Skip navigation

The University of Iowa Libraries

Special Collections and University Archives

Finding Aid

Records of the Office of the Registrar:
Commencement Programs and Official Graduate Lists
RG 24.01.07
Collection Dates: 1857-
13.0 linear ft.

Access and Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

Digital Surrogates: Except where indicated, this document describes but does not reproduce the actual text, images and objects which make up this collection. Materials are available only in the Special Collections Department.

Copyright: Please read The University of Iowa Libraries' statement on Property Rights, Copyright Law, and Permissions to Use Unpublished Materials.

Use of Collections: The University of Iowa Libraries supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual agreement with donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-paper-based materials. Please read our Use of Manuscripts Statement.

Acquisition and Processing Information: Commencement programs and official graduate lists are provided to the University Archives by the Office of the Registrar on a continuing basis.

Photographs: None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Scope and Contents

The collection consists of programs from graduation commencement ceremonies, including corresponding official graduate lists, as provided by the Office of the Registrar. They are arranged chronologically and date from 1857, the year of the first graduating class of the State University of Iowa. Commencement event planning details spanning 1928 to 1950 are also included, as are convocation programs for some years.


Related Material

Lists of graduates are also included in some editions of the University General Catalogs from prior to 1940. RG 01.08.



Box Contents List

Box 1:

1857-1890

Box 2:

1891-1900

Box 3:

1901-1910

Box 4:

1911-1916

Box 5:

1917-1923

Box 6:

1924-1928

Box 7:

1929-1932

Box 8:

1933-1936

Box 9:

1937-1940

Box 10:

1941-1946

Box 11:

1947-1950

Box 12:

1951-1958

Box 13:

1959-1966

Box 14:

1967-1970

Box 15:

1971-1975

Box 16:

1976-1982

Box 17:

1983-1985

Box 18:

1986-1988

Box 19:

1989-1991

Box 20:

1992-1994

Box 21:

1995-1997

Box 22:

1998-1999

Box 23:

2000-2002

Box 24:

2003-2005

Box 25:

Electronic copy of Official List of Graduates, 2005- ; pdf format

2006-