, 1998]
- Item 2: Commencement Week Schedule

- Folder 7: Commencement, 2000

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 19, 2000

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 19, 2000, December 20, 1999, and August 13, 1999]
- Item 2: Eliot Honors Convocation Program Thursday, May 18, 2000

- Item 3: Commencement Week Schedule

- Box 8

- Folder 1: Commencement, 2001

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 18, 2001

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 18, 2001, December 21, 2000, and August 18, 2000]
- Item 2: Eliot Honors Convocation Program Thursday, May 17, 2001

- Item 3: Commencement Week Schedule

- Item 4: Commencement Week Event Information

- Folder 2: Commencement, 2002

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 10, 2002

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 10, 2002, December 15, 2002, August 17, 2001, and December 17, 2001]
- Item 2: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 15, 2002

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: December Degree Recognition Ceremony Program Sunday, December 15, 2002

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: Eliot Honors Convocation Program Thursday, May 9, 2002

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: Commencement Week Schedule

- (2 copies)
- Item 6: Commencement Week Event Information

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3: Commencement, 2003

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 16, 2003

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 16, 2003, August 16, 2002, and December 20, 2002]
- Item 2: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 7, 2003

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Program Sunday, December 7, 2003

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: Eliot Honors Convocation Program Thursday, May 15, 2003

- Item 5: Commencement Week Event Information

- Item 6: Commencement Web Information

- (2 copies)
- Folder 4: Commencement, 2004

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 21, 2004

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 21, 2004, December 19, 2003, and August 15, 2003]
- Item 2: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 5, 2004

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Program Sunday, December 5, 2004

- Item 4: Commencement 2004 Schedule

- (mailing)
- Item 5: Commencement Information for Graduate Students, 2004

- (large student mailing and small student mailing)
- Item 6: Commencement Information for Undergraduate Students, 2004

- (large student mailing and small student mailing)
- Item 7: Commencement Information for Parents, 2004

- (large mailing)
- Item 8: Commencement Week Event Information

- Box 9

- Folder 1: Commencement, 2005

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 20, 2005

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 20, 2005, December 4, 2005, December 21, 2004, and August 19, 2004]
- Item 2: Procedure Guide, Commencement May 20, 2005

- Item 3: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 4, 2005

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Program Sunday, December 4, 2005

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: Commencement Information for Graduate Students, 2005

- (2 copies of large student mailing, small student mailing)
- Item 6: Commencement Information for Undergraduate Students, 2005

- (2 copies of large student mailing, small student mailing)
- Item 7: Commencement Information for Parents, 2005

- (2 copies of large mailing)
- Item 8: Commencement Week Schedule

- Item 9: Violent Weather Tickets

- Item 10: Commencement Week Event Information

- Item 11: Cap and Gown Rental Information

- (2 copies)
- Item 12: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner May 16, 2006

- Folder 2: Commencement, 2006

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 19, 2006

- (2 copies) [List of graduate for May 19, 2006, December 3, 2006, December 22, 2005 and August 18, 2005]
- Item 2: Schedule of Events for Commencement 2006

- Item 3: December Degree Ceremony Invitation

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Program December 3, 2006

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: Commencement Information for Graduate Students, 2006

- (large student mailing)
- Item 6: Commencement Information for Undergraduate Students, 2006

- (large student mailing)
- Item 7: Commencement Information for Parents, 2006

- (large mailing)
- Item 8: Violent Weather Tickets

- Item 9: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner May 16, 2006

- (2 copies)
- Item 10: Posters for the Chanellor's Dinner, May 16, 2006

- Item 11: William E. Wallace Faculty Summary Remarks, Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors

- Folder 3: Commencement Program, 2007

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 18, 2007

- (2 copies) [List of graduates for May 18, 2007, December 2, 2007, December 21, 2006 and August 17, 2006]
- Item 2: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 15, 2007

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Wayne Fields Faculty Summary Remarks, Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors

- Item 4: December Degree Ceremony Invitation

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs December 2, 2007

- (2 copies)
- Item 6: Cap and Gown Rental Information Envelope

- Item 7: Program for the Chancellor's Dinner May 15, 2007

- Box 10

- Folder 1: Commencement, 2008

- Item 1: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 13, 2008

- Folder 2: Commencement, 2009

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 15, 2009

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Record Article - "Special Commencement", June 11, 2009

