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Pomp & Circumstance Commencement Kit, 1980

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 167

Content Description

The kit contains items for graduating UW-Eau Claire seniors in spring of 1980. Includes a UW-Eau Claire board game with playing directions and playing cards, Pomp & Circumstance stickers, a small box of memorabilia with items from UW-Eau Claire, Water Street businesses, and Eau Claire area, (match boxes and napkins from local bars and restaurants, a rock from the Chippewa River, a shopping bag from the university bookstore, etc.), an issue of the Water Street Journal (a satirical newspaper), and a portfolio of cartoons and farcical artwork.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

Biographical/Historical Note

The kit appears to have been produced by UW-Eau Claire students and is believed to have been issued only for the spring commencement in 1980.

Extent

1.8 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Summary

Kit containing a UW-Eau Claire board game, memorabilia from UW-Eau Claire, Water Street businesses, and Eau Claire area, cartoons, and spoof publications for graduating UW-Eau Claire seniors in spring of 1980.

Acquisition Information

Transferred to the University Archives prior to March 2006.

Accession Number

07-012

Reference Code

AS167

Processing Note

Processed by Colleen McFarland in July 2006.

Status
Published
Author
Guinevere Fischer
Date
November 6, 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739