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By Dani Allen and Barbara O'Brien
Collection Overview
Abstract
This collection contains papers and programs for induction convocation of new students, Senior Investiure and Honors Convocation, Spring Awards Ceremony, and comencement programs, invitations, and schedules.
Collection Historical Note
The first commencement held in June 1868 was a celebration of the end of the college’s first full academic year. Commencements were also held in 1869 and 1870, however the first baccalaureate degrees were given in 1871.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
McDaniel College
Accruals:
Annually
Access Restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use Restrictions:
Copyright: McDaniel College may hold copyright to sections of this material.
McDaniel College makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives and special collections, (b) that in providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, McDaniel Archives does not assume any responsibility for obtaining or granting any permission to publish or use the same, and (c) that the responsibility (i) for determining the nature of any rights, and the ownership or interest therein, and for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use and (ii) for determining the nature of any liabilities (including liabilities for defamation and invasion of privacy or publicity) that may arise from any publication or use, rest entirely with the researcher.
Copying: Papers may be copied in accordance with the Archives' usual procedures.
Acquisition Source:
Registrar, President, Student Affairs, and Provost Offices
Acquisition Method:
Transfer
Preferred Citation:
McDaniel College Commencement Papers and Programs, RG341, McDaniel College Archives, Westminster, Md.
See:
Citing Achives
Other URL:
http://hoover.mcdaniel.edu/archives/Commencements.pdf
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Commencement Papers, 1868-present],
[
Series 2: Commencement Administration Papers],
[
Series 3: Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation],
[
Series 4: Spring Awards Ceremony],
[
Series 5: Introduction Convocation],
[
Series 6: Opening College Reception, 1993-2006],
[All]
- Series 1: Commencement Papers, 1868-present
- This series contains the programs of commencement and commencement week. It includes anniversary commencement booklets and several validictorian papers. The programs, tickets, and invitations are sent to the Archives annually.
- Box 1: RG341, 1868-1911
Folders in the box also include academic Certifcates of Distinction for Department from 1874-1887 for:
Hugh Elderdice
Carrie Louise Mourer
James McDaniel Radford
R. L. Linthicum
Bradley W. KIndley
Laura Mathews
- Box 2: RG341, 1912-1962
- Box 3: RG341, 1963-1972
- Box 4: RG341, 1973-1977
- Box 5: RG341, 1978-1983
- Box 6: RG341, 1984-1997
- Box 7: RG341, 1998-2013
- Contains programs for commencement, investiture, and honors convocation
- Folder 1998: Commencement, 1998
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 1999: Commencement, May 22, 1999
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2000: Commencement, 2000
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2001: Commencement, 2001
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2002: Commencement, 2002
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2003: Commencement, 2003
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, personal invitationt, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2004: Commencement, 2004
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, personal invitation, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2005: Commencement, 2005
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, personal invitation,and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2006: Commencement, 2006
- Commencement, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2007: Commencement, 2007
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2008: Commencement, 2008
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, personal invitation, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2009: Commencement, 2009
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2010: Commencement, 2010
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs for graduation.
- Folder 2011: Commencement, 2011
- Commencement, Baccalaureate, and Senior Investiture and Honors programs, ticket, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Folder 2012: Commencement, 2012
- Commencement, and Baccalaureate, Senior Investiture and Honors programs, and Invitation and Schedule for graduation.
- Accession 2013.21: Commencement, 2013
- Commencement and Senior Investiture and Honors programs
- Accession 2014.15: Commencement, 2014
- Commencement and Senior Investiture and Honors programs.
- Folio 1: RG341
- Folder 1: Commencement, 1876
- Folder 2: Commencement, 1889
- Folder 3: Commencement, 1890
- Folder 4: Commencement, 1892
- Folder 5: Commencement, 1893
- Folder 6: Commencement, 1970
- Folder 7: Commencement, 1973
- Folder 8: Commencement, 1975
- Folder 9: Commencement, 1980
- Folder 10: Commencement, 1981
- Folder 11: Commencement, 1982
- Folder 12: Commencement, 1983
- Series 2: Commencement Administration Papers
- Includes correspondence, scripts, and other papers concerning the planning of commencement and commencement week. Also included are R.O.T.C. commissioning material, awards, programs, and commencement script.
