Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
University of Miami Commencement Ceremony collection
Date(s)
- 1927-2014 (Creation)
Extent
25.00 linear feet (25 record storage cartons)
Name of creator
Administrative history
Founded in 1925, the University of Miami is a private research university with more than 15,000 students from around the world. It comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 majors and programs.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection provides records of the commencement ceremonies held by all the schools and departments of the University of Miami since 1927. It consists of UM Commencement Programs in print (1927-2014), UM Commencement Recordings (2003-2014), UM Commencement Photographs (2002-2009), UM Commencement Hard Drives, and UM Commencement Scripts (2003-2009) transferred from the University of Miami's Office of Commencement.
System of arrangement
Series I: UM Commencement Programs (Boxes 1-7)
Series II: UM Commencement Recordings (Boxes 1-11)
Series III: UM Commencement Photographs (Boxes 1-2)
Series IV: UM Commencement Hard Drives (Boxes 1-4)
Series V: UM Commencement Scripts (Box 1)
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by University of Miami, Events Management Executive Director.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized: https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/asu0017
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Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
This collection was processed by Archives Technician, Marcia Heath, 2021; finding aid edited by Processing Archivist, Yvette Yurubi, 01-10-23.