Texas A&M Speeches
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   * - Reference Code
     - C000284
   * - Dates
     - 1877-1997
   * - Finding Aid
     - `https://findingaids.library.tamu.edu/index.php/texas-a-m-speeches <https://findingaids.library.tamu.edu/index.php/texas-a-m-speeches>`_
   * - Extent
     - 3 Boxes
   * - Total Boxes
     - 6
   * - Total Folders
     - 68

.. warning:: Extent states 3 boxes but only 6 are described in the finding aid (-3 unencoded/placeholder box(es) — check collection notes for gaps).

Scope and Content
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This collection contains speeches that function as records of prominent speakers and mark the days of Commencement, Muster, and dedications at Texas A&M. This collection covers a range of years as far back as 1877 to 1997. The location of every speech given was at the A&M Campus.

System of Arrangement
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This collection is arranged into the following series:
* Series 1, A&M Commencement Speeches. (1877-1997)
* Series 2, College of Medicine Commencement Speeches. (1981)
* Series 3, Commissionary Speeches. (1948-1979)
* Series 4, Valedictory Speeches. (1883-1954)
* Series 5, Muster Speeches. (1946-1997)
* Series 6, Miscellaneous A&M Speeches. (1951-1996)

Box Inventory
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   * - Reference Code
     - Title
     - Dates
     - Folders
     - Extent
   * - C000284-S1
     - A&M Commencement Speeches
     - 1877-1997
     - 41
     - 41 folders
   * - C000284-S2
     - College of Medicine Commencement Speeches
     - 1981
     - 2
     - 2 folders
   * - C000284-S3
     - Commissionary Speeches
     - 1948-1979
     - 7
     - 7 folders
   * - C000284-S4
     - Valedictory Speeches
     - 1883-1954
     - 5
     - 5 folders
   * - C000284-S5
     - Muster Speeches
     - 1946-1997
     - 5
     - 5 folders
   * - C000284-S6
     - Miscellaneous A&M Speeches
     - 1951-1996
     - 8
     - 8 folders