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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1984. Photo taken from balcony in the Abbey church of the congregation of graduating students in the pews while Fr. Hilary Thimmesh gives a speech. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1984. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh gives a speech, seated next to him are Abbot Jerome Theisen, Fr. Kilian McDonnell, Mr. Robert Spaeth, and Fr. Kieran Nolan.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s. Photo taken from balcony of the Abbey church of graduating students processing up to receive their diplomas. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1970s. Photo taken from balcony of the Abbey church of graduating students processing up to receive their diplomas.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s. Photo of nine people posing for a photo, Fr. Kieran Nolan on the far left. On front of photo is a handwritten note for best wishes. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1970s. Faculty members process into the Abbey church for commencement day.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s-80s. Group of faculty process into the Abbey church for commencement day. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1970s-80s. Photo taken from balcony of the Abbey church of commencement day ceremonies.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: A monk and faculty during Commencement, 1950s. One monk and one faculty (Fr. Walter? and George Durenberger?) wearing special robes for a graduation ceremony having a conversation. One of the monks is holding some paper and looking at the other while the other monk is pointing and looking ahead.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day speech, 1954. Fr. Walter Reger, Fr. Dominic Keller, and Coach Durenberger standing in a circle of graduating students as part of the graduation ceremony. Photo 2: Commencement day speech, 1953. Coach George Durenberger(?) giving a speech on a podium on a platform with many faculty and monks behind him, seated. He is speaking to the graduating students who are seated in front of the podium.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduates make their way to the ceremony, 1930s. A column of graduates walking to an unknown destination (commencement ceremony?). There are people lining the walkway (relatives, friends, and some monks) watching the graduates. Photo 2: Graduates leaving Music Building, 1930s. Graduates wearing their robes are walking out of the Music Building.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Baccalaureate Mass in the Monastic Gardens, 1953. Group of graduating students wearing robes and holding books (Bibles?) and standing out in the Monastic Gardens for a farewell Mass.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Graduation cap adjustment, 1950s? A woman wearing a white dress and hat adjusting a graduating student's cap.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Ceremony, 1960s-70s A student walking down an aisle of the Abbey church after getting his diploma. In the background are more students obtaining their diplomas from the faculty and monks up at a podium. Photo 2: Commencement Ceremony, 1960s-70s Commencement taking place in the Abbey church with students walking up to the podium to receive their diplomas from faculty and monks. Around the podium are students to the front and left of...