Honorary Degrees Conferred, Miscellaneous, 1933 - 2011

File — Box: E-04

Identifier: E:032

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

1933 - 2011

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Honorary degree selection process per Board of Trustees; listing of degrees conferred from 1933 through 2011; listing from MC Source Book June 1954 through May 2011; Listing of recipients of honorary degrees 1933-1953: alumni; Lutheran Ministers D.D.; Lutheran Ministers other than D.D.; Non-Lutheran Ministers; local persons; Honorary degrees 1954-1961; choosing recipients; Tyson correspondence: MC will not grant degree in absentia unless student has satisfied all requirements and is scheduled for active military service - 1951; Honorary degrees conferred by college from 1933-1953, listed by Lutheran ministers, non-Lutheran ministers, alumni, local persons