University of Kentucky commencement programs and invitations
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- University of Kentucky commencement programs and invitations
- Date
- 1880-2014
- Extent
- 3.55 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Invitation cards.
- Pamphlets.
- Programs.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged chronologically by decade.
- Preferred Citation
- 2010ua027: [identification of item], University of Kentucky commencement programs and invitations, 1880-2013, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The University of Kentucky in Lexington is a land grant institution founded in 1865. The University evolved through three stages before becoming the University of Kentucky in 1916: the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky University, 1865-78, a private, denominational institution in Lexington created by an act of the legislature on February 22, 1865; the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky, 1878-1908; and State University, Lexington, 1908-1916. A statute in 1916 changed the name to University of Kentucky.
- Scope and Content
- The collection of the University of Kentucky commencement programs and invitations, dated 1880-2012 and with bulk dates 1920-1959 (3.2 cubic feet, 6 preservation boxes, 2 reference boxes, 9 volumes), documents ceremonies and extracurricular activities related to commencement celebrations. The collection consists of programs (booklets, pamphlets, and commemorative editions), calendars, invitations, and programs in bound volumes. The materials primarily relate to various components of the commencement ceremonies but include other activities, such as, graduation luncheons. The collection is arranged by decade. Most years are represented within each series; however, there are noticeable absences, especially in the early decades, including the 1880s through 1900s. Throughout the first four decades, the commencement bulletins used informal names different from the Unversity's formal name. These include: State College of Kentucky (1888), Kentucky University (1895), Kentucky State College (1895), and State University of Kentucky (1909).
- All materials related to a particular year are grouped together. There are preservation, reference, and, in some cases, bound volume, copies of some commencement programs. Insets are separated but appear with the appropriate program.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
1880s
Agricultural and Mechanical College… 2nd Annual Commencement program, June 9, 1880
Eighth Annual Commencement program, 1886
Commencement Exercises of the State College of Kentucky, 1888 June 7
11th Commencement of the State College of KY program, 1889 June 6
1890s
Commencement Exercises of the State College of KY program, 1890 June 5
13th Annual Commencement of State College of KY program, 1891 June 4
State College of KY Commencement Exercises program, 1894 June 7
Kentucky State College Commencement program, 1895 June 5
Annual Commencement of the State College of KY, 1896 June 4
State College of KY 29th Annual Commencement program, 1897 May 31
29th Annual Commencement State College of KY program, 1897 June 3
30th Annual Commencement State College of KY program, 1898 June 2
1900s
The Senior Class of the Kentucky State College invitation, 1900
State College of KY 33rd Annual Commencement program, 1901 June 6
State College of KY 34th Annual Commencement program, 1902 June 5
State College of Kentucky 37th Annual Commencement Program, 1905 June 1
State College of Kentucky 38th Annual Commencement, 1906 June 7
The Senior Class of the Kentucky State College invitation, 1906 June 4
State University of KY 40th Annual Commencement, 1908 June 4
1910s
Kentucky Commencement 1910 program, paper cover, 1910 June 3
Kentucky Commencement 1910 program, suede cover, 1910 June 3
State University of KY 42nd Annual Commencement program, 1910 June 2
State University of KY 43rd Annual Commencement, 1911 June 1
State University of KY 45th Annual Commencement program, 1913 June 5
State University of KY 46th Annual Commencement program, 1914 June 4
State University of KY 47th Annual Commencement program, 1915 June 10
Kentucky Commencement 1917 program (two leatherbound), 1917
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1919 program, 1919 June 15
1920s
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1920 program, 1920 June 6
Kentucky Finals program (suede and paper cover, 2 copies), 1921
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1921 program, 1921 June 12
UK 54th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1921 June 15
UK Program of the Commencement Season, 1922
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1922 program, 1922 June 11
UK 55th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1922 June 14
Kentucky 1923 program (suede cover), 1923
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1923 program, 1923 June 10
UK 56th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1923 June 13
University of Kentucky 1924 program, suede cover, 1924
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1924 program, 1924 June 1
UK 57th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1924 June 2
UK Commencement program, suede cover, 1925
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1925 program, 1925 May 31
UK Program of the Commencement Season, 1926
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1926 program, 1926 May 30
UK 59th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1926 May 31
UK Baccalaureate Exercises of the Class of 1927 program, 1927 May 29
UK Program of the Commencement Season, 1928
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 61st Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1928 May 28
Kentucky program, 1929
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 62nd Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1929 June 3
