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Commencement Ceremonies, 1858 | Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

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Series 1: General

Materials regarding Berea College commencement ceremonies including schedules, commencement addresses, lists of graduates, and other records.

Box 1

Folder 1: "Exhibition of Berea School", 1858

Closing days, order of exercises. Handwritten copy of fragile original included. Link to digital images:

Original document:https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C8f5bf2b4-2257-470a-aa02-9be485a21d82/

Hand written copy: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C1411d36f-ce9d-4b54-a258-958807cb6d34/

Folder 2: Description of 4th Annual Berea College Commencement by J.A.R. Rogers, 1870

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C50cf1d56-3ded-47a1-b5de-5d979e21088e/

Folder 3: Schedule of Exercises in Connection with Commencement, 1873

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cc039495e-e27a-4aec-a0ea-866d2b9878d9/

Folder 4A: Commencement Committee, 1918

Folder 4B: Invitation/Schedule to Commencement Events, 1928

Events May 31 - June 4, 1928

Folder 5: "A Berea Commencement" by J. Cleveland Cady, nd

Pamphlet; culled from Outlook article

Folder 6: Commencement Address, 1931

By Robert M. Hutchins, President, University of Chicago

Folder 7A: Commencement Address, 1933

By John H. Finley, Editor New York Times

Folder 7B: Commencement: Clippings, 1934

Speaker Harold Ickes

Folder 8: Commencement Announcements and Planning, 1936, 1937, nd

Folder 9: Commencement Address, 1939

By Frank L. McVey, University of Kentucky

Folder 10: Announcements regarding Carl Sandburg as 1940 Commencement Speaker, 1940

Includes clippings

Folder 11: Commencement Address, 1947

By Paul A. Porter

Folder 12: Commencement Address, 1951

By Elton Trueblood

Folder 13: Lists of Graduate Candidates, 1960 - 1970

Folder 14: Mid-Year Graduation Ceremony Address, 1964

By Raymond E. Gibson

Folder 15: Commencement Address, 1966

By William Roberts Parks, President, Iowa State University; Berea Graduate)

Folder 16: Lists of Graduate Candidates, 1971 - 1990

Folder 17: Article: "An Early BC Commencement", 1973

By Robert N. Grise

Folder 18: Commencement Notices, 1978 - 1988

Folder 19: Commencement Notices, 1993 - 2003

Includes 1996 Commencement Assessment notes

Folder 20: Postcard: With Long's Mural of Berea College Commencement, nd

Depicting BC commencement early 1900s. Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C8e67009b-3ab6-4fb0-b9e5-674f01ae00a5/

Folder 21: Commencement Notices, 2005 - 2006

Folder 1: Oversized: Commencement Broadsides and Posters, 1897, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1929-1934, 1936-1939, 1941-1942

Commencement Day Announcements, Speakers, Events.  Some: printed on cloth, mention Homespun Fair, printed by "Berea Students' Print Job"

Shelved Map 1, Drawer 4

Series 2: Berea College Commencement Programs

Paper programs from Berea College's Commencement/Graduation Ceremonies and mid-year Recognition Services for Graduates. May also contain information regarding commencement week and/or other exercises and events occurring around commencement.

May also contain links to video of Commencement Ceremonies.

Box 1

Item 1: Bound Programs, 1867 - 1925

See Series 2, Box 2 for links to digital images to many of the records found in this item.

Item 2: Bound Programs, 1926 - 1955

Item 3: Bound Programs, 1956 - 1970

Box 2

Folder 1: Commencement Program, 1867

"Berea Literary Institute."

Folder 2: Commencement Program, 1868

"Anniversary Exercises of Berea College." Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cbf936bc4-a10c-4a69-8866-de0533d51b95/

Folder 3: Commencement Program, 1871

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C77b8b6de-0dec-47c3-9851-673e79d17154/

Folder 4: Commencement Program, 1872

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C51519410-9a63-4775-b311-3fff6e8bc684/

Folder 5: Commencement Program, 1873

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C29871fd1-dcce-4e65-b67f-69c9c2613c9a/

Folder 6: Commencement Program, 1875

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C0b069bf2-c553-43a0-8751-83bf97d5ee70/

Folder 7: Commencement Program, 1876

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C19f166de-7b24-419d-b370-fa957003ba8c/

Folder 8: Commencement Program, 1877

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C2d3ae14a-cee8-44ff-8f36-16ffa4f6ed6b/

Folder 9: Commencement Program, 1878

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C1668cb87-1349-4e80-974c-00344357a95f/

Folder 10: Commencement Program, 1879

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C5184b1da-6e3f-4611-93cc-5daa4b6f6714/

