Theodor (Ted) Geisel, Dr. Seuss, at Lake Forest College, June 4, 1977, with Janelle Miller (Moravek), age six

Title

Theodor (Ted) Geisel, Dr. Seuss, at Lake Forest College, June 4, 1977, with Janelle Miller (Moravek), age six

Subject

Dr. Seuss

Description

Photographed here on June 4, 1977, after the annual Commencement ceremony where he read his now-well-known "Popovers" poem with its advice for the graduates, Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904-1991) posed for the unnamed photographer with the six year old Janelle Aileen Miller (Moravek) of Lake Forest, the daughter of then College Librarian Arthur H. Miller. The location is the the deck of the 1964-completed Donnelley Library, at the northeast corner, main floor, showing from within what are the drapes of the Librarian's office. Robing for the annual Commencement for faculty, distinguished guests and trustees was in the Librarian's Office.  This photo apparently was taken as "Dr. Seuss" returned from the graduation ceremony outdoors northwest of the library.  

The link here leads to the text of the poem with remarks by President then Eugene Hotchkiss III (serving 1970-93): http://humanity.org/voices/commencements/dr.seuss-geisel-lake-forest-college-speech-1977?page=seuss_commencement_poem

Date

1977-4-6

Rights

http://www.lakeforest.edu/library/archives/permission.php

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

Archives Photo File: Subjects--Commencement--1977

Files

Dr. Suess and Janelle Miller.jpg

Citation

“Theodor (Ted) Geisel, Dr. Seuss, at Lake Forest College, June 4, 1977, with Janelle Miller (Moravek), age six,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed December 22, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/4215.

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