University Archives
University Records:
RG4 Degrees Granted
S6 Commencement Programs, Speeches and Other Papers
State Normal School, 1889-1911
State Teachers College, 1911-1935
Colorado State College of Education at Greeley, 1935-1957
University of Northern Colorado, 1970-
| File 1 | Commencement Program: Brown bindings with gold letters. Many early commencement programs are missing and graduation lists from early bulletins/catalogs were photocopied and included. The volumes are as follows: | |
| Volume 1 | Colorado State Normal School/State Teachers College Commencement Programs, 1891-1925 | |
| Volume 2 | Colorado State College of Education, 1926-1950 (1926-1935 was Colorado-State Teachers College) | |
Volume 3 |
Colorado State College of Education, 1951-1957 | |
| Volume 4 | Colorado State College, 1957-1965 | |
| Volume 5 | Colorado State College/University of Northern Colorado, Winter 1966-Summer 1973 | |
| Volume 6 | University of Northern Colorado, Fall 1973-Summer 1979 | |
| Volume 7 | University of Northern Colorado, Fall 1979-Summer 1983 | |
| Volume 8 | University of Northern Colorado, Fall 1983-Summer 1986 | |
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| File 2 | Commencement Programs: Black bindings with gold letters for years 1948-1952 (from President William R. Ross?). This set contains commencement programs, commencement addresses, invitations to commencement exercises, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence and instructions to candidates. The volumes are as follows: | |
| Volume 1 | Commencement 1948-1952 Colorado State College of Education | |
| Volume 2 | Commencement 1952-1954 Colorado State College of Education | |
| Volume 3 | Commencement 1954-1957 Colorado State College of Education | |
| Volume 4 | Commencement 1957-1959 Colorado State College | |
| Volume 5 | Commencement 1960-1961 Colorado State College | |
| Volume 6 | Commencement 1962-1964 Colorado State College | |
| Volume 7 | Commencement 1965-1967 Colorado State College | |
| Volume 8 | Commencement 1968-1969 Colorado State College | |
| File 3 | In the early years, graduates were listed in the Board of Trustee minutes. There are also some official documents, "President Snyder's Recommended List for Board of Trustees" in the file. There are some lists missing from the minutes as they were separate lists which are not bound and are lost. Names of the graduates in instances where an official document or commencement program is not available were photocopied from the Normal School/College Bulletin for that year, or from the 1923 Alumni Register. ( See also RG1 S2: The early Record of Proceedings Board of Trustees are bound as follows: Vol. A - 1895-1912; Vol. B - 1912-1918 (not paginated); Vol.1 1919-1933) |
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| Year | Archival Copy | Bound Copy |
Speaker |
| 1891 | Photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1892 | 6/22 photocopy Board of Trustees, Vol. A, p.51 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1893 | 6/15 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.68 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1894 | 6/14 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.86 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
6/5 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.93 & photocopy from Bulletin |
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| 1896 | 6/10 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.101 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1897 | 6/1 Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.108 1ist missing. Photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1898 | 6/1 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.116 & photocopy from Bulletin. Crucible, June 1898 | x | Snyder, Z. X. |
| 1899 | 5/30 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.123 & photocopy from Bulletin. Crucible, June 1899 | x | Adams, Alva. Ex-Governor of Colorado |
| 1900 | 5/30 photocopy Board to Trust., Vol. A, p.138 & photocopy from Bulletin. Crucible , May 1900 | x | Thomas, W. R. Rocky Mountain News |
| 1901 | 6/6 Board of Trust., Vol. A., p.50 list missing. Photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1902 | 5/26 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.156 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1903 | 5/3 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.165 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1904 | 5/17 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.174 & photocopy from Bulletin. Crucible , June 1904 | x | Baker, James H., President, CU |
| 1905 | 6/8 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.181 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1906 | 5/14 Pres. Snyder's Recom. List for Board of Trustees | x | |
| 1907 | 6/6 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. A, p.198 & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1908 | 5/18 Pres. Snyder's Recom. List for Board of Trustees | x | |
| 1909 | 12/4 Pres. Snyder's Recom. List for Board of Trustees & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1910 | 6/9 & 2/27 Pres. Snyder's Recommended List for Board of Trustees & photocopy from Bulletin | x | |
| 1911 | 3/10, 5/25, 7/25 Pres. Snyder's Recommended List for Board of Trustees | x | |
| 1912 | 22nd Sp 5/29 Commencement Program | A. Wixon, J. Shafroth, V. Alderson, Z. Snyder | |
| 1913 | Partial Commencement Program | M. Bradford | |
| 1914 | 5/21 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol. B, photocopy 1923 Alumni Reg. | x | |
| 1915 | 25th Sp 6/10 Commencement Program | x | Rev. M. Smith, J. Hays |
| 1916 | 6/2 photocopy Board of Trust, Vol. B, & photocopy 1923 Alumni Reg. | x | |
| 1917 | Sp 6/10-13 Commencement Program | x | H. Burke |
| 1918 | Sp not listed in B.O.T, Vol. B, photocopy 1923 Alumni Reg. | x | |
| Sr 8/23 Commencement Program | x | E. Steiner | |
| 1919 | 29th Sp 6/11 Commencement Program | x | O . Shoup |
| 1920 | 30th Sp 6/16 Commencement Program | x | E. Ammons |
| 1921 | 3/21 photocopy Board of Trust., Vol.1, pp.36-7 & photocopy 1923 Alumni Reg. | x |