Folder 11: Commencement Program, 1881

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C6d0e2ad7-9eeb-4073-89fc-c666157fe1ba/

Folder 12: Commencement Program, 1883

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C4abd90ed-ec82-4c80-81a9-de267e690d37/

Folder 13: Commencement Program, 1884

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C0bc72273-d9ae-4e05-aa06-ffa4701905e8/

Folder 14: Commencement Program, 1885

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ccd8f3533-07d4-4e0b-9c73-d03579779b97/

Folder 15: Commencement Program, 1886

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C74b54234-0448-4b73-892c-be9b1b2fa531/

Folder 16: Commencement Program, 1887

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ca9908e73-8c07-4ceb-aa15-b6a36dfffe03/

Folder 17: Commencement Program, 1888

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C3023d79a-26b1-46ba-a167-a9691341970a/

Folder 18: Commencement Program, 1891

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ce94b0543-e4ed-4936-abac-96a5798fb439/

Folder 19: Commencement Program, 1893

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ca060a836-6560-4d0b-bba1-aaf64ac42200/

Folder 20: Commencement Program, 1894

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cdb931636-ecde-4b34-86e5-c92a7c2f22e9/

Folder 21: Commencement Program, 1895

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cd5a384bd-ed26-4f69-84e4-342fa777c3ba/

Folder 22: Commencement Program, 1897

Includes Exercises of Week, Calendar. Link to digital images:

Commencement Program 1897: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cd6e037e5-3f4e-4304-95e2-f94e1fbd7e9b/

Invitation to Berea College Commencement 1897: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C00efbfdd-411d-4e18-b57c-b05c53a08465/

Folder 23: Commencement Program, 1898

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cac342696-4aa8-4a73-a70d-7dd6165735bc/

Folder 24: Commencement Program, 1899

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cc18623e1-75b1-4f7b-92e5-f501b86e5339/

Folder 25: Commencement Program, 1900

Link to digital image: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C3e7cfea4-2a39-4956-8647-7feebd97eeaa/

Folder 26: Commencement Program, 1901

Folder 27: Commencement Program, 1902

Folder 28: Commencement Program, 1904

Folder 29: Commencement Program, 1906

Folder 30: Commencement Program, 1907

Folder 31: Commencement Program, 1908

Folder 32: Commencement Program, 1910

Includes Commencement Week schedule

Folder 33: Commencement Program, 1912

Folder 34: Commencement Program, 1913

Includes pamphlet regarding the viewing of the procession

Folder 35: Commencement Program, 1915

Folder 36: Commencement Program, 1916

Folder 37: Commencement Programs, 1917 - 1925

Folder 38: Commencement Program, 1926 - 1930

Folder 39: Commencement Programs, 1931 - 1935

Folder 40: Commencement Program, 1936 - 1940

Box 3

Folder 1: Commencement Program, 1941 - 1945

Folder 2: Commencement Program, 1946 - 1950

Folder 3: Commencement Program, 1951 - 1955

Folder 4: Commencement Program, 1956 - 1960

Folder 5: Commencement Program, 1961 - 1968

Includes Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December) program for 1965

Folder 6A: Commencement Programs, 1969 - 1973

Folder 6B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 1970-1973

Folder 7A: Commencement Program, 1974 - 1980

Folder 7B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 1975-1980

Missing 1976 program

Folder 8A: Commencement Programs, 1981 - 1985

Includes paper programs for commencement cermonies.

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1982 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Indian Fort Theatre): Part 1:  https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C8c7920ba-02a6-4b88-917f-6a8ceba0fb38/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cae8f71f2-4a74-4b1d-9e3e-a8c578e9460e/

Part 3: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ca77cc5a3-082f-4412-adae-4c6ee67fe8f0/

Folder 8B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 1981-1985

Missing 1982 and 1984 programs

Box 4

Folder 1A: Commencement Program, 1986 - 1990

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1988 Berea College Commencement/Graduation: Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C974ed6d5-e598-44f3-9722-6c3ed28ccd3a/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C5dffa0fc-2e9e-432e-8c6d-697928c7ddfc/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1989 Berea College Commencement/Graduation: Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C89ac2d8c-8142-4012-a0e6-eaa26a714024/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C15b43f57-c5fb-4df8-9766-af1a69d995b1/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1990 Robert F. Sexton Speech at Berea College Commencement/Graduation: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C60bb53b1-9c3b-43f3-a5ce-04ce8b180fba/

