[University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1949]

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1949

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: silent

Credits: Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975.; Stricklin, Phyllis Dorothy.; Bagley, William Thompson.; University of California, Berkeley.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CUY.; Documents commencement day, June 17, 1949, at the University of California, Berkeley held at George C. Edwards Track Stadium. Includes many crowd shots of the stadium, pre-event shots of attendees and graduates entering the stadium, the attending nurse and sound man. The procession of dignitaries into the stadium is lead by a U.S. Army color guard. Shots of speakers on the podium including student speakings Phyllis Dorothy Stricklin and William Thompson Bagley. Commencement address given by the President of the University of California, Robert Gordon Sproul. Closing shots of people leaving the stadium.; PFA 1604-29-3750. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2009/04/ 23 Excellent condition and color.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE