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Xavier University Institutional Anniversary Celebrations collection

 Collection
Identifier: XUA-88

Scope and Content

This collection consists of materials which were created as part of various Xavier University anniversary celebrations. Materials include correspondence, programs, meeting minutes, brochures, and news clippings from 1890-2006.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-2006

Creator

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

History of Anniversary Celebrations

Xavier University celebrated major anniversaries in 1890 (St. Xavier College Golden Anniversary); 1931 (the 100th anniversary of the Athenaeum, the progenitor of Xavier University); 1940 (the 100th Anniversary of the Jesuits forming St. Xavier College and the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the Society of Jesus); 1956 (the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Athenaeum (1831)); 1976 as part of a campus celebration of the American Bicentennial, in 1981 (the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Athenaeum); and 2006 (the 175th Anniversary of the founding of the Athenaeum).

Extent

3.2 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of materials which commemorate various anniversaries celebrated by Xavier University. Anniversaries have been celebrated in 1890 (St. Xavier College Golden Anniversary), in 1931 (the 100th anniversary of the Athenaeum, the progenitor of Xavier University), in 1940 (the 100th Anniversary of the Jesuits forming St. Xavier College and the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the Society of Jesus), in 1956 (the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Athenaeum (1831)), in 1976 as part of a campus celebration of the American Bicentennial, in 1981 (the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Athenaeum), and in 2006 (the 175th Anniversary of the founding of the Athenaeum).

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is divided into seven series, as follows: Series I. 1890 Golden Jubilee of St. Xavier College (1840-1890) Series II. 1931 Centennial of the Founding of the Athenaeum (1831) Series III. 1940 Centennial of St. Xavier College (1840-1940) and the Jesuit Quadricentennial (1540-1940) Series IV. 1956 125th Anniversary of Xavier University (1831-1956) Series V. 1976 Bicentennial of the American Revolution on Xavier's Campus Series VI. 1981 150th Anniversary of Xavier University (1831-1981) Series VII. 2006 175th Anniversary of Xavier University (1831-2006)

Acquisition Information

These materials have been acquired from various sources.

Accruals

XUA2017-001

Related Material

Additional information on anniversary celebrations can be found in the Xavier University student newspaper.

XUA-56, Xavier University Capital Gifts Campaigns collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Separated Material

Photographs for the 1940 Centennial are found in the photograph collection, numbers 12312 through 12339.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed into its current arrangement and description as part of a major University Archives reprocessing project that began in 2012-2013. This reprocessing project was largely an effort to disband a record group system, developed in the late 1970s, used to arrange university records. The record group scheme had been established by the first University Archivist, Lee Bennish, SJ, and chiefly organized materials by originating office and organizational structure. After Bennish’s tenure, oversight of the archives changed several times and resulted in a lack of adherence to the record group scheme for new acquisitions. The 2012-2013 processing project also sought to incorporate records for which little acquisition or contextual information existed. The project staff primarily reorganized records into subject-based collections. Occasionally subjects coincided with offices of origin (e.g. Subject, Presidents; Office, Office of the President; Collection, Xavier University President’s Office). This subject-based arrangement makes it difficult to identify or describe the collections by office of origin but administrative project records do indicate transfers and connections between original record groups and 2012-2013 collections. During the project, records were rehoused in archival folders and boxes, and new finding aids were created using the OhioLINK Finding Aid Creation Tool.

As of 2017, University Archives no longer employs the 2012-2013 system of arranging collections by subject.

Title
Xavier University Institutional Anniversary Celebrations collection
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Thomas Kennealy, S.J.
Date
2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library Repository

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