| Level | Series |
| Ref No | UA/SA/4 |
| Alt Ref No | C1/507, C1/895, C1/897, C1/897A, C1/897B, C1/897C, C1/897D,C1/897E |
| Title | Records of Degree and other Award Ceremonies |
| Date | 1961- |
| Extent | 1.31m (8 boxes) |
| Description | The Ceremony records consist of documents including programmes giving the order of proceedings, copies of the Gazette listing the graduands, the official invitation card, the menu for the Degree Ceremony Dinner, notes for the schedule and timings of the Ceremony, copies of the Vice-Chancellor's speech, copies of the Chancellor's speech and a list of the Order of the Procession. |
| Administrative History | The first records held in the collection are for the Presentation of College Diplomas and Diplomas in Technology by Sir Harold Roxbee Cox on 29 November 1961 at Battersea College of Technology. The ceremonies continued to be held at Battersea until 1967 when the Ceremony for the Conferment of Degrees and Diplomas took place on 22 July 1967 at Central Hall, Westminster. Between 1967 and 1970 the ceremonies were held in various locations including The University Hall at Battersea, (6 January 1968), The Civic Hall , Guildford, (2 December 1968) and the Odeon Cinema, Guildford, (26 July 1969). By this date two ceremonies were held on the one day reflecting the rise in number of graduates.
Finally the ceremonies were held at Guildford Cathedral on 25 July 1970 where they continue to be held. The growth in the number of students graduating from the University of Surrey with higher and first degrees meant that, by 2006, it was necessary to have two occasions for the award of degrees throughout the year and for the ceremonies to run over two days on both of these occasions. On 15 June 2006 three separate ceremonies were held followed by a further three ceremonies on 16 June, 2006. The work of conferring the degrees is now shared between the Chancellor and the Pro-Chancellors. |
| Physical Description | A5 size booklets. A4 size booklets. Loose printed papers |