- Box B00282: Commencements, 1984-1988
- Box B00283: Commencements, 1989-1992
- Box B00284: Commencements, 1993-1994
- Box B00285: Commencement, 1995
- Box B00286: Commencement, 1996
- Box B00287: Commencements, 1997-1998
- Box B00288: Commencements, 1999-2000
- Box B00289: Commencement, 2001
- Box B00290: Commencement, 2002
- Box B00291: Commencement, 2003
- Box B00292: Commencement, 2004
- Box B00293: Commencement, 2005
- Box B00294: Commencement, 2006
- Box B00295: Commencement, 2007
- Box B00296: Commencement, 2008
- Box B00297: Commencement, 2009
- Box one of two boxes.
- Box B00298: Commencement, 2004-2010
- Includes box 2 of 2 for planning 2009 Commencement and the "Commencement Bible" which includes list of responsibilities for the 2010 commencement and commencement meeting notes for commencements from 2004-2010.
- Series 3: Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation
- Programs and scripts for the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation. From 2006 to present these programs may be found with commencement programs.
- Box B00299: 1990-1995
- Box B00300: 1996-2000
- Box B00301: 2001-2006
- Series 4: Spring Awards Ceremony
- Sub-Series 1: List of Awards and Awardees
- Box B00494
- Folder F0003660: American Association of University Women Award, 1954-1977
- In 1977 the AAUW award merged with the Mary Ward Lewis Prize
- Folder F0003661: Baltimore Colts Foundation Scholarships, 1959-1960
- Folder F0003662: Carroll County Scholarship, 1918
- Folder F0003664: Jim Boyer Memorial Book Award, 1960-1969
- Discontinued in 1970.
- Folder F0003665: Colts Corral #1 of Baltimore, Inc. Scholarship, 1962-1963
- Folder F0003666: Community Service Award, 1973-1978
- Folder F0003667: Delta Omicron senior Honor Pin, 1960-1961
- Folder F0003668: Distinguished Service Award, 1978
- Folder F0003669: Lowell Duran Mathematics Scholarship, 1983
- Folder F0003670: English Proficiency Award, 1964-1980
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003671: Faculty Author Awards, 1975-1979
- Award replaced by faculty book Award, Scholarly Journal Publicatins Award and Faculty Creativity Award in 1980. Faculty awards were presented at the Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation until 2011.
- Folder F0003672: Fulbright Scholarship, Historical, 1950-1993
- Folder F0003673: Fulbright Scholarships and Woodrow Wilson Fellowships, Historical, 1952-1973
- Folder F0003674: Gold and Silver Medals, Historical, 1869-1928
- Folder F0003675: Milton Hendrickson Scholarship, 1946-1977
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003676: Rev. Glenn H. Hickman Award, 1968
- Folder F0003677: Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest, 1898-1928
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003678: Kullmar Essay Award, 1967
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003679: Library Awards, 1963-1964
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003680: Steve LLoyd Mathis, II Award in Deafness, 1979-1993
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003681: Mathematics Achievement Award, 1963-1971
- Folder F0003682: Norment Prize, 1893-1936
- Folder F0003683: Physics Achievement Award, 1964-1969
- Folder F0003684: Psi Chi Award, 1976-1987
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003685: The Lt. Col. F. C. Pyne Mathematics Award, 1959-1980
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003686: Adam Clarke Thompson Scholarship, 1906-1980
- Awarded only 1951 and 1952.
- Folder F0003696: Adelaide Erichs Watson Prize, 1946-1963
- Folder F0003688: Awards Committee Correspondence, 1940-1949
- Folder F0003689: Scholarships, Awards, Endowed Funds of Western Maryland College, 1990 and 1998
- Tow booklets listing funds available to students.
- Box B00495
- for award winners after 2007 check Spring Awards Ceremony Programs.