Folder 1B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 1986-1987

Folder 2: Commencement Program, 1991 - 1995

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: May 1991 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker L. Lee Knefolkamp): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cfdf2dcc8-9416-4f84-951d-5688fea16bfa/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: Dec 1991 Mid-Year Berea College Recognition Service (Speaker Dorthy Tredinick): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C198016e0-4dc8-46fa-be95-f0e24beaeb7d/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1992 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker Elizabeth Culbreth): Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C1505c63b-821a-4889-ad8d-a644e667eeb0/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C4c4d6ea1-0df0-4450-b5a0-2484d79964e0/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1993 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker Johnnetta Betsch Cole): Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cb3cc0cb5-4c48-43c9-a5c2-f215d958e575/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C23e6bfc2-6eb1-47c0-ad18-eb0c753b66d8/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1994 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker Stephen Jay Gould): Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ce7cc8c16-597b-4ba1-b7c1-76fb2e5bfe31/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C239d6662-d3be-411f-8656-f06770cc7b3c/

Folder 3A: Commencement Program, 1996 - 2000

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1997 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker William H. Gray): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cb4958ace-29ea-41e3-a9fd-3e44c8afb30b/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 1999 Berea College Commencement/Graduation: https://berea.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3AdeliverableUnit%7C28575521-8a57-4426-9964-3922fe44f16d/

Folder 3B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 1996-2000

Missing 1998 and 1999 programs

Folder 4A: Commencement Program, 2001 - 2005

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 2001 Berea College Commencement/Graduation: Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C95f9852f-d3dd-4c9f-b7f4-d7d26ba25f59/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C5a694baf-ad14-4607-8e27-b2b3ceb5e7a1/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 2003 Berea College Commencement/Graduation: Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C1d45f2d8-8e9d-415f-ab4d-0c0226b1fc20/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3AdeliverableUnit%7C5e77254a-d6e1-4367-bf5f-15e2c065cacd/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 2004 Julian Bond Speech at Berea College Commencement/Graduation: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C9526c038-f8d7-4d51-8802-0190bb96c3ce/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 2005 Desmund Tutu Speech at Berea College Commencement/Graduation: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cf535c583-88c7-4c84-9ab2-6d1eda36d929/

Folder 4B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 2001-2005

Folder 5A: Commencement Program, 2006 - 2010

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 2006 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker Benjamin Hooks): Part 1: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C1ce75854-1c81-4d4a-8c56-cd0a26b324ef/

Part 2: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C17857d52-ed22-43b8-aa6e-ea7271eb54ba/

Link to video of Commencement Ceremony: 2007 Berea College Commencement/Graduation (Speaker Henry Lewis Gates, Jr.): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C211bd80e-338d-439f-8fa8-246cac082f47/

Folder 5B: Recognition Service for Graduates (Mid-year, December), 2006-2010

Folder 6: Commencement Program, 2011 - 2015

Incomplete run

Folder 7: Commencement Program, 2016 -

Series 3: Baccalaureate Services

Paper programs, addresses, and other materials related to baccalaureate ceremonies held at Berea College. May also contain links to video of Baccalaureate Services.

Box 1

Folder 1: Baccalaureate Sermon, 1910

Booklet; "The Supremacy of Thought Makers or Sheep Raising and Preaching" by The Reverend Herbert S. Johnson, D.D. of Boston.

Folder 2: "I Never Lose Heart: Baccalaureate Addresses 1921 - 1939 by William J. Hutchins", 1956, 1960

William J. Hutchins

Folder 3: Baccalaureate Addresses of Francis S. Hutchins, 1946, 1947, 1954

Folder 4: Baccalaureate Information Card, May-17

Folder 5: Baccalaureate Services Programs, 1940 - 1953

Incomplete run

Folder 6: Baccalaureate Services Programs, 1965 - 1980

Missing 1970

Folder 7: Baccalaureate Services Programs, 1981 - 1989

Folder 8: Baccalaureate Services Programs, 1990 - 1999

Link to video of Baccalaureate Service: 1990 Baccalaureate (Speaker Rev. Anne Lippincott): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Ce73dc14d-3ea6-4dfa-966b-b4b6944931bf/

Link to video of Baccalaureate Service: 1991 Baccalaureate (Speaker Dr. Norman Vincent Peale): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cd207f7db-efa7-4e14-847a-81b82f20e361/

Link to video of Baccalaureate Service: 1992 Baccalaureate (Speaker Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cb8bd758b-ba06-41bb-b6be-3f97bfc711a6/

Link to video of Baccalaureate Service: 1993 Baccalaureate (Speaker Loyal Jones): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C7f1bd816-0740-4412-a199-07cd361b05df/

Link to video of Baccalaureate Service: 1994 Baccalaureate (Speaker John Stephenson):https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cdc784101-630f-4ff3-bab5-86bdd1dabf89/

Folder 9: Baccalaureate Services Programs, 2001 - 2011

Incomplete run

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