Call NumberX-11799Date1968SummaryGraduation ceremony at Folsom Field at the University of Colorado at Boulder. An orchestra is near the central dais on the grass, which holds seated spectators and a United States Flag. Campus buildings are behind the stadium, and further back are the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Chautauqua Auditorium. The Flatirons tower in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBoulder (Colo.)Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--BoulderUniversities and colleges--Colorado--BoulderUniversity of Colorado (Boulder Campus)Geographic AreaBoulder (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710011799Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesStamped on back of photoprint: "Photographic Department Univ. of Colorado Boulder, Colorado."; Title supplied by cataloger. Typed paper on back of photoprint reads: University of Colorado News Service Telephone: 443-2211, Ext. 6431. June 7, 1968. Cutline. The University of Colorado conferred 2,112 degrees on 2,103 students Friday morning (June 7) in Folsom Stadium. More than 10,000 persons attended the ceremonies subdued by the death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Flags were at half-staff as the audience observed a moment of silent prayer in memory of Senator Kennedy. Dr. Walter Orr Roberts, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, was the Commencement Speaker. R7100117997
Graduation at CU Boulder Dr. Walter Roberts, speaker. (1968). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1030839
