Bidspirit auction | 1950s Saint Meinrad Baccalaureate Diploma


1950s Saint Meinrad Baccalaureate Diploma & U.S. Army Officer’s Commission - Two impressive pieces of 1950s institutional history are offered together in this lot, representing both Catholic higher education and United States military service. The first is a circa 1958 Collegium Sancti Meinradi, Indiana, Baccalaureatus in Artibus document issued to Rev. Leo Piguet. With its formal Latin presentation and association with Saint Meinrad in Indiana, the document carries strong interest as a piece of Catholic educational and regional history. Also included is a circa 1954 United States Army Officer’s Commission issued to Leo Alexander Piguet. Formal military commissions such as this provide a tangible record of U.S. Army service and mid-century military administration. Each document stands on its own merits, creating a varied archival lot with appeal across Saint Meinrad history, Catholic institutional material, U.S. Army memorabilia, military documents, Indiana history, and 1950s ephemera. Saint Meinrad, St. Meinrad Indiana, Collegium Sancti Meinradi, Baccalaureatus in Artibus, Catholic education, Catholic history, U.S. Army, Army officer commission, military document, military ephemera, 1950s, Indiana history, archival document, institutional history, Catholic memorabilia, St. Meinrad Baccalaureate Diploma, U.S. Army Officer’s Commission, 1958,1954, archival documents, St. Meinrad Baccalaureate Diploma & U.S. Army Officer’s Commission, 1950s