- Folder F0003690: Class of 1938 Award for Excellence in Music, 1993-2007
- Folder F0003691: John A. Alexander Medal, 1922-1990
- Folder F0003692: Jean Alpaugh Award for Interdisciplinary Study, 1991-2007
- Folder F0003693: Argonaut Award, 1971-2009
- Folder F0003694: Aristotle Award, 2000-2007
- Folder F0003695: Baltimore Sun Scholar, 1992-1996
- Folder F0003696: Bates Prize for Best All Round College Man, 1906-1990
- Folder F0003697: Michael and Polly Beaver Award for Excellence in Education, 1986-2007
- Folder F0003698: H. Samuel and Susan Snodgrass Case award for Excellence in Scholarly Research, 2001-2007
- Folder F0003699: Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award, 1964-1990
- Folder F0003700: Award for Excellence in Chemistry or Biochemistry, 1999-2007
- Folder F0003701: Richard A. Clower Award for Excellence in Exercise Science and Physical Education, 2000-2007
- Folder F0003702: Joan Develin Coley Award for Excellence in Education, 2001-2007
- Folder F0003703: David Brian Cross Memorial for Achievement in Mathematics, 1983-2007
- Folder F0003704: Distinguished High School Teacher Award, 1984-2001
- Folder F0003705: James P. Earp Sociology Award, 1986 - 2007
- Folder F0003706: Eloise and Lowell S. Ensor Award for Graduate of Professional Study, 1976 - 2007
- Folder F0003707: Dr. James D. Essig Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1987 - 2008
- Folder F0003708: Lynn F. Gruber Medal, 1925 - 1990
- Folder F0003709: Charles W. Havens Award, 1982 - 1990
- Folder F0003710: History of the Excellence prize
- Folder F0003711: Dr. Reuben Holthaus Award in Philosophy, 1992 - 2007
- Folder F0003712: Ralph Candler and Dorothy Prince John Award for Academic Excellence and Service to the College Community, 1997-2007
- Folder F0003713: Harry Clary Jones Scholarship, 1930-2008
- Folder F0003714: Maria Leonard Senior Book Award, 2003-2007
- Folder F0003715: Mary Ward Lewis Prize, 1921-1990
- Folder F0003716: MACPA Outstanding Achievement in Accounting Award, 1991-2007
- Folder F0003717: Makosky Award for Excellence in English, 1981-2007
- Folder F0003718: Frank and Margaret Malone Award for Excellence in a Foreign Language, 1988 - 2007
- Folder F0003719: William McCormick, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1985-2008
- Folder F0003720: McLuhan Award for Excellence in Communication, 2001-2007
- Folder F0003721: Malcolm L. Meltzer Psychology Award, 1988 - 2007
- Folder F0003722: Charles J. Miller Award for Excellence in Mathematics, 1997-2008
- Folder F0003723: James B. Moore Memorial Award, 1969 - 1990
- Folder F0003724: Felix Woodbridge Morley Memorial Award, 1953-2007
- Folder F0003725: Philip and Azalea Myers Award for Creativity in English, 1979-2007
- Folder F0003726: John D. Nawrocki Memorial Award, 1980 - 1990
- Folder F0003727: Outstanding Sophomore Art Scholarship, 1983-1993
- Folder F0003728: Wasyl Palijczuk Art Award, 1996-2007
- Folder F0003729: Phi Delta Gamma Award, 1974-2007
- Folder F0003730: Ralph B. Price Scholarship, 1989-2008
- Folder F0003731: Jane M. Pritchard Memorial Fund, 1989-1990
- Folder F0003732: Millard Milburn rice Non-fiction Writing prize, 1997-2007
- Folder F0003733: Edith Farr Ridington - Phi Beta Kappa Writing Award
- Folder F0003734: Isabel Isanogle Royer Biology Scholarship, 1983 - 2008
- Folder F0003735: Western Maryland Morman E. Satorius Gift and Citation, 1984-1990
- Folder F0003736: Gordon B. Shelton Award for Excellence in the Life Science, 1997-2007
- Folder F0003737: M. Louise Shipley Art Award for Excellence, 1974 - 2007
