The San José State University Commencement & Honors Convocation Records 1889-2018 (bulk 1956-1968) consist of programs, event planning paperwork, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and correspondence for the university's commencement and honors convocation ceremonies. Photographs are also included in the records as well as negatives and negative indexes document the commencement exercises. Letters inviting commencement speakers and copies of university presidents' speeches are also included. The extensive date range of commencement programs shows the growth of the student population and the evolution of the university's academic programs. Also documented is the move from three commencements per academic year to a single commencement ceremony. For many of the years covered in the records, event programs are the only items that exist documenting commencement and convocation ceremonies. Accrual in Feb 2023 added programs from the SJSU Annual African American Commencement (later renamed to Black Grad) and the SJSU Annual Chicano Commencement. Accrual in Feb 2024 added honors medallions and a Spring Commencement photo album from 2004.