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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduation ceremony, 1980s. Graduating students file up to the front of the Abbey church to receive their diplomas. Photo 2: Commencement day address, 1985. Photo from the balcony of Dr. Esther de Waal giving her commencement address.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day ceremonies, 1985. James O'Gara receives an honorary degree. Photo 2: Commencement day ceremonies, 1985. Dr. Esther de Waal receives an honorary degree.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day address, 1985. Dr. Esther de Waal gives her commencement address. Photo 2: Commencement day ceremonies, 1985. Dr. Esther de Waal receives an honorary degree.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day address, 1983. Senator David Durenberger delivering his commencement address. Photo 2: Commencement day ceremonies, 1983? Father Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, and other faculty members behind the podium with a statue.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1984. Graduates file into the Abbey church for commencement ceremonies. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1984. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, Abbot Jerome Theisen, and Fr. Kilian McDonnell stand up at the podium in the Abbey church for the presentation of the Pax Christi Award.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1985. Photo taken from the balcony of the Abbey church of Dr. Esther de Waal delivering her commencement address. Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1985. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB gives a commencement day address while other faculty are seated behind him.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement Day, 1984? Graduating students are congregated outside on the north side of the SJU Music Building to get ready to process into the Abbey church. (on back, stamp stating photo was received in January of 1977?)

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1985. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, stands outside having a conversation with Dr. Esther de Waal (commencement speaker). Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1984. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, Abbot Jerome Theisen, and Fr. Kilian McDonnell stand near the podium for the Pax Christi Award. Fr. Kilian holds a statue in his hands.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, 1986. Faculty and others stand behind the podium for a prayer or a song during the ceremonies. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, and Abbot Jerome Theisen are standing closest behind the podium, and Paul D. Schurke is also present. Left to right: Eva Hooker, David P. Burrell, Hilary Thimmesh, Jerome Theisen, Emmanuel Renner, Paul Schurke, Bob Spaeth, ???. Same photo as 98-006.0020 076/4 v....

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Day, May 15, 1981. Photo of five men in commencement day robes, including Fr. Gunther Rolfson, OSB(?) and Dr. Harlan Cleveland(?) Photo 2: Commencement Day, no date. Two graduating students standing in a crowd of people on the lawn in front of the Abbey church.