{"id":27467,"date":"2013-05-06T09:45:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T14:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=27467"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:28:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:28:24","slug":"history-of-ole-miss-commencement-on-display-at-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/history-of-ole-miss-commencement-on-display-at-library\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Ole Miss Commencement on Display at Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 There were no graduates when the University of Mississippi held its first Commencement in July 1849, less than one year after opening for its first classes.<\/p>\n<p>The four-day event included &#8220;sumptuous banquets, a commencement ball\u2026&#8221; and an address by Alexander M. Clayton, an original trustee of the university, said David Sansing, professor emeritus of history and noted Ole Miss historian.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27546\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/history-of-ole-miss-commencement-on-display-at-library\/photo-by-robert-jordanole-miss-communications-12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27546\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27546\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27546\" title=\"Photo by Robert Jordan\/Ole Miss Communications\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/150key-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/150key-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/150key.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Official key on display at J.D. Williams Library near Archives and Special Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A rare copy of Clayton&#8217;s 1849 address and the summer 1963 commencement program, which lists James Meredith among the graduates, are among several items on display on the third floor of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/general_library\/\">J.D. Williams Library<\/a>, near the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/general_library\/archives\/\">Department of Archives and Special Collections<\/a>. The Commencement at the University of Mississippi exhibition will remain on display until May 13.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the spring 2013 commencement approaches, we thought it would great to offer a display relating to the history of commencement at Ole Miss,&#8221; said Jennifer Ford, head of archives and special collections. &#8220;We gathered rare pieces, including a copy of the 1866 address given by J.W. Clapp, which was the first commencement after the Civil War, an 1854 commencement party invitation and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The noncirculating collection is free and available for viewing whenever the library is open. The library is open around the clock during exam week. For a complete list of library hours, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/general_library\/files\/admin\/hours.html\">http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/general_library\/files\/admin\/hours.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 There were no graduates when the University of Mississippi held its first Commencement in July 1849, less than one year after opening for its first classes. The four-day event included &#8220;sumptuous banquets, a commencement ball\u2026&#8221; and an address by Alexander M. 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