1916 and 1917 Commencement

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists primarily of photographs of events associated with the first thirty-two commencement ceremonies of Rice Institute. There are a few special occasions apart from commencements: in November 1918, the presence of the British Educational Mission and members of the Official French Mission to the United States for the inauguration of the Sharp Lectureship; the Nov. 27, 1919, Thanksgiving Day reunion service after World War I; the February 5, 1920, visit to Rice by General John J. Pershing; and the April 1922 visit of President and Mrs. Lowell of Harvard University for his delivery of the third series of the Godwin Lectures on Public Affairs. All but one of the first thirty-two commencements of the Institute are represented, and typically by the baccalaureate speaker and the commencement speaker. In some years there are photographs of a garden party. In a few cases individual graduates are featured, and there are a number of photographs of academic processions and dignitaries seated on the platform.

Dates

Creation: 1912 - 1946

Creator

From the Collection: Rice University (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet ( (3 boxes))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Photographs from the first commencement, Monday June 12, 1916, include Chancellor David Starr Jordan of Stanford University, the first commencement speaker, and the Rev. Dr. Peter Gray Sears, Rector of Christ Church, Houston, the first baccalaureate preacher. There is a photograph including the individuals on whom the first Rice degrees were conferred, Edmund McAshan Dupree, the first matriculate, and Hattie Lel Red, the first woman matriculate. The second commencement exercises, Sunday and Monday June 10 and 11, 1917, are represented by photographs of the Rev. George W. Truett, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Dallas, the baccalaureate preacher, and of Provost William H. Carpenter of Columbia University, the commencement speaker.