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Commencement Invitation

Date1910

OriginUSA

MediumLeather and paper

Dimensions5 × 6 1/2 in. (12.7 × 16.5 cm)

ClassificationsBooks, Manuscripts, Documents, Personal Symbol & Correspondence

Credit LineGift of Carl H. Scheman, Jr. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object number80.17.2

Status

On view

Collections

Books, Magazines, & Documents

CultureAmerican

Label TextThe first graduating class from Iowa State College graduated Wednesday, November 13th, 1872. That very first class of Iowa State students had 26 members, including two women. The ceremony was held at the West House in Ames, the first hotel in the area. Commencements in the decades that follow become larger celebrations and often aligned with building dedications. Special Collections and University Archives has digitized the early decades of invitations and programs that bear witness to this growth and expansion of ISC. Today’s ceremonies are large celebrations with thousands graduating during processionals at Hilton Coliseum or Stephens Auditorium. https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/commencementprograms/browse.html

MarkingsWritten in ink inside cover page " Carl H. Scheman".

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