UCLA commencement ceremonies were held at the campus Open Air Theater from 1941 to 1949. This photograph likely depicts the first commencement held on the Westwood campus on June 14, 1941. The Open Air Theater (sometimes referred to as the Greek Theater) was located at the south end of campus where the Public Health Building stands today. The Open Air Theater was bulldozed for the expanding campus in 1952.
Type
image
Identifier
Record Series 647, Box 22, Folder 1 ark:/21198/zz0000078v
Subject
Ceremonies Education Open Air Greek Theatre Commencement Events
Source
Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection
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