UK 62nd Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1929 June 3
UK Program for Commencement Luncheon program, 1929 June 3
1930s
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1930
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 63rd Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1930 June 2
UK 63rd Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1930 June 2
UK Board of Trustees' Luncheon for Alumni and Graduating Class program, 1930 June 2
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1930 August 22
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1931 January 30
UK 64th Annual Commencement Exercises invite card, 1931
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1931
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 64th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1931 June 5
UK 64th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1931 June 5
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1931 August 21
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1932 January 29
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1932 May
UK 65th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1932 June 6
Commencement Luncheon in Honor of President Frank L. McVey, Mr. Mattison Boyd Jones, Mr. J. Irvine Lyle and the Members of the Graduating Class program, 1932 June 6
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1932 August 19
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1933 January
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1933 Mid-Year Class program, 1933 January 22
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1933 January 27
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1933 May
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1934 January
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1934 Mid-Year Class program, 1934 January 21
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1934 January 26
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1934 May
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 67th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1934 June 1
UK 67th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1934 June 1
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1934 August 17
UK Calendar for Mid-Year Commencement Week program, 1935 January
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1935 Mid-Year Class program, 1935 January 27
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1935 January 28
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1935 May
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1935 August 16
UK Calendar for Mid-Year Commencement Week program, 1936 January
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1936 Mid-Year Class program, 1936 February 2
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1936 February 3
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1936 May
UK 69th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1936 June 5
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1936 August 21
UK Calendar for Mid-Year Commencement Week program, 1937 January
UK Baccalaureate Exercises Mid-Year Class 1937 program, 1937 January 31
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1937 February 1
Kentucky program, 1937 May
UK Calendar for Commencement Week program, 1938 May
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1937 August 20
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1938 January 31
UK Commencement Calendar: June Commencement, 1938
UK 71st Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1938 June 3
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1938 August 19
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1939 January 30
Commencement Calendar program, 1939 May
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1939 program, 1939 June 1
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1939 August 18
1940s
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1940 February 5
Kentucky program, 1940 June
UK 73rd Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1940 June 7
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1940 August 23
UK Baccalaureate Exercises Mid-year 1941 program, 1941 February 2
UK Commencement Exercises Mid-Year program, 1941 February 3
Commencement Calendar program, 1941 May
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 74th Annual Commencement program, 1941 June 6
UK 74th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1941 June 6
UK 74th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1941 June 6
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1941 August 22
Commencement Calendar program, 1942 May
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 75th Annual Commencement program, 1942 May 29
UK 75th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1942 May 29
Commencement Calendar program, 1943 June
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 76th Annual Commencement program, 1943 June 4
UK 76th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1943 June 4
UK 76th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1943 June 4
Commencement Calendar program, 1944 June
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1944 program, 1944 May 28
UK Honors and Prizes Awarded 77th Annual Commencement program, 1944 June 2
UK 77th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1944 June 2
UK 77th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1944 June 2
UK 78th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1945 June 1
UK 78th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1945 June 1
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Quarter program, 1945 August 24
UK 79th Annual Commencement Exercises short program, 1946 June 7
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Quarter program, 1946 August 23
Commencement Calendar program, 1947 June
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Quarter program, 1947 August 29
