Vassar College Digital Library
Guide to the Vassar College Baccalaureate and Commencement Records, 1867-2018

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Collection Summary

Repository: Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Creator: Vassar College
Title: Vassar College Baccalaureate and Commencement Records
Dates: 1867-2018
Quantity: 1.6 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Abstract: The collection consists of programs, invitations, song lyrics, sheet music, and other materials related to Vassar College's Spring ceremonies of commencement and the awarding of baccalaureate degrees.
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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of programs, invitations, song lyrics, sheet music, and other materials related to Vassar College's Spring ceremonies of commencement and the awarding of baccalaureate degrees.

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Access

This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library .

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Subject Headings

Organizations:

  • Vassar College--Students

Subjects:

  • Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie

Document Types:

  • Printed Ephemera
  • Sheet music

VCL Categories:

  • Vassar College Events and Issues
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Encoding Information

Encoded by Emma Gronbeck, November 2024.

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Preferred Citation

Vassar College Baccalaureate and Commencement Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

Processing Information

Processed by Emma Gronbeck, November 2024.

Acquisition Information

An artificial collection assembled from materials separated from the Vassar College Subject Files and previously cataloged materials.

Gift of various donors.

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Container List

Folder 1.1 Baccalaureate hymns, 1894-1900
Folder 1.2 Baccalaureate hymns, 1901-1909
Folder 1.3 Baccalaureate hymns, 1910-1914
Folder 1.4 Baccalaureate programs, 1915-1919
Folder 1.5 Baccalaureate programs, 1920-1924
Folder 1.6 Baccalaureate programs, 1925-1929
Folder 1.7 Baccalaureate programs, 1930-1934
Folder 1.8 Baccalaureate programs, 1935-1939
Folder 1.9 Baccalaureate programs, 1940-1944
Folder 1.10 Baccalaureate programs, 1946-1949
Folder 1.11 Baccalaureate programs, 1950-1954
Folder 1.12 Baccalaureate programs, 1955-1957, 1959
Folder 1.13 Baccalaureate programs, 1960-1969
Folder 1.14 Baccalaureate programs, 1970-1971, 1980
Folder 1.15 Baccalaureate programs, 1996-1997, 1999
Folder 1.16 Baccalaureate programs, 2010, 2013-2014
Folder 1.17 Baccalaureate programs, 2015, 2018
Folder 1.18 Baccalaureate sermons, 1871, 1882, 1889
Folder 1.19 Baccalaureate sermons, circa 1913
Folder 1.20 Baccalaureate sermons, 1924
Folder 1.21 Baccalaureate sermons, 1939, 1941
Folder 1.22 Baccalaureate sermons, 1946, 1949
Folder 1.23 Baccalaureate sermons, 1951-1953
Folder 1.24 Baccalaureate sermons - notes on speakers, undated
Folder 2.1 Baccalaureate service press releases, 1960, 1964-1966
Folder 2.2 Baccalaureate service press releases, 1968-1969
Folder 2.3 Baccalaureate service press releases, 1993-1996, 1999, 2004
Folder 2.4 Commencement - Dinner seating charts, 1904, 1907-1908, 1913
Folder 2.5 Commencement invitations and tickets, 1867-1869
Folder 2.6 Commencement invitations and tickets, 1870-1871, 1896
Folder 2.7 Commencement invitations and tickets, 1908, 1911, 1929
Folder 2.8 Commencement invitations and tickets, 1948, 1955, 1960
Folder 2.9 Commencement invitations and tickets, 1966, 1981, 2001
Folder 2.10 Commencement - Procession directions, 1925, 1931-1932
Folder 2.11 Commencement - Procession directions, 1935, 1938, 1950
Folder 2.12 Commencement - Procession directions, 1958-1960, 1965
Folder 2.13 Commencement - Procession directions, 1968-1980
Folder 2.14 Commencement - Procession directions, 1984-1985, 1987-1988
Folder 2.15 Commencement - Procession directions, 1991-1992, 1996
Folder 2.16 Commencement programs, 1867-1869
Folder 2.17 Commencement programs, 1870-1874
Folder 2.18 Commencement programs, 1875-1879
Folder 2.19 Commencement programs, 1880-1884
Folder 2.20 Commencement programs, 1885-1889
Folder 2.21 Commencement programs, 1890-1894
Folder 2.22 Commencement programs, 1895-1899
Folder 2.23 Commencement programs, 1900-1904
Folder 2.24 Commencement programs, 1905-1909
Folder 2.25 Commencement programs, 1910-1914
Folder 2.26 Commencement programs, 1915-1919
Folder 2.27 Commencement programs, 1920-1924
Folder 2.28 Commencement programs, 1925-1929
Folder 2.29 Commencement programs, 1930-1934
Folder 2.30 Commencement programs, 1935-1939
Folder 2.31 Commencement programs, 1940-1944
Folder 2.32 Commencement programs, 1945-1949
Folder 3.1 Commencement programs, 1950-1954
Folder 3.2 Commencement programs, 1955-1959
Folder 3.3 Commencement programs, 1960-1964
Folder 3.4 Commencement programs, 1965-1969
Folder 3.5 Commencement programs, 1970-1974
Folder 3.6 Commencement programs, 1975-1979
Folder 3.7 Commencement programs, 1980-1984
Folder 3.8 Commencement programs, 1985-1989
Folder 3.9 Commencement programs, 1990-1994
Folder 3.10 Commencement programs, 1995-1999
Folder 3.11 Commencement programs, 2000-2004
Folder 4.1 Commencement programs, 2006-2007, 2009
Folder 4.2 Commencement programs, 2010, 2012-2013
Folder 4.3 Commencement - Railroad rates, 1908-1912
Folder 4.4 Commencement Week programs, 1869, 1874, 1887
Folder 4.5 Commencement Week programs, 1918-1921
Folder 4.6 Commencement Week programs, 1922
Folder 4.7 Commencement Week programs, 1924-1926
Folder 4.8 Commencement Week programs, 1927-1928
Folder 4.9 Commencement Week programs, 1930, 1938
Folder 4.10 Commencement Week programs, 1940-1942
Folder 4.11 Commencement Week programs, 1950, 1959, 1969
Folder 4.12 Commencement Week programs, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1999

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Details
Abstract

The collection consists of programs,
invitations, song lyrics, sheet music, and other materials related to Vassar
College's Spring ceremonies of commencement and the awarding of baccalaureate
degrees.

Finding Aid Date
Dates: 1867-2018
Document Types
Collection Title
Vassar College Baccalaureate and Commencement Records