Office Of The President. Presidential Committee. Honorary Degree Recipients (University Of Maine) Records
Scope and Contents
The record group contains lists of recipients, biographies, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and guidelines for awarding honorary degrees at the University of Maine from 1886 to 1973. Indivdiual files contain information about the recipents biograhpical background through documents, photographs, and notes about the ceremony. Historical backgrounds are provided through photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Dates
- 1886-1990
Creator
- University of Maine (Organization)
Language of Materials
English .
Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The University of Maine began conferring Honorary Degrees in 1886. The first recipient to receive an Honorary Degree was Charles H. Fernald, a University professor of Natural history. Upon Fernald's resignation, the University of Maines conferred upon him a Ph. D. In 1965, the University of Maine changed its policy and conferred six to twelve honorary degrees during both the June and August Commencement ceremonies. Degree recipients ranged from presidents to Supreme Court justices to veterans and business leaders.
Extent
4 boxes
Abstract
The record group contains lists of recipients, biographies, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and guidelines for awarding honorary degrees at the University of Maine.
Arrangement
Folders arranged alphabetically by last name of honorary degree recipient.
Bibliography
General
Formerly SpC MS 0561
Processing Information
Processed by student worker Kari Beaty, August-November 2019, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department. Processing involved a collection survey and the creation of this finding aid.
Material was rehoused in appropriate archival folders and the boxes and folders numbered and titled added using information from ArchivesSpace. The material was originally housed across 4 boxes and retained the original department order.
- Biographies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Degrees, Academic -- Maine -- Orono Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Guidelines Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lists Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- University Of Maine. Honorary Degree Recipients Records UA RG 0003.006.003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kari Beaty
- Date
- November 2, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library University Archives Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
