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The Academic Dress Yahoo Group

The Academic Dress Newsgroup was started by Michael Powell, FBS, of St. George's College, Weybridge on 10th July 1999. The newsgroup was originally set up with eGroups, but since merging with Yahoo! in August 2000, it is now part of Yahoo!Groups.

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September 1999

• 02 - Lampeter Robes
• 19 - Obscure (Music) Colleges
• 31 - Hoodata (see also 91 - Hoodata)
• 35 - Academy of Saint Cecilia (see also 744 - Academy of St.Cecilia)

October 1999

• 050 - Epitoge (starts in meeting & questions) (see also 1163 - Epitoge)
• 056 - London BA Gowns - Gathers or pleats?
• 062 - Robemakers and Manufacturers
• 074 - Squared Hoods
• 091 - Hoodata (see also 31 - Hoodata)
• 097 - Undress Gowns
• 111 - Scottish Hoods (starts in Re: undress gowns)
• 116 - UEA Hats

November 1999

• 121 - VetMD Cantab (starts in Re: Times Higher) (see also 164 - VetMD (Cantab) - Reply of the Council and 1045 - Cambridge VetMD)
• 128 - MInstP (starts in Apology for absence) (see also 716 - Institute of Physics Hood)
• 164 - VetMD (Cantab) - Reply of the Council (see also 121 - VetMD Cantab (starts in Re: Times Higher) and 1045 - Cambridge VetMD)
• 173 - MSt (Cantab)

December 1999

• 198 - College of Preceptors
• 200 - Cigarette Cards

January 2000

• 223 - Inaccurate Gowns on TV
• 236 - Public Schools + Grammars & Comps
• 243 - Doctors - or not / Professional Doctorates (starts in Re: public schools)
• 247 - Sub Fusc - and bands (see also 763 - Sub Fusc and 1068 - Sub Fusc and 437 - Esoterica / Bands)
• 256 - Degrees of Master and Bachelor (starts in Re: DLitt (Tibet))
• 265 - Oxon, Cantab, Dunelm, Ebor (see also 1372 - Oxon, Cantab, Dunelm, Londin and 1932 - Oxon. vs. Oxf.)
• 282 - Academic Hoods - Variety of colours (BCC Colours)
• 283 - Gormenghast
• 284 - Multi-hoods / Precedence of Degrees (see also 848 - Word-Play / Precedence of Graduates)

February 2000

• 298 - Wye College (Merger with Imperial) (see also 1261 - Merger of Wye with Imperial)
• 307 - Folded Cowls
• 324 - Various Mancunian Musical & Theological Hoods

March 2000

• 328 - Disguise - wearing a wrong (but similar) hood
• 336 - BMus Hoods - why are they blue?
• 352 - Second hand / Wells & Haycraft
• 354 - Geneva Gown and Academic Dress
• 355 - Cambridge Doctors and Dress / Doctors of Music - why are they cream?
• 361 - Historical Research
• 370 - MA (Leicester) (and other odd hoods)
• 378 - Chancellor's Gowns (& Rabbit fur)
• 382 - Royal College of Organists (see also 905 - Royal College of Organists)
• 386 - University of South Africa

April 2000

• 395 - D.Clin.Psychol. (Oxon.)
• 396 - OU Academic Dress
• 411 - Cambridge Hoods - Do Cantab Doctors wear hoods?
• 435 - Chimeres (see also 1541 - Chimeres)
• 437 - Esoterica / Bands (see also 248 - Re: Sub Fusc)
• 472 - Who wore the most Hoods this Lent / Easter?
• 475 - Choir gear / Hoods at Mass (see also 1297 - Hoods at the Eucharist)
• 495 - LLB / BL

May 2000

• 504 - Practically Naked - Scandanavian Dress
• 510 - Robes and Details of the Central Institute London
• 554 - A Gown is a Gown is a Gown - or is it ? (Scholars & Commoners)
• 585 - BA, MA - Letters after Name
• 617 - Warham Guild Hoods (starts in Black "Preaching Scarves")
• 631 - Literate's Hood (see also 1957 - Flying Under False Colours - Literate's Hood)

