All Items 14 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 14 Contributor 16 Rosser, William J. 14 Amherst College 13 Ward, John William, 1922-1985 6 Amherst College. Glee Club 3 Cryan, James U., Jr. 3 Davis, Asa J. 3 Amherst College. Class of 1972 2 A Better Chance. Amherst A Better Chance 1 Clean Living (Musical group) 1 Cornigans, Robert L. 1 Gifford, Prosser 1 Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- 1 Tritschler, David James 1 Ward, Barbara Carnes 1 Westover Air Force Base (Mass.) 1 Yamamoto, Kōzō, 1925- 1 show more 11 show fewer Location 2 Massachusetts 12 Amherst 11 Topic 20 Photographs 14 Students 12 Faculty 8 Presidents 5 College students 3 Recreation 3 Classroom environment 2 Societies, etc. 2 Vocal groups 2 Academic rites and ceremonies 1 African Americans 1 Alumni and alumnae 1 Anniversaries, etc. 1 Anti-racism 1 College campuses 1 Commencement ceremonies 1 Concerts 1 Education (Secondary) 1 Exercise 1 Minorities 1 show more 15 show fewer Part Of 1 Amherst College Photographer Records 14 Genre 1 Photographs 14 Photographs of students in a lab and in the gym, 1972 October Rosser, William J. Photographs of students working in a science lab, playing basketball in the Alumni Gymnasium and Athletic Complex, stretching and working out in the gym, or doing flips while jumping on a trampoline in the gym. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser and James U. Cryan Jr. were both College Photographers during this time. Photographs of students in a lab and in the gym, 1972 October Photographs of a class in session taught by John William Ward, 1972 October Rosser, William J. Photographs of a class being taught by John William Ward. Ward and students can be seen talking with one another, reading, and taking notes. Also included are images of the exterior of Converse Hall and of an office. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser and James U. Cryan Jr. were both College Photographers during this time. Photographs of a class in session taught by John William Ward, 1972 October Photographs of two Black Studies classes in session, 1972 October Rosser, William J. Photographs of two classes in Black Studies in session in the Octagon. Students and their instructors, Asa J. Davis and Sonia Benita Sanchez, are photographed while in class. Also included are images of Professor Sanchez speaking with someone outside of class. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser and James U. Cryan Jr. were both College Photographers during this time. Photographs of two Black Studies classes in session, 1972 October Photographs of Clean Living outdoor concert, 1972 September Rosser, William J. Photographs of students and others at a Clean Living outdoor concert. The band is photographed on a stage on Memorial Field, but photos are primarily of audience members on Memorial Hill or at the War Memorial. Also included are images of students outside on other campus locations. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser was the College Photographer from January 1972-October 1972. Photographs of Clean Living outdoor concert, 1972 September Photographs of Convocation, 1972 September 9 Rosser, William J. Photographs of Opening Convocation in Johnson Chapel. Photographed are John William Ward, honorary degree awardees Kozo Yamamoto and Asa J. Davis, members of the band, and several attendees. A photograph of the Henry Ward Beecher statue is also included. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser was the College Photographer from January 1972-October 1972. Photographs of Convocation, 1972 September 9 Photographs of the Glee Club leaving for international tour, 1972 June 12 Rosser, William J. Photographs of the Glee Club leaving for "The African-Asian Safari," the 1972 international tour of the Amherst College Glee Club. Included are images of Glee Club members and others standing outside and Glee Club members boarding a Peter Pan bus. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser was the College Photographer from January 1972-October 1972. Photographs of the Glee Club leaving for international tour, 1972 June 12 Photographs of Glee Club Quintet, 1972 June 6 Rosser, William J. Photographs of the Glee Club Quintet. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser was the College Photographer from January 1972-October 1972. Photographs of Glee Club Quintet, 1972 June 6 Photographs of Alumni Weekend, 1972 June 1-3 Rosser, William J. Photographs of events held during Alumni Weekend. Events photographed include: the Annual Meeting of the Society of the Alumni held on the steps of Robert Frost Library, the Alumni Luncheon on Valentine Quad, Alumni Sing with Horace W. Hewlett held in front of Frost Library, the Alumni Baseball Game on Memorial Field, a Conversation with President John William Ward in Johnson Chapel, and the Glee Club concert in the Buckley Recital Hall of Arms Music Center. Alumni, students, visitors, College administrators, and faculty are photographed. Photographs of Alumni Weekend, 1972 June 1-3 Photographs of the 151st Commencement ceremony, 1972 June 2 Rosser, William J. Photographs of the 151st Commencement ceremony. Photographed are students, faculty, and honorary degree awardees in academic regalia, the ceremony marshals, and members of the audience. The ceremony takes place on the steps of Robert Frost Library with audience seats on the Main Quadrangle (also known as the first-year quad). Among the individuals photographed are John William Ward and David J. Tritschler, the senior who gave the address. Photographs of the 151st Commencement ceremony, 1972 June 2 Photographs of Senior Class Exercises, 1972 June 1 Rosser, William J. Photographs of the Senior Class Exercises portion of the 151st Commencement Weekend. Included are photos of awards being presented inside Johnson Chapel. Individuals photographed may include Victoria DeLee, John William Ward, Prosser Gifford, Joseph H. Jackson, Leo Marx, and Wayne Wormley. Photographs of Senior Class Exercises, 1972 June 1 Photographs of Town of Amherst Day, 1972 May 14 Rosser, William J. Photographs of events held on Town of Amherst Day, an Amherst College event celebrating the school's sesquicentennial and the College's relation to the town of Amherst. Students, faculty, administrators, and visitors to the College are among those in images. Photographs were taken in various locations including inside Johnson Chapel, Merrill Science Center, the Pratt Museum of Natural History, and Valentine Hall and outside on Valentine Quad, in front of the Arms Music Center, and near Memorial Field. Individuals are photographed engaging in a variety of activities including taking tours, using scientific equipment, hula-hooping, dining, preparing kites, and sitting on a stage. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser was the College Photographer from January 1972-October 1972. Photographs of Town of Amherst Day, 1972 May 14 Photographs of the Day of Concern, 1972 May 9 Rosser, William J. Photographs of events held on the Day of Concern, a moratorium to examine assumptions, neglect, and racism that was organized by the Afro-American Society (later renamed as the Black Students' Union). Photographs include images of students, faculty, and administrators primarily inside Johnson Chapel. Identifiable individuals in the photographs include John William Ward, Prosser Gifford, and Asa J. Davis. Photographs of the Day of Concern, 1972 May 9 Photographs of an anti-war sit-in at the Westover Air Reserve Base, 1972 May 10 Rosser, William J. Photographs of the Vietnam War protest held at the Westover Air Force Base. Photographs include scenes of the anti-war protestors sitting and blocking the industrial gate of the base. John William Ward, Barbara Carnes Ward, and Amherst College students and faculty are among the protestors photographed. Also included are images of Chicopee police officers at the protest, protestors being arrested, protestors being led or dragged onto school buses by police officers, and John and Barbara Ward and other protestors speaking to the media. Photographs of an anti-war sit-in at the Westover Air Reserve Base, 1972 May 10 Photographs of the ABC House, 1972 January 20 Cornigans, Robert L. Photographs of people studying, interacting, and playing in the ABC House (the residential house of Amherst A Better Chance). Individuals photographed may include ABC scholars, ABC House residential directors, and Amherst College tutors. Also included are images of a child and an infant. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). William Rosser and Robert Cornigans were both College Photographers during this time. Photographs of the ABC House, 1972 January 20
