Commencements

The University of Memphis published commencement programs from 1913. Many of the publications were digitized by the Internet Archive with funding from LYRASIS and the Sloan Foundation.

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1913 West Tennessee State Normal School commencement program

Program for the first annual graduating exercises of West Tennessee State Normal School at Memphis, Tennessee, held on May 16, 1913. A list of the graduates is included. The program was found in the scrapbook compiled by Daisy Kirk of the Sigma Alpha Mu sorority.
1914 West Tennessee State Normal School commencement invitation

Invitation to the 1914 commencement of the West Tennessee State Normal School in Memphis, Tennessee, held on June 3. A class roll is included. The name card of graduate Adda Mai Cummings is also included. The invitation was found in the scrapbook compiled by Daisy Kirk of the Sigma Alpha Mu sorority.
1915 West Tennessee State Normal School commencement program

Program for the third annual commencement of West Tennessee State Normal School at Memphis, Tennessee, held on June 2, 1915. The program is inscribed with comments and was found in the scrapbook compiled by Daisy Kirk of the Sigma Alpha Mu sorority.
1916 West Tennessee State Normal School commencement program

Program for the fourth annual commencement of West Tennessee State Normal School at Memphis, Tennessee, held on May 31, 1916. The program was found in the scrapbook compiled by Daisy Kirk of the Sigma Alpha Mu sorority.
1920 West Tennessee State Normal School commencement invitation

Invitation to the 1920 commencement of the West Tennessee State Normal School in Memphis, Tennessee, held on June 2. A class roll is included.
1920 West Tennessee State Normal School commencement program

Program for the graduating exercises of West Tennessee State Normal School at Memphis, Tennessee, held on June 2, 1920
1926 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement program

Program for the 14th commencement of West Tennessee State Teachers College at Memphis, Tennessee, held on May 27, 1926.
1930 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement invitation

Invitation to the 18th commencement exercises of the West Tennessee State Teachers College held June 6-9, 1930. Includes name card for Elinor Virginia Anderson.
1931 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement program

Program for the 19th commencement of the West Tennessee State Teachers College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 5, 1931.
1933 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement program

Program for the 21st commencement of the West Tennessee State Teachers College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 5, 1933.
1934 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement program

Program for the 22nd commencement of the West Tennessee State Teachers College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 7, 1934.
1939 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement program

Program for the 27th commencement of West Tennessee State Teachers College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 3, 1939. Includes the program of the dedication of the John Willard Brister Library earlier that morning. The library was completed ten years before but was named after Brister who was president of the school from 1913 to 1918 and from 1924 to his death on September 9, 1939.
1940 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement invitation

Invitation to the 28th commencement exercises of the West Tennessee State Teachers College held May 31-June 3, 1940.
1940 West Tennessee State Teachers College commencement program

Program for the 28th commencement of the West Tennessee State Teachers College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 3, 1940.
1941 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 29th commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 2, 1941.
1942 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 30th commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 5, 1942.
1943 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 31st commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 1, 1943.
1944 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 32nd commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 6, 1944.
1945 Memphis State College commencement invitation

Invitation to the 33rd commencement exercises of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held June 3-4, 1945.
1945 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 33rd commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 4, 1945.
1946 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 34th commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 3, 1946.
1947 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 35th commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 9, 1947.
1948 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 36th commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at Prescott Memorial Baptist Church on June 7, 1948.
1949 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 37th commencement of Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college auditorium on June 6, 1949.
1950 Memphis State College commencement program

Program for the 38th commencement of the Memphis State College at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the college on June 5, 1950.