Academic rites and ceremonies

Scope and Contents The College Events and Activities record group contains materials pertaining to events and activities that were held on campus but were not sponsored by a student organization or an academic department. Materials include correspondence, programs, press releases, flyers and newspaper clippings. This record group is arranged in the following series: Lecture Series; College Events and Activities; Anniversaries and Special Events; Debating Events; Senior Shows; and Senior Convocations. ...

Scope and Contents This record group documents the annual commencement ceremonies of the College of the Holy Cross. Series One consists of commencement programs, newsprint, and materials related to honorary degrees, arranged chronologically from 1846 to the present.Series Two contains essays written for the Graduation Exhibition, an event held during commencement week in the nineteenth century at which students presented papers on a variety of subjects. The bound volumes of essays date...