Collection Timeline

1906 to 1978

1906
Commencement, 1906

1913
Iowa State University Commencement, 1913

1921
Iowa State University Commencement procession on the steps of Beardshear Hall, 1921

1923
Preparation for Commencement march, 1923. Faculty and graduates stand on the steps of Beardshear Hall, facing central campus.

1925
Kimball, Shull, Raymond Pearson, Warburton, Pedersen, and Christie at Commencement, 1925.
Senior class and alumni, 1925
Senior class and alumni, 1925

1930
Commencement, 1930

1935
Commencement, 1935

1936
Commencement procession, June 15, 1936

1941
Commencement, 1941
Conferring the Doctorate. For long panel no.5. Left to right- Friley, Sweeney. Summer 1941.

1949
Commencement ceremony held in Armory, 1949
Earl Shreve receiving honorary degree at Commencement, 1949

1952
Commissioning officers during graduation ceremonies at Iowa State University during Commencement, 1952

1953
Commencement, 1953
Pictured from left to right: Prof W. G. Murray, Ezra T. Benson (U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, receiving Dr. of Agriculture), President Friley (Dean of College of Agriculture), Floyd Andre. Commencement 1953.
Photographer: Dean.

1955
Photographer: Dean.
Photographer: Dean.
Photographer: Dean.

1957
Photographer: Dean.

1967
Brothers Phillip and twins Ronald and Roger Benge, in graduation caps and gowns, stand with their parents Loran and Nellie Ruth Benge.

1969
Commencement at Clyde Williams Field, 1969
Commencement at Clyde Williams Field, 1969
Academic procession, 1969
Graduation at Clyde Williams Field, 1969
Graduation, Clyde Williams Field, 1969
Graduation, Clyde Williams Field, 1969
Graduation, Clyde Williams Field, 1969

1970
An Iowa State graduate proudly displays an armband with the word peace following Commencement in 1970.

1972
Commencement at Hilton Coliseum, 1972
Commencement at Hilton Coliseum, 1972

1976
Commencement, May 29, 1976

1978
Iowa State University Commencement, 1978.