urn:taro:utexas.cah.01752 A Guide to the UT Commencement Records, 1884-2012 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2010 Finding aid written in English. March 2011 Added AR 2011-035 by Laurel Rozema. August 2011 Added AR 2011-235 by Ryder Kouba August 2012 Added AR 2012-228 Descriptive Summary UT Commencement UT Commencement Records 1884-2010 Materials are written in English. 63-014; 64-012; 66-031; 66-112; 66-188; 67-120; 67-176; 68-024; 69-011; 69-055; 93-292; 84-048; 96-247; 97-008; 97-173; 97-191; 98-243; 98-308; 99-243; 2006-047; 2011-035; 2012-228 ca. 5 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The UT Commencement Records, 1884-2010, contain programs, an invitation, and audiovisual material concerning the University of Texas at Austin’s graduation commencements. Historical Note

The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 enrollment reached over 50,000, ranking it as one of the top ten largest public universities, and the number of degrees conferred totaled 12,861.

Sources:

Berry, Margaret C. UT History 101: Highlights of the History of the University of Texas. Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1997.

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. University of Texas at Austin, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/UU/kcu9.html (accessed July 14, 2010).

National Center for Education Statistics. Fast Facts: Enrollment of the 20 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, Fall 2007. U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences. http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=74 (accessed July 14, 2010).

Office of Information Management and Analysis. 2009-2010 Statistical Handbook. University of Texas at Austin. http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ima/stat_handbook (accessed July 14, 2010).

 Scope and Contents

The UT Commencement Records, 1884-2012, contain programs, an invitation, and audiovisual material documenting the University of Texas at Austin’s graduation commencements. The programs, 1884-1968, 1990, 2010-2012, describe the commencement ceremonies and identify graduates, while the audiotapes, VHS, betacam, CDs, and DVDs, 1957-1967, 1990-1998, 2010-2012, record and depict the speeches and guests at the ceremonies. Additionally, the collection contains copies of addresses delivered at the commencements and an 1897 invitation to the commencement ball.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use of some audiovisual material requires appointment; please contact sound archivist.

 Index Terms Subjects (Organizations) University of Texas at Austin -- Archives. Subjects Commencement ceremonies -- Texas -- Austin. Education, Higher -- Texas -- Austin. Places Austin (Tex.) -- History. Preferred Citation

UT Commencement Records, 1884-2012, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also UT President’s Office Records.

See also UT Ephemera Collection.

 Processing Information

Revised by Laurel Rozema, July 2010 and March 2011.

Detailed Description of the Papers Commencement Ball invitation, 1897 2N340 Commencement Ball invitation, 1897 Addresses, 1940 4R40 Addresses Delivered at the Fifty-eighth Annual June Commencement Exercises, June 2 and 3, 1940 Programs: 2R277 1884-1933 4R101 1890-1929 2K160 12th commencement, June 16-19, 1895 3K447 June 9, 1919 2R278 1920-1948 4R100 1930-1939 2R279 1950, 1953-1960 2D339 Press releases and program, June 4, 1966 3H340 85th annual spring commencement, June 1, 1968 4R101 Program, 1990 4R101 Program and DVD, 2010 Program and DVD, 2011 Program and DVD, 2012 Audiovisual recordings: 2.325/S Audiotapes, 1957 4R310 Audiotapes, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 4R311 Audiotapes, 1963-1965 4R311 CD of Pres. Lyndon Johnson’s commencement address at the Austin Municipal Audiotorium, May 30, 1964 (copy of original reel-to-reel tape) 2.325/S57 Audiotape, 1967 2.325/S20 Audiotapes, 1994-1996 2.325/S21 Audiotapes, 1997-1999 3W112 Videotapes and betacam, 1991, 1997-1998 3W100b Videotapes, 1990-1998