All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 5 Amherst College 2 Taylor, Donna (Photographer) 2 Amherst College. Class of 1993 1 Lee, Ted 1 Pouncey, Peter R. 1 Location 2 Amherst 2 Massachusetts 2 Topic 8 Photographs 2 Admission 1 Commencement ceremonies 1 Faculty 1 Funds and scholarships 1 Presidents 1 Student movements 1 Students 1 show more 3 show fewer Part Of 1 Amherst College Photographer Records 2 Genre 1 Photographs 2 Photographs of signs promoting need-blind admissions policies, October 1991 Taylor, Donna (Photographer) Photographs of protest signs and banners promoting need-blind admissions policies and financial aid at Amherst College. Signs and banners are located on doors, windows, and exterior walls of various campus buildings including Stearns Hall. Signs include messages such as "See the NEED for blind," "Keep Amherst Need Blind," and "How homogenous can we get?" These photographs were taken by D.T.; it has been determined that D.T. refers to Donna Taylor. Photographs of signs promoting need-blind admissions policies, October 1991 Photographs of the 172nd Commencement ceremony, 1993 May 23 Taylor, Donna (Photographer) Photographs of the 172nd Commencement ceremony. Scenes include students, faculty, and honorary degree awardees in academic regalia before and during the ceremony, as well as audience members observing the event. The Commencement ceremony takes place on the steps of Robert Frost Library with seats on the Main Quadrangle (also known as the first-year quad). Other locations in the photographs include the War Memorial, from which the graduation procession appears to begin, and the Mount Holyoke Range and Memorial Field which can be viewed in some of the backgrounds. Known individuals in the photographs include Peter Pouncey who can be seen onstage speaking and awarding degrees and student Edmund M. Lee (Ted Lee) who can be seen presenting to graduates and ceremony attendees. These photographs were taken by D.T.; it has been determined that D.T. refers to Donna Taylor. Photographs of the 172nd Commencement ceremony, 1993 May 23
