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  Newspaper article, "General Pershing Is Not Coming"

  Daily Nebraskan article that announces that General Pershing will not attend the commencement in June of 1917. He was scheduled to deliver a commencement address.
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  May Ask Roosevelt To Give Address

  Daily Nebraskan article written when Roosevelt was a potential commencement speaker for the spring ceremony in 1917.
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  Commencement Program Pound

  Page of program listing Roscoe Pound as speaker.
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  Commencement Program Pershing

  Commencement program showing Pershing as speaker.
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  Samuel Avery portrait

  Portrait of Samuel Avery
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  General Pershing Is Not Coming

  Daily Nebraskan, General John J. Pershing will not be coming for commencement
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  Dean Roscoe Pound
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  General John J. Pershing
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  DEAN POUND FOR COMMENCEMENT

  Daily Nebraskan caption that details Pound's upcoming commencement speech.
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  SEMI_CENTENNIAL FOLLOWS EXAMS
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  DEAN POUND SPEAKER AT COMMENCEMENT
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  GENERAL PERSHING IS NOT COMING
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  PERSHING TO LEAD TROOPS IN FRANCE
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  General Pershing At Commencement
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  May Ask Roosevelt To Give Address

  Daily Nebraskan article about the possibility of Roosevelt giving a Commencement speech. Roosevelt was to be in Lincoln for Nebraska's semi-centennial celebration. Chancellor Avery issued a statement about the suggestions for Roosevelt to participate in Commencement ceremonies.
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  Avery to Pound, 1917, June 5
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  Pound to Avery, 1917, May 28 (2)
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  Pound to Avery, 1917, May 28
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  Pershing to Avery, 1917, May 27
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  Pershing to Avery, 1917, May 26
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  Pershing to Avery, 1917, May 23
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  Pershing to Avery, 1917, Mar. 27
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  Avery to Pound, 1917, May 26 (2)
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  Avery to Pershing, 1917, May 26
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  Avery to Pershing, 1917, May 23