- Folder F0003738: Esther Smith Award, 1972 - 2007
- Folder F0003739: SOS/HINGE Griswold-Zepp Award, 1991-2000
- Folder F0003740: Hugh Barnette Speir, Jr. Prize, 1964 - 2007
- Folder F0003741: Clyde a. Spicer Award, 1969-2007
- Folder F0003742: Student Government Assembly Award, 1978 - 1990
- Folder F0003743: H. P. Sturdivant Award, 1973-2007
- Folder F0003744: Anna J. Treff Award for Excellence in Pre-Medical or biological Studies, 1997-2007
- Folder F0003745: George and Judy Varga Award for Academic Excellence Exhibit by a Foreign Student, 1998
- Folder F0003746: Vox Magna Clara Award, 2007
- Folder F0003747: Michael L. Waghelstien Memorial Award, 1971-1990
- Folder F0003748: Wall Street Jouarnal Student Achievement Award, 1960-2007
- Folder F0003749: Magaret Wappler Memorial Scholarship for Applied Music, 1961-1980
- Discontinued
- Folder F0003750: Robert Joseph Weber Award for Excellence in Political Science and International Studies, 1998 - 2007
- Folder F0003752: Steve Robert Wilson Memorial Award, 1987 - 1990
- Folder F0003753: Barry A. Winkelman Memorial Award, 1966 - 2007
- Folder F0003754: Faith Millard Medal, 1974 - 1990
- Replaced Women's Alumnae Athletic Award in 1988.
- Folder F0003755: Ira Zepp Teaching Enhancement Grant, 1997 - 2007
- Folder F0003756: Ira G. Zepp distinguished Teaching Award, 1961 - 1997
- Folder F0003757: McDaniel College Scholarships, Awards and Endowed Funds, 2006
- Folder F0003761: Alumni Citizenship Award, 1952-1990
- Folder F0003751: Wentz Most Promising Art Freshman Prize, 1998 - 2007
- Box B00496: Spring Awards Ceremony Programs
- Folder F0003758: Spring Awards Ceremony Programs, 1988-2000
- Folder F0003759: Spring Awards Ceremony Programs, 2001 - 2010
- Folder F0003760: Spring Awards Ceremony Programs, 2011 - 2014
- Series 5: Introduction Convocation
Called the Fall Convocation from 1953-1974, this annual welcome of first years to the academic life was renamed Matriculation Convocation in 1975 and 1976. In 1977 the Matriculation Convocation was replaced by the Fall Awards Luncheon. The more formal Convocation was retintroduced in 1982 with the Induction Convocation,which from1985 onwards was called Introduction Convocation.
This series includes papers, memos, correspondence, and programs.
- Box B00302: Fall Convocation, 1953-1983
- Box B00027: 1984-1992
- Folder F0000289: Convocation, Introduction, 1984
- Folder F0000290: Convocation, Introduction, 1984
- Address given by President Chambers at the Convocation
- Folder F0000291: Convocation, Introduction, 1985
- Folder F0000292: Convocation, Introduction, 1986
- Folder F0000293: Convocation, Introduction, 1987
- Folder F0000294: Convocation, Introduction, 1988
- Folder F0000295: Convocations, Spring Awards, and Investiures, 1987-1989
- Folder F0000296: Convocation, Introduction, 1989/08/31
- Folder F0000297: Convocation, Introduction, 1990
- Folder F0000298: Convocation, Introduction, 1991
- Folder F0000299: Convocation, Introduction, 1992
- Box B00303: 1993-2000
- Box B00304: 2001- 2013
- Convocations from 2007 through 2013 contain only the program. Program from 2009 missing from file.
- Series 6: Opening College Reception, 1993-2006
- Planning materials and guest lists for the Opening College Reception.
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Commencement Papers, 1868-present],
[
Series 2: Commencement Administration Papers],
[
Series 3: Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation],
[
Series 4: Spring Awards Ceremony],
[
Series 5: Introduction Convocation],
[
Series 6: Opening College Reception, 1993-2006],
[All]