Commencement

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Conversations on commencement day, 1967. Three people are seated in a room. The room has some ceramic art and a cross on one wall along with a copy of a mosaic on the other wall. There is a monk seated with his legs stretched and crossed on the ankles, a woman (Lady Barbara Ward Jackson) is seated in the middle with her legs crossed at the knees, and the back of a mans head.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement day, 1967. A man is shaking the hand of Lady Barbara Ward Jackson. In the backround are flags with an ROTC man wearing a helmet and to the left of him are 5 seated people in pews

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement day, 1967. Lady Barbara Ward Jackson is giving a speech at a podium. Behind her are seated men wearing graduation robes and hats.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement day, 1967. photograph is very similar to that of pg. 49 with the only difference is that Lady Barbara Ward Jackson is talking now. Three people are seated in a room. The room has some ceramic art and a cross on one wall along with a copy of a mosaic on the other wall. There is a monk seated with his legs stretched and crossed on the ankles, a woman (Lady Barbara Ward Jackson) is seated in the middle with her legs crossed at the knees,...

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1968. Three men, one in clerical and the other two in commencement robes, have a conversation in a chapel. Statue of Jesus on the cross on the wall in the background. Photo 2: Similar photo to the previous one, 1968.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s. Members of the faculty in commencement robes make their way across the lawn into the Abbey church for commencement. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1970s. Photo of the procession into the sanctuary of the Abbey church for commencement mass.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s. Man in commencement robes and others walk down the sidewalk near the Quad and Benet Hall. Photo 2: Baccalaureate Mass in the Abbey, 1970s. A Mass is being held (Baccalaureate?) with monks walking up to the altar and then walking to their seats in the back. The monks mostly have their black habits on but there are some wearing white and 2 are in red. In the back are more monks seated in pews and in front there are other...

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day,1989. Mr. William J. Buckley, Jr., shakes the hand of a faculty member. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1989. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh helps J.F. Powers with his stole.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day speech, 1989. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, delivering an address on commencement day in the Abbey church. Photo 2: Graduation group photo, 1989. Four students pose with commencement speaker William F. Buckley, Jr. in front of the podium in the Abbey church.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduation ceremony, 1989. J.F. Powers stands with his honorary diploma, Fr. Hilary Thimmesh applauds next to him. Photo 2: Commencement speech, 1989. Mr. William F. Buckley, Jr. gives his commencement address.