Honorary Degrees Conferred, 1949 - 1950

File — Box: E-05, Folder: E:041

Identifier: E:041

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

1949 - 1950

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

Degreees conferred 6/6/49: Chester H. Rhodes LL.D.; Leslie L. Biffle LL.D.; Charles Dollard LL.D.; James Lewis Morrill L.H.D.; Harry Hodges L.H.D.; Rev. Robert Sherman Oberly D.D.; Rev. Robert Delp Hershey D.D.; Francis J. Brown Litt.D.; Degrees conferred 6/5/50: Rev. George A. Greiss L.H.D.; Karl Greenwood Willer LL.D.; Luther A. Krouse D.D.; Reinhold Niebuhr L.H.D.; Charles Ernest Oakes LL.D.; Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. Litt.D.; William Robert Seaman D.D.; Paul W.W. Wallace Litt.D.