Degree Collection (#2)

Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller
3739440 Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Eleanor Roosevelt with Helen Keller (1880 - 1968), American author, political activist, and lecturer

Degrees of University Teaching
3786010 Degrees of University Teaching by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Degrees of University Teaching - from reproduction of allegorical wood engraving in Margarita Philosophica)

Placement of the Doctoral Biretta (oil on canvas)
354823 Placement of the Doctoral Biretta (oil on canvas) by Martinez Anaya, Antonio (17th century); Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

The Honorary Degree of LLD conferred upon the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chief Justice at Cambridge
1598120 The Honorary Degree of LLD conferred upon the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chief Justice at Cambridge, the Public Orator presenting Dr Temple for the Degree (litho) by Begg

The Prince in his Principality, Installation of the Prince of Wales as Chancellor of the Welsh University
1606208 The Prince in his Principality, Installation of the Prince of Wales as Chancellor of the Welsh University, the Princess of Wales receiving the Degree of Doctor of Music (litho) by Begg

Act for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law, Cambridge, 1842 (litho)
5229988 Act for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law, Cambridge, 1842 (litho) by Buss, Robert William (1804-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law, Cambridge)

The Vice Chancellor conferring the degree of Master of Arts, Oxford, April 1842 (litho)
5229987 The Vice Chancellor conferring the degree of Master of Arts, Oxford, April 1842 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Vice Chancellor conferring the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, Oxford, 1842 (litho)
5229983 The Vice Chancellor conferring the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, Oxford, 1842 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Royal Colonial Tour, the Duke of Cornwall at Cape Town (engraving)
1628338 The Royal Colonial Tour, the Duke of Cornwall at Cape Town (engraving) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Colonial Tour, the Duke of Cornwall at Cape Town)

Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours
538778 Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours, the papers set, but could not receive a degree as Cambridge did not award them to women at this time

Oxford, Examination Schools (b / w photo)
3093206 Oxford, Examination Schools (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford, Examination Schools)

The Vice Chancellor conferring the degree of Bachelor of Arts, at Oxford, 1842 (litho)
5229985 The Vice Chancellor conferring the degree of Bachelor of Arts, at Oxford, 1842 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gwyneth Thomson and Helena Normanton
Two of our coming Portias. Mrs. Gwyneth Marjory Thomson, accepted by the Benchers of Lincolns Inn as a student in 1920. On the right, Miss Helena Normanton

Bazoline Estelle Usher, Atlanta University student, 1899 or 1900 (b / w photo)
5895036 Bazoline Estelle Usher, Atlanta University student, 1899 or 1900 (b/w photo) by Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt " W. E

Bazoline Estelle Usher, Atlanta University student, 1899 or 1900 (b / w photo)
5895035 Bazoline Estelle Usher, Atlanta University student, 1899 or 1900 (b/w photo) by Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt " W. E

Senate House, Cambridge (b / w photo)
3093856 Senate House, Cambridge (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Senate House, Cambridge. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Music cover, Alexandra Music Books, Songs of the Emerald Isle. With a portrait of Princess Alexandra of Wales when she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (DMus) at Trinity College

Mrs Scharlieb, MD, the First Woman who has taken the Degree of MD at the London University (engraving)
1626469 Mrs Scharlieb, MD, the First Woman who has taken the Degree of MD at the London University (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Scharlieb, MD)

The Oxford Commemoration, conferring the Degree of DCL upon the Prince of Wales in the Sheldonian Theatre (engraving)
1588424 The Oxford Commemoration, conferring the Degree of DCL upon the Prince of Wales in the Sheldonian Theatre (engraving) by English School

Personal adornment when received into the third degree of official membership cult, society (colour litho)
980592 Personal adornment when received into the third degree of official membership cult, society (colour litho) by American School

Personal adornment when received into the third degree of official membership cult, society (colour litho)
980581 Personal adornment when received into the third degree of official membership cult, society (colour litho) by American School

Graduation Day at Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire (b / w photo)
6031773 Graduation Day at Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graduation Day at Cambridge University)

Proctors walking, on the presentation of a supplicat for a degree, Oxford, April 1842 (litho)
5229990 Proctors walking, on the presentation of a supplicat for a degree, Oxford, April 1842 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proctors walking)

Diploma issued by the University to Thomas James, 1626 (ink on vellum with wax seal)
2919661 Diploma issued by the University to Thomas James, 1626 (ink on vellum with wax seal) by Scottish School, (17th century); The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; eUniversity of St

The 4 Degrees to Corruption, from Robert Fludds Mosaicall philosophy
XJF447350 The 4 Degrees to Corruption, from Robert Fludds Mosaicall philosophy, 1659 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scientific observation in the Antarctic (b / w photo)
3652684 Scientific observation in the Antarctic (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scientific observation in the Antarctic)

Reception d un docteur, vers 1620 (engraving)
3644483 Reception d un docteur, vers 1620 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reception d un docteur, vers 1620)

Punch cartoon: Commemoration Week at Oxford University (engraving)
6035026 Punch cartoon: Commemoration Week at Oxford University (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Commemoration Week at Oxford University)

Agnata Frances Ramsay
3733494 Agnata Frances Ramsay. by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Agnata Frances Ramsay, the first woman to pass with First Class honours from Cambridge University)

Huguenot Seminary, Wellington (b / w photo)
3092459 Huguenot Seminary, Wellington (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huguenot Seminary, Wellington)

A ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the introduction of degrees for women at Cambridge University. About 900 women who studied at Cambridge before 1948 attended the event. 4th July 1998

Lord William Beveridge attends a degree ceremony at London University. 26th January 1952

Simon Rattle in Liverpool to receive his honorary degree. 7th June 1991

Former Liverpool manager Bob Paisley raises his mortar board after being made an honorary master of Science at a degree day held in the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. 8th July 1983

Cardinal Basil Hume Archbishop of Westminster, was receiving an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Durham University on 20th March 1987

Nick Faldo Golf Player

People. Harold Wilson Confers degree on Edward Heath at Braford University. Edward Heath facing Harold Wilson listens to the public orator as he present the Honorary Graduands before the conferring

Charles Burney, April 1, 1784. April 1, 1784. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi
Charles Burney, April 1, 1784

Capping of Doctors of Medicine, at Edinburgh, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Capping of Doctors of Medicine, at Edinburgh, 1845. Graduation ceremony for Scottish medical students: A large and brilliant auditory was closely packed in the amphitheatre;

The Convocation in the Theatre, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Convocation in the Theatre, 1844. Degree ceremony in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. Towards eleven o clock the procession entered the theatre

Women Graduates Date: 1910

Albert, Duke of York - Honourary Degree for Taft, Cambridge
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - receiving an Honorary Degree as Doctor of Law along with the ex-President (and then Chief Justice)

A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing, 1870-1891. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing, 1870-1891

Conferring the Honorary Degree of D. C. L. Upon The Russian Embassador, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Conferring the Honorary Degree of D.C.L. Upon The Russian Embassador, omitted by mistake in the ceremonies of the 10th June at Oxford, 1834

Princess Alexandra receiving the Degree of Doctor of Music... 1896, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Princess Alexandra receiving the Degree of Doctor of Music from the Prince as Chancellor of the Welsh University, June 26, 1896, (1901)

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