Special Collections has commencement or graduation programs dating back as far as 1870. The programs contain the order of events for the graduation ceremony and the names of the graduates.
The programs come from USM and all of its preceding academic institutions: Gorham Seminary, Gorham Normal School, Western Normal School, Gorham State Teachers College, Gorham State College, Gorham State College of The University of Maine, Portland University, Portland Junior College, University of Maine in Portland, University of Maine Portland-Gorham, and the University of Maine School of Law
Please cite as: University Archives, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
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For any other questions please contact the Special Collections Department at:susie.bock@maine.edu
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1937
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 20 and 21, 1937. Address given by Dr. Frank W. Wright.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1936
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 15, 1936. Address given by Dr. Payson Smith.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1935
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17, 1935. Address given by Rev. Hilda Libby Ives.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1934
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17 and 18, 1934. Address given by Dr. Bertram E. Packard.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1933
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 18 and 19, 1933. Address given by President Daniel L. Marsh.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1932
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 12 and 13, 1932. Address given by President Livingston C. Lord.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1931
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 15, 1931. Address given by Rev. John C. Schroeder.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1930
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17, 1930. Address given by President Charles McKenney.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1929
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduation Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 14, 1929. Address given by Rev. James Gordon Gilkey, D.D..
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1928
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Baccalaureate Services and Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17 and 19, 1928. Address given by President Mary E. Woolley.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1927
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 21, 1927. Address given by Dr. Henry Hitt Crane.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1924
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Public Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17, 1924.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1923
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 20, 1923. Address given by Dean Walter S. Athearn.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1918
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Exercises of Graduation. Held in Gorham, Maine June 19, 1918. Address given by Rev. G. Walter Fishe, Junior Dean of Oberlin College.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1916
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Public Exercises and Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 20 and 21, 1916. Address given by Rev. Abraham M. Rihbany, D. D..
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1926
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 15, 1926. Address given by President Kenneth C. M. Sills.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1915
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Exhibition of School Work and Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 15 and 16, 1915. Address given by Rev. Lucius H. Bugbee, D. D..
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1914
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Examination of Classes and Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 16 and 17, 1914. Address given by Rev A. Z. Conrad, D. D..
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1913
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School programs for the Examination of Classes and Graduating Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17 and 18, 1913. Address given by Rev. Jesse Hill, D. D..
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1912
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of Classes. Held in Gorham, Maine June 18, 1912.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1911
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of Classes. Held in Gorham, Maine June 20, 1911.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1901: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the Classes and Graduation of the Second Class of 1901. Held in Gorham, Maine June 16, 18 ,and 19, 1901.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1900: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program of the Examination of Classes and Graduation of the Second Class of 1900. Held in Gorham, Maine June 21 and 22, 1900.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1895: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the Classes and Graduation of the First Class of 1895. Held in Gorham, Maine Wednesday and Thursday, January 16 and 17, 1895.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1893: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program of the Examination of Classes and Graduation of the First Class of 1893. Held in Gorham, Maine January 15, 18, and 19, 1893.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1893: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination and Graduation of the Second Class of 1893. Held in Gorham, Maine June 18, 20 and 21, 1893.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1892: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program of Examination of Classes and Graduation of First Class of 1892. Held in Gorham, Maine Friday January 22, 1892.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1892: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the Classes and Graduation of the Second Class of 1892. Held in Gorham, Maine Wednesday June 22, 1892.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1891: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the First Class of 1887. Held in Gorham, Maine Thursday and Friday, January 15 and 16, 1891.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1891: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the Second Class of 1891. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17 and 18, 1891.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1890: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the Classes and Graduation of the First Class of 1890. Held in Gorham, Maine Wednesday and Thursday, January 15 and 16, 1890
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1889: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the First Class of 1889. Held in Gorham, Maine January 20, 23 and 24, 1889.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1889: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the Second Class of 1889. Held in Gorham, Maine June 16, 17 and 18, 1889.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1888: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination and Graduation of the Second Class of 1888. Held in Gorham, Maine June 17, 20, 21 and 22, 1888.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1887: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the First Class of 1887. Held in Gorham, Maine Wednesday and Thursday, January 26 and 27, 1887.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1887: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the Second Class of 1887. Held in Gorham, Maine June 19, 21, 22 and 23, 1887.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1886: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination and Graduation of the First Class of 1886. Held in Gorham, Maine January 21 and 22, 1886.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1886: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program of Examination of Classes and Graduation of Second Class of 1886. Held in Gorham, Maine the Week ending in Friday July, 2, 1886.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1885: First Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program for the Examination of the School and Graduation of the First Class of 1885.Held in Gorham, Maine Thursday and Friday January 22 and 23, 1885.
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Gorham Normal School Commencement Program 1885: Second Class
Gorham Normal School
The Gorham Normal School program of Examination of Classes and Graduation of Second Class of 1885. Held in Gorham, Maine Monday and Tuesday June 29 and 30, 1885. This program was produced in three colors, white, cream, and green and with two different designs: an easel with flowers in the background, and a deer with flowers in the background.