1870's Commencement Addresses, 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874
Scope and Contents
1870's Commencement Addresses
Fr. Hilary Thimmesh undertook a project to transcribe and study these early commencement addresses. He has provided us with written transcripts of 5 commencement addresses that include:
1870, introductory address
1871, Valedictory Address by Joseph Sculte, 1869-1871
1872, introductory address delivered by Herman Erren
1873, introductory address delivered by Alexius
Edelbrock, OSB
1874, introductory address
Fr. Hilary Thimmesh has also provided a short article that he has written up about these early commencement addresses.
This file contains correspondence, handwritten drafts of the commencements, and Fr. Hilary Thimmesh's transcription of the handwritten drafts.
The speech transcripts are saved here: O:\Archives\SJUArchives\Digital Archives\Speeches\Commencement\1870s
Dates
- 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Collection
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
065/4 (Box 4:4)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2015-006
Physical Facet
File, Document
Repository Details
Part of the Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections Repository