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Sesquicentennial Commencement scrapbook

 Collection — Container: Volume 01
Identifier: MS-0196

Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains a scrapbook of clippings regarding Washington College’s 150th celebration. The event included parades, speeches, and reenactments of colonial events, including George Washington receiving an Honorary Degree from the College. Some of the events included people in blackface.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Extent

.2 Cubic Feet (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Physical and technical access restrictions

None.

Title
Finding Aid to the Sesquicentennial Commencement Scrapbook
Author
L. Sheldon
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository

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