June 2000

• 650 - Degrees j.o. / Incorporation at Oxford (see also 1875 - Incorporation: No Scots allowed!)
• 709 - Doctor's Bonnets
• 716 - Institute of Physics Hood (see also 128 - MInstP (starts in Apology for absence))
• 744 - Academy of St.Cecilia (see also 35 - Academy of Saint Cecilia)
• 754 - Institute of Biology (see also 1760 - Institute of Biology hood)
• 763 - Sub Fusc (see also 247 - Sub Fusc and 1068 - Sub Fusc)

July 2000

• 848 - Word-Play / Precedence of Graduates (see also 284 - Multi-hoods / Precedence of Degrees)
• 876 - KCL degree ceremonies and London PhDs - Entitlement to newer versions of dress (see also 1559 - Etiquette)
• 898 - EngD
• 905 - Royal College of Organists (see also 382 - Royal College of Organists)

August 2000

• 0971 - Oxford Encaenia / MA degree
• 1000 - Aberdeen Shape hoods (see also 2009 - Aberdeen Hoods)
• 1020 - Durham Graduation Video / Convocation Habits
• 1045 - Cambridge VetMD (see also 121 - VetMD Cantab (starts in Re: Times Higher) and 164 - VetMD (Cantab) - Reply of the Council)
• 1068 - Sub Fusc (see also 247 - Sub Fusc and 763 - Sub Fusc)
• 1070 - Undergraduate Gowns in Scotland
• 1084 - PharmD
• 1099 - Non-Standard Gowns

September 2000

• 1147 - Undergrad Gowns at Durham (see also 1788 - Re: Badly worn hoods)
• 1163 - Epitoge (see also 50 - Epitoge (starts in meeting & questions))
• 1174 - An Academic ASS - Advanced Student Status gown
• 1229 - Ties
• 1261 - Merger of Wye with Imperial (see also 298 - Wye College)
• 1264 - Tassels on (American) Squares
• 1266 - Dublin MA - Bristol Red, Lincoln Green

October 2000

• 1297 - Hoods at the Eucharist (see also 475 - Choir gear / Hoods at Mass)
• 1324 - Storing Hoods & Gowns
• 1327 - PGCE Hoods
• 1359 - Degree styles (PhD / DPhil etc)
• 1371 - The gown of one degree with the hood of another (see also 1901 - Mixed Bathing)
• 1372 - Oxon, Cantab, Dunelm, Londin (see also 265 - Oxon, Cantab, Dunelm, Ebor and 1932 - Oxon. vs. Oxf.)
• 1391 - Medical Diplomas
• 1423 - King's Hoods (AKC)
• 1442 - Liverpool Robemakers (see also 1742 - Liverpool undergraduate gowns)

November 2000

• 1513 - Hanging Hoods
• 1541 - Chimeres (see also 435 - Chimeres)
• 1554 - Tassels
• 1559 - Etiquette - Entitlement to newer versions of dress (see also 876 - KCL degree ceremonies and London PhDs)
• 1589 - Hat Stress - Non-wearing of caps at Southampton / Durham
• 1604 - Stylish wearing of hoods / Reversed neckbands
• 1626 - Wales tat

December 2000

• 1651 - Westcott House - Types of Theological degree

January 2001

• 1742 - Liverpool undergraduate gowns (see also 1442 - Liverpool Robemakers)
• 1753 - American campuses in UK
• 1760 - Institute of Biology hood (see also 754 - Institute of Biology)
• 1784 - Badly worn hoods
• 1875 - Incorporation: No Scots allowed! (see also 650 - Degrees j.o. / Incorporation at Oxford)
• 1901 - Mixed Bathing (see also 1371 - The gown of one degree with the hood of another)

February 2001

• 1932 - Oxon. vs. Oxf. (see also 265 - Oxon, Cantab, Dunelm, Ebor and 1372 - Oxon, Cantab, Dunelm, Londin)
• 1942 - Teachers at Speech Day / Flying Under False Colours
• 1973 - University Challenge
• 2009 - Aberdeen Hoods (see also 1000 - Aberdeen Shape hoods)