Graduation procession 1964
Title
Graduation procession 1964
Description
Harper Lee (front row, second from left) stands next to Dr. Edward Teller outdoors on the Mount Mary campus before proceeding into the Mount Mary Theater for commencement ceremonies.
In May 1964, Mount Mary College awarded an Honorary Degree to Nelle Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill A Mockingbird. In accepting the honor Ms. Lee traveled to Mount Mary and took part in commencement ceremonies, which resulted in a friendship between her and Sister John Francis Schuh, President of Mount Mary.
In May 1964, Mount Mary College awarded an Honorary Degree to Nelle Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill A Mockingbird. In accepting the honor Ms. Lee traveled to Mount Mary and took part in commencement ceremonies, which resulted in a friendship between her and Sister John Francis Schuh, President of Mount Mary.
Date
1964-05-31
Source
School Sisters of Notre Dame North American Archives
Is Part Of
Identifier
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/596f6914237d2e5e4a256c0446f912ed.jpg
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Subject
Lee, Harper
Commencement ceremonies
Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Type
Still Image
Format
JPEG
Spatial Coverage
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Collection
Citation
“Graduation procession 1964,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/1318.