A Guide to the UT Commencement Records, 1884-2012
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | UT Commencement | |
| Title: | UT Commencement Records | |
| Dates: | 1884-2010 | |
| Abstract: | The UT Commencement Records, 1884-2010, contain programs, an invitation, and audiovisual material concerning the University of Texas at Austin’s graduation commencements. | |
| Accession No.: | 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 | |
| Extent: | ca. 5 ft. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
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. | ||
Related Material
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See also UT President’s Office Records. See also UT Ephemera Collection. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
UT Commencement Records, 1884-2012, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Revised by Laurel Rozema, July 2010 and March 2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Commencement Ball invitation, 1897 | |||||||||||||
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| 2N340 | Commencement Ball invitation, 1897 | ||||||||||||
Addresses, 1940 | |||||||||||||
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| 4R40 | Addresses Delivered at the Fifty-eighth Annual June Commencement Exercises, June 2 and 3, 1940 | ||||||||||||