Commencement Collection, 1758-

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Series I: Commencement, 1758-present

This series contains files of information pertaining to commencement ceremonies of a particular year. Files can contain newspaper accounts of the events, programs, planning documents, tickets, invitations, and press releases. This series is updated annually.



Box 1 Folder 5 1758


Box 1 Folder 6 1773


Box 1 Folder 7 1774


Box 1 Folder 8 1786


Box 1 Folder 9 1788


Box 1 Folder 10 1791


Box 1 Folder 11 1792


Box 1 Folder 11A Peter Augustus Jay Speech, 1794 May 7


Box 1 Folder 12 1795


Box 1 Folder 13 1789


Box 1 Folder 14 1790


Box 1 Folder 15 1807


Box 1 Folder 16 1810


Box 1 Folder 17 1813


Box 1 Folder 18 1815


Box 1 Folder 19 1817


Box 1 Folder 20 1818


Box 1 Folder 21 1819


Box 1 Folder 22 1821


Box 1 Folder 23 1823


Box 1 Folder 24 1824


Box 1 Folder 25 1825


Box 1 Folder 26 1826


Box 1 Folder 27 1827


Box 1 Folder 28 1828


Box 1 Folder 29 1830


Box 1 Folder 30 1831


Box 1 Folder 31 1832


Box 1 Folder 32 1834


Box 1 Folder 33 1837


Box 1 Folder 34 1838


Box 1 Folder 35 1839


Box 1 Folder 36 1840


Box 1 Folder 37 1841


Box 1 Folder 38 1842


Box 1 Folder 39 1843


Box 1 Folder 40 1844


Box 1 Folder 41 1848


Box 1 Folder 42 1849


Box 1 Folder 43 1850


Box 1 Folder 44 1852


Box 1 Folder 45 1853


Box 1 Folder 46 1854


Box 1 Folder 47 1855


Box 1 Folder 48 1856


Box 1 Folder 49 1857


Box 1 Folder 50 1858


Box 1 Folder 51 1859


Box 1 Folder 52 1860


Box 1 Folder 53 1861


Box 1 Folder 54 1862


Box 1 Folder 55 1863


Box 1 Folder 56 1864


Box 1 Folder 57 1865


Box 1 Folder 58 1866


Box 1 Folder 59 1867


Box 1 Folder 60 1868


Box 1 Folder 61 1869


Box 1 Folder 62 1870


Box 1 Folder 63 1871


Box 1 Folder 64 1872


Box 1 Folder 65 1873


Box 1 Folder 66 1874



Box 2 Folder 1 1875


Box 2 Folder 2 1876


Box 2 Folder 3 1877


Box 2 Folder 4 1878


Box 2 Folder 5 1879


Box 2 Folder 6 1880


Box 2 Folder 7 1881


Box 2 Folder 8 1882


Box 2 Folder 9 1883


Box 2 Folder 10 1884


Box 2 Folder 11 1885


Box 2 Folder 12 1886


Box 2 Folder 13 1887


Box 2 Folder 14 1888


Box 2 Folder 15 1889


Box 2 Folder 16 1890


Box 2 Folder 17 1891



Box 3 Folder 1 1892


Box 3 Folder 2 1893


Box 3 Folder 3 1894


Box 3 Folder 4 1895


Box 3 Folder 5 1896


Box 3 Folder 6 1897


Box 3 Folder 7 1898


Box 3 Folder 8 1899


Box 3 Folder 9 1900


Box 3 Folder 10 1901


Box 3 Folder 11 1902


Box 3 Folder 12 1903


Box 3 Folder 13 1904


Box 3 Folder 14 1905



Box 4 Folder 1 1906


Box 4 Folder 2 1907


Box 4 Folder 3 1908


Box 4 Folder 4 1909


Box 4 Folder 5 1910


Box 4 Folder 6 1911


Box 4 Folder 7 1912


Box 4 Folder 8 1913


Box 4 Folder 9 1914



Box 5 Folder 1 1915


Box 5 Folder 2 1916


Box 5 Folder 3 1917


Box 5 Folder 4 1918


Box 5 Folder 5 1919


Box 5 Folder 6 1920


Box 5 Folder 7 1921


Box 5 Folder 8 1922



Box 6 Folder 1 1922


Box 6 Folder 2 1923


Box 6 Folder 3 1924


Box 6 Folder 4 1925



Box 7 Folder 1 1926


Box 7 Folder 2 1927


Box 7 Folder 3 1928


Box 7 Folder 4 1929


Box 7 Folder 5 1930


Box 7 Folder 6 1931



Box 8 Folder 1 1931


Box 8 Folder 2 1932


Box 8 Folder 3 to 4 1933, (2 Folders)


Box 8 Folder 4 1934



Box 9 Folder 1 1934


Box 9 Folder 2 1935


Box 9 Folder 3 1936


Box 9 Folder 4 1937


Box 9 Folder 5 1938



Box 10 Folder 1 1938


Box 10 Folder 2 to 4 1939, (3 Folders)



Box 11 Folder 1 to 4 1940, (4 Folders)


Box 11 Folder 5 to 6 1941, (2 Folders)



Box 12 Folder 1 1941


Box 12 Folder 2 to 5 1942, (4 Folders)


Box 12 Folder 6 1943



Box 13 Folder 1 1943


Box 13 Folder 2 to 3 1944, (2 Folders)


