Definition

An occasion named or otherwise identified and enacted one or more times to commemorate a person or event. Examples include Anniversary celebrations related to institutional foundings or transformations, or major historical or personal occasions (i.e., birthdays).

Class

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Legacies Classification

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Memorial Type

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Memorial Context

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Memorialized Subject

Type in the name or names of the individuals [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME] that the memorial is dedicated to or representative of OR/AND attach the person item if applicable.

Title

[OFFICIAL NAME OF EVENT]; [ANNUAL OR ONE-TIME CELEBRATION] of [NAME OF EVENT OR OCCASION]

Ex. Founders’ Day; Annual celebration of the founding of the University of the South

or

Centennial Celebration; A one-time celebration of the centennial of the founding of the University of the South

Background and Context