Presidential Inauguration of J. Hunter Guthrie, S.J., 1949. Tape 1., 05/01/1949.

File — Box: 1, Folder: 38

Identifier: 60277

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Audio recordings of events or programs at or associated with Georgetown University including conferences and visits by politicians, diplomats, and clergy. Speakers include Konrad Adenauer, Eugene McCarthy, and Henry Kissinger, as well as University administrators and faculty such as Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., Carroll Quigley, Jan Karski, and Joseph T. Durkin, S.J.

Dates

05/01/1949.

Collection-level Access Restrictions

All published documents housed in the University Archives are open for use. Unpublished documents are governed by the following use restrictions: unpublished material dating from 1971 and later may only be consulted with the permission of the office which created it; unpublished material dating from 1970 or before may be used with the permission of the Archivist or the creating office, unless otherwise restricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 15 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Broadcast by WGTG Georgetown. Held in Gaston Hall. Organ music is heard for the first 16 minutes 26 seconds, presumably the duration of the academic procession. Speakers include: Robert E. Hogan, Jr., President of The Yard, on behalf of the student body, beginning at the 17 minute 02 second mark; Charles J. Milton, C 1935, on behalf of the Alumni, beginning at the 20 minutes 27 second mark; and Hugh J. Fegan, Dean of the Law School, on behalf of the faculty, beginning at the 22 minute 40 second mark. Vice Rector Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., begins speaking at the 25 minute 53 second mark. He presents the symbols of office, reading the University Charter and describing the University seal as "pledge to all future generations that science and religion rule from equal thrones within these halls". The oath of office is taken at 32 minutes and 4 seconds. The tape ends with the signing of the Alma Mater ("Sons of Georgetown"). [3-3/4 IPS].