COLLECTION NAME:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwa_wmup_u-000366
Filename:
exwa_wmup_u-000366.tif
Title:
President Paul Sangren and honorary degree recipients at 1951 Commencement, Waldo Stadium, Western Michigan University
Date:
1951-06-16
Description:
Dr. Paul Sangren and honorary degrees recipients L. C. Mohr, Theodore L. Brownyard, Cleo Hartwig, and Earl J. McGrath at Western Michigan College of Education Commencement, June 1951. Commencement speaker Dr. Earl J. McGrath, US commissioner of Education, was awarded a degree of Doctor of Laws. Miss Cleo Hartwig, nationally known sculptress and a graduate of Western Michigan College, received a degree of Master of Fine Arts. L. C. Mohr, superintendent of schools at South Haven, received a degree of Doctor of Education. Theodore L. Brownyard, chemist in the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department receive a Doctor of Science. The photograph appeared in the Summer 1951 Western Michigan College News Magazine Vol. 9 No. 4.
Person:
Sangren, Paul V. (Paul Vivian), approximately 1895-1967
Person:
Mohr, Loyd Charles, 1893-1978
Person:
Brownyard, Theodore Lucius, 1905-1991
Person:
Hartwig, Cleo, 1907-1988
Person:
McGrath, Earl James, 1902-1993
Subject:
Commencement ceremonies--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject:
Western Michigan College of Education--History
Subject:
Western Michigan University--Presidents
Subject:
academic robes
Subject:
Honorary degrees
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1950 - 1959
Source:
7 x 9 in. black-and-white print WMU Photograph Collection, U-000366
Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2020
Rights Statement:
Access Rights:
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
Type:
Image
File Format:
image/tiff
Box Barcode:
Box 3, Barcode: 31141021783209
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
