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[Smith Family Films, No. 13 - Lee's Commencement Ceremony] captions transcript

[Smith Family Films, No. 13 - Lee's Commencement Ceremony]

This home movie documents Lee's graduation commencement ceremony and a large indoor gathering. Footage of the ceremony at Fouts Field on the North Texas State University Campus includes unidentified people standing on a stage, the Denton High School band led by director Carroll McMath (01:45), graduates marching onto a football field, Lee receiving his diploma on stage, and an unidentified male speaker. The film concludes with a large indoor gathering with footage of people socializing and an unidentified man at a podium. Construction of the University of North Texas Coliseum or "Super Pit" can be seen at the beginning of the film.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Smith, Cordell & Smith, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History