Research Assistance

Research Assistance for the Miller School of Medicine’s Anniversary Video

First Graduation Ceremony for the 26 students of the School of Medicine took place on June 11, 1956 at Dinner Key Auditorium.
First Graduation Ceremony for the 26 students of the School of Medicine took place on June 11, 1956 at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove. University of Miami Historical Photograph Collection

Our predecessors provided research assistance for the Miller School of Medicine’s golden anniversary commemorative publication “A Tradition of Caring: Discovery, Knowledge, and Healing” published in 2003. 12 years later, we assisted two colleagues from the Medical Development Office in December 2015 and January 2016 research our materials on their first graduating class of 1956.

Last week, we received an email from the colleagues informing that they finished creating a video titled “Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Graduation of the Class of 1956.” Please go to the link below to watch the video. The moving video makes us proud to be part of the University of Miami, and the archivists and the librarians at the University of Miami Libraries hope that the school will continue archiving with us to celebrate their anniversaries and achievements in the future.

Video Presentation “Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Graduation of the Class of 1956”
(*University Archives received the Office’s permission to share the video with our patrons.)

1956 IBIS and Commencement Program
1956 Ibis yearbook and June 11, 1956 Commencement Program are a few examples of the materials available on the subject at the Archives. The UM Office of the President Records and the School of Medicine Records provide in-depth historical information on the School. We can also offer excellent collection of historical images from the UM Historical Photograph Collections (1920s to 1970s) and the UM University Communications Collection (1980s to 2000s)
Miller School of Medicine’s golden anniversary publication “A Tradition of Caring: Discovery, Knowledge, and Healing” published in 2003