Box 13 Folder 4 1945



Box 14 Folder 1 to 3 1946, (3 Folders)


Box 14 Folder 4 1947



Box 15 Folder 1 1947


Box 15 Folder 2 1948


Box 15 Folder 3 1949



Box 16 Folder 1 1949


Box 16 Folder 2 to 3 1950, (2 Folders)


Box 16 Folder 4 1951



Box 17 Folder 1 1951


Box 17 Folder 2 1952


Box 17 Folder 3 1953


Box 17 Folder 4 1954



Box 18 Folder 1 1954


Box 18 Folder 2 1955


Box 18 Folder 3 1956


Box 18 Folder 4 1957


Box 18 Folder 5 1958



Box 19 Folder 1 1958


Box 19 Folder 2 1959


Box 19 Folder 3 1960


Box 19 Folder 4 1961


Box 19 Folder 5 1962



Box 20 Folder 1 1962


Box 20 Folder 2 1963


Box 20 Folder 3 1964


Box 20 Folder 4 1965


Box 20 Folder 5 1966



Box 21 Folder 1 1966


Box 21 Folder 2 1967


Box 21 Folder 3 1968


Box 21 Folder 4 1969



Box 22 Folder 1 1969


Box 22 Folder 2 to 3 1970, (2 Folders)


Box 22 Folder 4 1971


Box 22 Folder F 1972


Box 22 Folder 6 1973



Box 23 Folder 1 1973


Box 23 Folder 2 1974


Box 23 Folder 3 1975


Box 23 Folder 4 1976


Box 23 Folder 5 1977



Box 24 Folder 1 to 3 1978, (3 Folders)


Box 24 Folder 4 to 5 1979, (2 Folders)


Box 24 Folder 6 1980


Box 24 Folder 7 1981



Box 25 Folder 1 1982


Box 25 Folder 2 1983


Box 25 Folder 3 1984


Box 25 Folder 4 1985


Box 25 Folder 5 to 6 1986



Box 26 Folder 1 1986


Box 26 Folder 2 to 3 1987, (2 Folders)


Box 26 Folder 4 to 5 1988, (2 Folders)


Box 26 Folder 6 1989



Box 27 Folder 1 1990


Box 27 Folder 2 to 4 1991, (3 Folders)


Box 27 Folder 5 1992



Box 28 Folder 1 1993


Box 28 Folder 2 to 3 1994, (2 Folders)


Box 28 Folder 4 to 5 1995, (2 Folders)



Box 29 Folder 1 to 2 1996


Box 29 Folder 3 1997


Box 29 Folder 4 1998


Box 29 Folder 5 1999



Box 41 Columbia University Commencement (VHS Tape), 1999



Box 30 Folder 1 2000


Box 30 Folder 2 2001



Box 41 Columbia University Commencement (VHS), 2001



Box 30 Folder 3 2002



Box 41 Columbia University Commencement (VHS), 2002



Box 30 Folder 4 2003



Box 41 Columbia College Class Day (VHS Tape), 2003



Box 31 Folder 1 2003



Box 41 Columbia University Commencement (VHS), 2003



Box 31 Folder 2 to 3 2004, (2 Folders)


Box 31 Folder 4 2005


Box 31 Folder 5 2006



Box 32 Folder 1 2006


Box 32 Folder 2 to 4 2007, (3 Folders)



Box 41 Baccalaureate Service at St. Paul's Chapel (DVD), 2007



Box 32 Folder 5 2008



Box 34 Folder 1 2008



Box 41 Columbia University Commencement (DVD), 2008



Box 34 Folder 2 to 3 2009, (2 Folders)



Box 35 Folder 1 to 2 2010, (2 Folders)



Box 41 Columbia College Class Day (DVD), 2010


Box 41 Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Class Day (DVD), 2010


Box 41 Columbia University Commencement (2 DVDs), 2010



Box 35 Folder 3 to 4 2011, (2 Folders)



Box 36 Folder 1 to 3 2012, (3 Folders)


Box 36 Folder 4 2013



Box 37 Folder 1 to 2 2013, (2 Folders)


Box 37 Folder 3 to 4 2014, (2 Folders)



Box 38 Folder 1 to 3 2015, (3 Folders)



Box 39 Folder 1 to 3 2016, (3 Folders)


Box 39 Folder 4 2017, (1 of 4 Folders)



Box 40 Folder 1 to 3 2017, (3 of 4 Folders)


Box 40 Folder 1 2018, (1 of 3 Folders)



Box 41 Folder 1 to 2 2018, (2 of 3 Folders)



Box 42 Folder 1 2019


Box 42 Folder 2 2019


Box 42 Folder 3 2019


Box 42 Folder 4 SEAS Class Day Script, 2019


Box 42 Folder 5 Columbia College Class Day Script, 2019


2020

Due to COVID-19 commencement was held virtually. All content is available in PDF form. Please contact University Archives staff for access.


2021

Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, commencement was again held mostly virtually. Programs and information are available in PDF format. Contact University Archives staff for access.



Box 43 Folder 1-3 2022, 3 folders

PDFs of several programs and MP4 video recordings of the main 2022 university ceremony and special ceremony for members of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 available in the UA Office.



Box 44 Folder 1-5 2023, 5 folders

PDF programs for several ceremonies and MP4 recording of the main commencement ceremony are avaialable in the UA Office.



Box 45 Folder 1-4 2024