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commencements

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Ceremonies at which degrees or diplomas are conferred by an educational institution.

Found in 598 Collections and/or Records:

Commencement records, 2006

 File — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F26
Scope and Contents

Includes letter to senior parents regarding end of year schedule and articles; list of faculty and staff for honors; Class of 2006 facts and statistics for Dorothy Hutcheson's senior dinner remarks; Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script.

Dates: 2006

Commencement records, 2007

 File — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F27
Scope and Contents

Includes commencement program; invitation to senior dinner; bio of speaker Audra McDonald with article and Playbill; commencement speeches of Audra McDonald and Christa Minardi '07; Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script; speaker correspondence and ballot for seniors to vote on speaker; college matriculation list for Class of 2007; letter to senior parents with end of year schedule and articles; blank diploma.

Dates: 2007

Commencement records, 2008

 File — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F28
Scope and Contents

Includes commencement program, Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script; senior dinner invitation; blank diploma with valedictorian and salutatorian stickers (NOTE: new school seal on diploma); correspondence with speaker Jon Meacham and with diploma printers; short bio of Jon Meacham; letter to senior parents regarding end of year schedule, attaching ISP presentation schedule, Interschool Prom information, and articles.

Dates: 2008

Commencement records, 2009

 File — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F29
Scope and Contents

Includes commencement program; Honors Assembly program; Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script; commencement speech by Marina Reza '09; invitation to senior class dinner with menu; college matriculation list for Class of 2009; invoices from Herff Jones for commencement attire; letter to senior parents with end of year schedules, including ISP presentations and Interschool Prom information; correspondence with speaker Arwa Damon, and a blank diploma.

Dates: 2009

Commencement records, 2010

 File — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F30
Scope and Contents Includes commencement program (inside pages are upside down); commencement admission ticket; commencement invitation; blank diploma; photocopy of invoice from Herff Jones for commencement attire; invitation to senior class dinner (includes photograph of Class of 2010); correspondence with and bio of speaker Ken Auletta; schedule of end of year activities; senior questions for ten year letters; letter to senior parents with end of year information on Interschool Prom, ISP presentations, and...
Dates: 2010

Commencement records, 2013

 File — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F31
Scope and Contents

Includes commencement program; list of faculty and staff leaving and new hires; invitation to senior class dinner; senior questions for ten-year letters; contract for Kerry Washington commencement speaking engagement; photocopies of Herff Jones invoices and order forms for commencement diplomas and covers.

Dates: 2013

Commencement song lyrics, c. 1936

 Item — Box 01020: [Barcode: 10128000000577]
Identifier: 001 003 000 12 0001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: c. 1936

Commencement speech, 1938 Jun 1

 Item — Box 06001: [Barcode: 10128000004033]
Identifier: 006 002 000 09 0001
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes correspondence, photographs, a commencement speech, and biographical records of Maya Stevens Bamford. A majority of the correspondence relates to commencement speakers. The earliest photograph is from 1939 and the latest from 1970, when Miss Bamford attended the school's fiftieth anniversary luncheon. Biographical information includes family history, an announcement of Miss Bamford's retirement from the school, and a program and sound recording from a memorial service...
Dates: 1938 Jun 1

Commencement speech, 1927 May

 Item — Box 01020: [Barcode: 10128000000577]
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1927 May

Commencement speech, 1925

 Item — Box 01020: [Barcode: 10128000000577]
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0003
Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates: 1925