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Rice University Committee on University Marshals records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0336
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the schedule of the commencement ceremony, a script of the ceremony, the seating plan, the marching order of faculty participants, a rain plan, a degree listing by candidates, and committee reports, most for the 1986 ceremony.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985 - 1986

Creator

Access Restrictions

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

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Rice University Committee on University Marshals Records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Historical Note

The Rice University commencement of 1985, the seventy-second, took place on Saturday May 11 at 7:00 PM on the East Lawn of Lovett Hall. The marshals were James Disch, Chad Gordon, Paul Harcombe, Michael Pearlman, Eva Lee, David Scott, Robert Stein, Richard Stoll, Frederic Wierum, Jr., and Linda Driskill, Chief Marshal.

In 1986 commencement took place on Saturday May 10. Instead of the evening time, the line of participants formed from 9:00 to 9:30 AM, and the procession began at 9:30.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of the schedule of the commencement ceremony, a script of the ceremony, the seating plan, the marching order of faculty participants, a rain plan, a degree listing by candidates, and committee reports, most for the 1986 ceremony.

Related Materials

See "Commencement - general" in Information Files, Woodson Research Center

Title
Guide to the Rice University Committee on University Marshals records, 1985-1986
Status
Completed
Date
2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586