Rare 1921 Yale University Class Commencement Program Leather- Famous Alumni For Sale

This original 1921 Yale Class Day Program contains the names of several historically significant individuals, including Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller, member of the famed Rockefeller family, and Robert Maynard Hutchins, who later became one of the most influential university presidents in American history. The class roll also includes members of prominent American families whose descendants played important roles in business, education, philanthropy, and public life throughout the twentieth century.

These associations significantly enhance the historical and genealogical interest of this rare Yale publication, making it appealing not only to Yale collectors but also to collectors of Rockefeller memorabilia, higher education history, Americana, and early 20th-century ephemera.

Notable Individuals Listed

Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller

* Member of the famous Rockefeller family, one of America’s most influential business and philanthropic dynasties.

* Yale and Rockefeller family connections are highly collectible.

Robert Maynard Hutchins

* Later became one of the most influential educators in American history.

* Served as President of the University of Chicago at just 30 years old.

* A major figure in higher education reform and the “Great Books” movement.

Ronald Kamehameha von Holt

* Member of a prominent Hawaiian family with ties to Hawaiian nobility and business history.

Bartow Lewis Hemingway

* Related to the distinguished Hemingway family; of interest to genealogy researchers.

William Yale Colgate (Colgate family heir)

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