Commencement Calendar program, 1948 May
UK 81st Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1948 June 4
UK 81st Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1948 June 4
Kentucky 1948 invitation, 1948 August 13
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1948 August 13
1950s
UK 83rd Annual Commencement Exercises 1950 program, 1950 June 2
UK 83rd Annual Commencement Exercises 1950 program, 1950 June 2
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1950 August 11
Kentucky [Calendar of Commencement Activities] program, 1951 May
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1951 program, 1951 May 27
UK 84th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1951 June 1
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1951 August 10
UK 85th Annual Commencement Exercises 1952 program, 1952 May 30
UK 85th Annual Commencement Exercises 1952 program, 1952 May 30
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1952 August 8
Kentucky [Calendar of Commencement Activities] program, 1953 May
UK 86th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1953 June 5
UK 86th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1953 June 5
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1953 August 14
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1954: Memorial Services for Kentucky's Korean War Dead program, 1954 May 30
UK 87th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1954 June 4
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1954 August 13
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1955 program, 1955 May 29
UK 88th Annual Commencement Exercises 1955 program, 1955 May 30
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1955 August 5
The Trustees the Faculty and the Graduating Class of UK invite card, 1956 May
Commencement Calendar program, 1956 May
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1956 August 3
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1957 program, 1957 May 26
UK 90th Annual Commencement Exercises 1957 program, 1957 May 27
UK 90th Annual Commencement Exercises 1957 program, 1957 May 27
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1957 August 2
UK 91st Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1958 May 26
UK Commencement Exercises Summer Session program, 1958 August 1
UK Baccalaureate Exercises 1959 program, 1959 May 24
1960s
UK 93rd Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1960 May 30
UK 95th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1962 June 11
UK Centennial Year 98th Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1965 May 10
UK 100th Annual Commencement Exercises and 175th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Kentucky program, 1967 May 8
UK 101st Annual Commencement Exercises program, 1968 May 13
1970s
Commencement Program: UK 103rd Annual Commencement, 1970 May 11
Commencement Program Supplement: UK 103rd Annual Commencement, 1970 August 8
Commencement Program: UK 104th Annual Commencement, 1971 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 105th Annual Commencement, 1972 May 13
Commencement Program: UK 106th Annual Commencement, 1973 May 12
Commencement Program: UK 107th Annual Commencement, 1974 May 11
Commencement Program: UK 108th Annual Commencement, 1975 May 10
Commencement Program: UK 109th Annual Commencement, 1976 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 110th Annual Commencement, 1977 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 111th Annual Commencement, 1978 May 13
1980s
Commencement Program: UK 113th Annual Commencement, 1980 May 10
Commencement Program: UK 114th Annual Commencement, 1981 May 9
Commencement Program: UK 115th Annual Commencement, 1982 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 116th Annual Commencement, 1983 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 117th Annual Commencement, 1984 May 6
Commencement Program: UK 118th Annual Commencement, 1985 May 11
Commencement Program: UK 119th Annual Commencement, 1986 May 10
Commencement Program: UK 120th Annual Commencement, 1987 May 9
Commencement Program: UK 121st Annual Commencement, 1988 May 8
1990s
Commencement Program: UK 123rd Annual Commencement, 1990 May 6
Commencement Program: UK 124th Annual Commencement, 1991 May 5
Commencement Program: UK 125th Annual Commencement, 1992 May 9
Commencement Program: UK 126th Annual Commencement, 1993 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 127th Annual Commencement, 1994 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 128th Annual Commencement, 1995 May 7
Commencement Program: UK 129th Annual Commencement, 1996 May 5
Commencement Program: UK 130th Annual Commencement, 1997 May 10
Commencement Program: UK 131st Annual Commencement, 1998 May 9
Commencement Program: UK 132nd Annual Commencement, 1999 May 8
2000s
Commencement Program: UK 133rd Annual Commencement, 2000 May 7
Commencement Program: UK 134th Annual Commencement, 2001 May 6
Commencement Program: UK 135th Annual Commencement, 2002 May 5
Commencement Program: UK 136th Annual Commencement, 2003 May 10
Commencement Program: UK 137th Annual Commencement, 2004 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 138th Annual Commencement, 2005 May 8
Commencement Program: UK 139th Annual Commencement, 2006 May 7
UK 140th Commencement program, 2007 May 6
UK 141st Commencement program, 2008 May 4
UK 142nd Commencement program, 2009 May 9
2010s
UK 143rd Commencement program, 2010 May 8
UK December 2010 Commencement program, 2010 December 17
UK 144th Commencement program, 2011 May 8
UK December 2011 Commencement program, 2011 December 16
UK May 2012 Commencement program, 2012 May 6
UK December 2012 Commencement program, 2012 December 14
UK May 2013 Commencement program, 2013 May 5
UK December 2013 Commencement program, 2013 December 20
UK May 2014 Commencement program, 2014 May 10
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