University Archives and Records Center University of Pennsylvania Guide to the Archives General Collection of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1820 UPA 3 Commencement Materials Notices from Newspapers (Documents Number 1696 - 1746) Order of Exercises and Related Material

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Document Number. Description of Document. Notices from Philadelphia newspapers (clippings and/or photocopies) By date of commencement 1696. May 17, 1757. College. Announcements; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, April 7, May 12, August 11. 1697. June 8, 1759. College. Announcement. Pennsylvania Gazette, June 7. 1698. May 1, 1760. College. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, April 24, May 15. 1699. May 26, 1761. College. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 21, May 28. 1700. May 18, 1762. College. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, April 22, May 27. 1701. May 17, 1763. College. Dialogue; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 26. (Examination of degree candidates Pennsylvania Gazette, April 5). 1702. May 30, 1765. College. Announcement, with notice of institution of medical department; exercises; dialogues. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 9, June 6, June 13. 1703. May 20, 1766. College. Notice of gift of prizes; announcement; exercises; odes. Pennsylvania Gazette, March 20, May 22, May 29, June 5. 1704. November 17, 1767. College. Examination of degree candidates; exercises; dialogue and odes. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 30, November 19, November 26. 1705. June 21, 1768. College, Medical. Announcements; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, June 2, June 23, June 30. Pennsylvania Chronicle, June 27. 1706. November 29, 1768. College, Arts. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, December 1. 1707. June 30, 1769. College, Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, June 29, July 6. 1708. June 5, 1770. College, Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 31, June 14. 1709. June 28, 1771. College, Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 4, July 11. 1710. July 20, 1773. College, Arts and Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 28. 1711. July -, 1774. College, Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, August 3. 1712. May 17, 1775. College, Arts. Announcement; exercises; orations; Provost’s charge. Pennsylvania Gazette, April 5, May 24, May 31. Pennsylvania Packet, May 22. Pennsylvania Ledger, May 27, June 3. 1713. July 4, 1780. University of the State of Pennsylvania. Arts. Announcements; exercises. Delayed College candidates of 1779. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 31, June 21. Pennsylvania Journal, July 12. 1714. July 4, 1781. University. Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises; report. Freeman’s Journal, July 4, July 11. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 11. 1715. March 21, 1782. University. Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Freeman’s Journal, March 20, March 27. Pennsylvania Journal, March 16, March 27. 1716. July 4, 1783, University. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Freeman’s Journal, July 9. Pennsylvania Journal, July 17. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 23. 1717. December 13, 1783, University. Bestowal of honorary LL.D. which had been conferred on George Washington on July 4. Citation; recipient’s address. Freeman’s Journal, December 17. Pennsylvania Journal, December 17. 1718. May 27, 1784. University. Arts and Medical. Examination of degree candidates; report; exercises; oration. Pennsylvania Gazette, April 21. Pennsylvania Journal, May 29, June 5. Freeman’s Journal, June 2. Columbian Magazine, September, 1786. 1719. May 6, 1785. University. Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Journal, April 30, May 14. Freeman’s Journal, May 2, May 11. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 4. Pennsylvania Mercury, May 13. 1720. July 3, 1786. University. Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, June 28. Freeman’s Journal, July 12. 1721. November 22, 1787. University. Arts and Medical. Announcement; exercises. Pennsylvania Packet, November 21, 22. Pennsylvania Evening Herald, November 28. Columbia Magazine, November. 1722. July 30, 1788. University. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, August 6. 1723. February 3 (?), 1789, University. Medical. Notice. Pennsylvania Gazette, February 11. 1724. July 30-31, 1789. University. Arts and Medical. Announcements; exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 22, August 12. Pennsylvania Packet, July 30, August 8. 1725. June 8, 1790. College. Medical. Exercises; oration. Universal Asylum and Columbia Magazine, June. American Museum or Universal Magazine, July. 1726. July 8, 1790. University. Arts and Medical. Exercises; orations. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 14. Pennsylvania Journal, July 14. Universal Asylum and Columbia Magazine, August, October. 1727. July 17, 1790. College. Arts. Exercises; ode. Candidates of 1790 and also those of 1779 (ignoring conferral of degrees upon latter by the University in 1780). Freeman’s Journal, July 28. Universal Asylum and Columbia Magazine, July. 1728. December 15, 1790. College. Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, December 29. Pennsylvania Journal, December 29. Universal Asylum and Columbia Magazine, December. 1729. June 23, 1791. College. Medical. Exercises. Freeman’s Journal, June 30. (Hereafter, University) 1730. April 18, 1792. Arts. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 2. 1731. May 11, 1792. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 16. Independent Gazetteer, May 19. 1732. December 13, 1793. Arts. Exercises. Gazette of the United States, December 14. 1733. May 19, 1794. Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, May 28. 1734. May 23, 1795. Medical. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, June 10. 1735. July 20, 1795. Arts. Exercises. Pennsylvania Gazette, July 29. 1736. May 24, 1796. Medical. Exercises. Independent Gazetteer, May 28. Gazette of the United States, May 26. 1737. May 12, 1797. Medical. Exercises. Philadelphia Gazette, May 13. 1738. May 31, 1800. Medical. Exercises. Universal Gazette, June S. 1739. June 8, 1801. Medical. Exercises. Gazette of the United States, June 13. 1740. May 27, 1802. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Phila. Gazette, May 29. 1741. June 9, 1803. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Gazette of the United States, June 11. 1742. June 6, 1804. Arts and Medical. Announcement. Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, June 6. 1743. June 5, 1805. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Gazette of the United States, June 12. 1744. April 21, 1806. Medical. Announcement. Poulson’s, April 19. 1745. April 30, 1811. Arts and Medical. Exercises. Newspaper not identified or dated. 1746. July 27, 1820. Arts. Announcement; exercises. Newspaper not identified or dated. Note: Only those commencements of which newspaper accounts have been copied, are listed above.

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