Dr. Seuss (Theodor S. Geisel, 1904-1991), among honorary degree recipients, June 1977, Lake Forest College
Title
Dr. Seuss (Theodor S. Geisel, 1904-1991), among honorary degree recipients, June 1977, Lake Forest College
Subject
Dr. Seuss
Description
Dr. Seuss, Theodor S. Geisel, is shown here second from the right, among those receiving honorary degrees at Lake Forest College in June 1977--with College President Eugene Hotchkiss III in the center. The other honorees are, from the left, Cecil Partee, Thomas Moran, and Edith Foster Farwell. Partee, d. 1994, was a Chicago Mayors Daley dynasty stalwart and was completing his service as president of the Illinois State Senate. Nominated in 1976 for State Attorney General, he was the first African-American to run for state-wide office in the state. Mrs. Albert Farwell, Lake Forest, was an eminent gardener and garden writer (My Garden Gate is on the Latch, 1962; the Fairy's Garden, 1966; etc.), and as a member of the Lake Forest Garden Club received prestigious national GCA awards.
Creator
Merner, Milton, photographer
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
Citation
Merner, Milton, photographer, “Dr. Seuss (Theodor S. Geisel, 1904-1991), among honorary degree recipients, June 1977, Lake Forest College,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed November 15, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/4216.