- Item 3: Program for the Chancellor's Dinner May 11, 2009

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: Steven S. Smith Faculty Summary Remarks, Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors

- Item 5: December Degree Ceremony Invitation December 5, 2009

- (2 copies)
- Item 6: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs December 5, 2009

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3: Commencement, 2010

- Item 1: Commencement Program Friday, May 21, 2010

- (2 copies) [Lists graduates for May 21, 2010, December 17, 2009, and August 13, 2009];
- Alternate Format: (digitized)
- Item 2: Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors Program

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Mark R. Rank Faculty Summary Remarks, Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors

- (1 copy)
- Item 4: Record Newspaper, Special

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: Commencement Schedule May 20- 21, 2010

- Item 6: December Degree Ceremony Invitation December 4, 2010

- (2 copies)
- Folder 4: Commencement, 2011

- Item 1: Article on Commencement Address, in Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom April 8, 2011

- Item 2: Commencement Program

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: 150 years, Commencement keychain

- 2
- Item 4: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 16, 2011

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: Carl M. Bender Faculty Summary Remarks, Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors

- Item 6: Student Life, The Finish Line

- (2 copies)
- Item 7: December Recognition Ceremony Programs (2 copies)

- (2 copies)
- Item 8: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 3, 2011

- (2 copies)
- Box 11

- Folder 1: Commencement, 2012

- Item 1: Article on Commencement in the Washington Post, Entertainment Section May 30, 2012

- Item 2: Commencement Program May 18, 2012

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Drawing by Mike Peters, given only to 2011 August, December and 2012 May Graduates

- (3 copies)
- Item 4: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 14, 2012

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 1, 2012

- (2 copies)
- Item 6: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs December 1, 2012

- (2 copies)
- Folder 2: Commencement, 2013

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 17, 2013

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 13, 2013

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors Program

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: Student Life, The Finish Line

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: December Degree Ceremony Invitation, December 7, 2013

- (2 copies)
- Item 6: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs, December 7, 2013

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3: Commencement, 2014

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 16, 2014

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 12, 2014

- Item 3: Student Life, The Finish Line

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: December Degree Ceremony Invitation December 6, 2014

- (2 copies)
- Item 5: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs, December 6, 2014

- (2 copies)
- Folder 4-5: Commencement, 2015

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 15, 2015

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Invitation to the Chancellor's Dinner, May 11, 2015

- (2 copies)
- Item 3: Chancellor's Dinner Honoring Graduating Seniors Program

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: Article on Commencement Address, in Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom May 15, 2015

- Item 5: Hardback Commencement photo book, 2015

- Item 6: Softback Commencement photo book, 2015

- Item 7: December Degree Ceremony Invitation December 5, 2015

- (2 copies)
- Box 12

- Folder 1-2: Commencement, 2016

- Folder 1

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 20, 2016

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Save the Date mailing, May 18-20, 2016

- (2 copies)
- Folder 2

- Item 2: Commencement Program December 3, 2016

- (2 copies)
- Folder 3-4: Commencement, 2017

- Folder 3

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 19, 2017

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Student Life, The Finish Line

- (1 copy)
- Folder 4

- Item 3: Various printed articles: "Graduate student Wei Zhu's message to graduates," "Anna Quindlen's 2017 Address," and "Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton's message to the Class of 2017"

- Folder 5-6: Commencement, 2018

- Folder 5

- Item 1: Commencement Program May 18, 2018

- (2 copies)
- Item 2: Commencement mailing, May 2018

- (1 copy)
- Item 3: Student Life, The Finish Line

- (2 copies)
- Item 4: Save the Date mailing, December 7, 2017

- 2 copies
- Item 5: Conferral of Honorary Degree to His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika President, Republic of Malawi, September 30, 2018

- 2 copies. Also includes printed article, "President of Malawi receives honorary degree from Washington University" from The Source, October 2, 2018
- Folder 6: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs, December 8, 2018

- (2 copies)
- Folder 7-8: Commencement, 2019

- Folder 7

- Item 1: Commencement Program, May 17, 2019

- 2 copies
- Item 2: Commencement mailing, May 2019

- 2 copies
- Item 3: Save the Date mailing, 2019

- 2 copies
- Item 4: Occupy Graduation flyer

- Folder 8: December Degree Candidate Ceremony Programs, December 14, 2019

- 2 copies
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