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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Commencement Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0046

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Scope and Contents

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Commencement Committee records date from 1925 to 1986. The collection includes files of various members of Commencement Committee. These files include letters, memoranda, schedules, and drafts of programs. Also included in the collection are 46 bound volumes including lists of committee members, reports, correspondence, memoranda, minutes of committee meetings, copies of general letters to students and faculty participating, and programs. The index to each volume is located at back of each volume. Topics within these volumes include arrangements for commencement, baccalaureate services, and ROTC commissionary exercises.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925 - 1986

Creator

Access note

This collection is open.

Conditions Governing Use

Access to collections in the Department of Distinctive Collections is not authorization to publish. Please see the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy for permission information. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection or MIT.

Historical Note

Appointed by the president, the Commencement Committee, which is composed of members of the faculty, administration, and student body, has charge of the arrangement and conduct of commencement exercises.

Extent

7.6 Cubic Feet (7 record cartons, 6 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Location

Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.

Title
Preliminary Inventory to the Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Commencement Committee, 1925-1986
Status
Preliminary Inventory
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021 October 18: Edited by Lana Mason for compliance with DACS single-level optimum requirements.

Repository Details

Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository

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