TitleRonald Reagan 1957 visit to Eureka College for Commencement (53)

Inventory Number1957.053

Full CollectionRonald Reagan Collection - Reagan Image Collection - 5x7 Images

Object Description

Photograph of the 1957 Eureka College graduation ceremony during Ronald Reagan's visit to Eureka College at which he attended the commencement for the graduates. Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College between 1928 and 1932. He was a member of the TKE's Iota Chapter during his time in Eureka and served as its President in 1928. Reagan was active in school including theater and football. At the time of the photograph, Ronald Reagan was working as an actor in Hollywood. As Eureka College's most famous celebrity, Reagan's arrival to campus was always celebrated by staff, faculty, students, Eureka College Alums, and the citizens of Eureka. 

This black and white posed photograph shows a graduate of the 1957 Eureka College commencement ceremony/ She is photographed on the left side of the photograph wearing a white dress, with a jacket thrown over her arm, and papers tucked between her arm and her body. Her hands are clasped in front of her waist and she wears a ring on her right pinky finger. She stand next to a woman who is wearing a white dress with a dark fur wrapped around her neck. At the right center is a member of the Eureka College staff who wears their academia gown, academia stole, mortarboard hat. and glasses. They are the only member of the photograph who does not look at the camera, but rather had their gaze to the left side of the photograph. On the far right is a woman who wears a checkered dress, a white hat, a handbag around her arm, and pictures in her left hand. The group stands in front of a brick building likely to be on Eureka College Campus. 

The identity of those photographed are unknown. 

Object Date1957

Object StatusCurrent

Object TypePhotographs

Country OriginUnited States

Credit LineEureka College

Full LocationEureka College Archives - Digital Archive

SubjectRonald Reagan, Actor Ronald Reagan, Eureka College Visit

Inventory Contact NameBouslog, Katelynn - Ronald Reagan Museum - Eureka College