1921 and 1922 Commencement; 1921 Autry House Ceremony

File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

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

The sixth commencement exercises took place on Sunday and Monday June 5 and 6, 1921. Photographs show Professor Herbert Lockwood Willett of the University of Chicago as the baccalaureate preacher, and Professor H. A. Wilson and Dr. Lovett. No name is given for the commencement speaker. One photograph depicts the annual garden party (from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 6). Another shows H. Malcolm Lovett, 1921 B.A., and President Lovett. Occurring on the same day as the sixth baccalaureate, June 5, 1921, was a ceremony at Autry House, most likely the dedication. There is a photograph showing William Ward Watkin, President Lovett, Professor Willett, the Rev. Harris Masterson, and Dr. Peter Gray Sears. Sunday and Monday June 11 and 12, 1922, were the seventh commencement exercises. Photographs show the Rev. Clinton S. Quinn, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Houston, as the baccalaureate preacher and Dr. Frank Thilly, Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University, as commencement speaker. In one of the photographs are two nephews of William Marsh Rice, B. B. Rice and W. M. Rice. Another shows the 1922 graduating class, and another, the garden party.