Photographs show informal views of Peter Ustinov visit to campus to receive an Honorary degree, including at a reception and speaking in small groups.
Title
Convocation procession
Date
May 29, 1958
Extent and medium
3 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of the convocation procession travelling from University College to Convocation Hall. Includes exterior views of University College and the front campus.
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree conferred upon Dr. Sidney Smith
Date
May 30, 1958
Extent and medium
2 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Includes shots of Dr. Sidney Smith receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws and addressing the convocation.
Title
Dentistry - special convocation and official opening of Dental Building
Date
November 25, 1959
Extent and medium
16 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Group portraits and the hooding of the honorary graduates Dr. J. Stanley Bagnall, Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University
Title
Convocation, 1987 - hug on front lawn
Date
1987
Extent and medium
1 Slide : col. ; 35 mm
Title
Convocation - Prof. Guido Calabresi receives Honorary Degree
Date
June 21, 1985
Extent and medium
36 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs in this series document convocation generally including student graduates preparing for the procession, dignitaries in front of Simcoe Hall. It also shows Prof Guido Calabresi preparing to receive an honorary degree.
Title
Convocation - honorary degree recipients
Date
August 26, 1958
Extent and medium
6 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Group portraits and views of the hooding of six honorary Doctor of Laws recipients including Thomas Alty, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University
Title
Convocation - Honorary Degree conferred upon Monseigneur Maurice Roy
Date
April 10, 1958
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Honorary Doctor of Laws awarded to Monseigneur Maurice Roy, Archbishop of Quebec, Primate of Canada, Soldier, and Scholar. This special convocation was held alongside a two-day seminar on French Canada which was held by the Department of French in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Alliance Canadienne and the Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association.
Title
Signatures of honorary graduates
Date
October 26, 1959
Extent and medium
7 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Honorary graduates' signatures in the honorary degree register including the signatures of seven Canadian Prime Ministers: John A. MacDonald, Wilfred Laurier, Arthur Meighen, Mackenzie King, R.B. Bennett, Louis St. Laurent, and John Diefenbaker.