All Items 7 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 7 Contributor 9 Amherst College 7 Ward, Frank (Frank M.) 4 Ward, John William, 1922-1985 2 Amherst College. Class of 1979 1 Amherst College. Class of 1996 1 Cooney, Gabriel (Photographer) 1 Cryan, James U., Jr. 1 Kingman, Bob (Robert Edwin), 1950-2019 1 Pratt Museum of Natural History 1 show more 4 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 6 Massachusetts 6 Topic 10 Families 7 Photographs 7 Students 7 College student parents 4 College campuses 2 College student orientation 2 College theater 1 Dormitories 1 Football 1 Grandparents 1 show more 5 show fewer Part Of 1 Amherst College Photographer Records 7 Genre 1 Photographs 7 Subject 14 Amherst College – Photographs 7 Amherst College – Students – Photographs 7 Families – Photographs 7 College student parents – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 4 College campuses – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 2 College student orientation – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 2 Ward, John William, 1922-1985 – Photographs 2 Amherst College – Football – Photographs 1 Amherst College. Class of 1979 – Photographs 1 Amherst College. Class of 1996 – Photographs 1 College theater – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 1 Dormitories – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs 1 Grandparents – Photographs 1 Pratt Museum of Natural History – Photographs 1 show more 9 show fewer Photographs of Freshman Orientation, 1976 September 7-9 Kingman, Bob (Robert Edwin), 1950-2019 Photographs of Freshman Orientation showing students and family members unpacking cars and carrying possessions into dorms, lining up for information packets, and socializing outdoors; parents attending a presentation by President John William Ward in Johnson Chapel; and students eating a meal in Valentine Hall cafeteria. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). Bob Kingman was the College Photographer from January 1975-May 1978. Photographs of Freshman Orientation, 1976 September 7-9 Photographs of Family Weekend, November 1999 Ward, Frank (Frank M.) Photographs of Family Weekend, November 1999. Images include outdoor scenes of students and their families around campus. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). Frank Ward was the College Photographer from 1984-2005. Photographs of Family Weekend, November 1999 Photographs of Family Weekend, November 2001 Ward, Frank (Frank M.) Photographs of Family Weekend. Included are photographs of students and their guests walking on campus, taking a tour of the Pratt Museum of Natural History, sitting outside Appleton Hall, visiting the Center for Russian Culture in Webster Hall, watching a performance in Kirby Theater, talking outside of Keefe Campus Center, and sitting in a class. In some images, Fayerweather Hall under renovation with scaffolding adjacent to it can be seen in the background. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). Frank Ward was the College Photographer from 1984-2005. In 2006, the collections at the Pratt Museum of Natural History were moved to the newly constructed Beneski Museum of Natural History. Photographs of Family Weekend, November 2001 Photographs of Parents Weekend, 1982 October 29 Cooney, Gabriel (Photographer) Photographs of students and families on campus during Parents Weekend. Images include scenes of students, their family members, and others around campus including on the steps of Robert Frost Library and sitting in a classroom. Also included are images of someone raking leaves and an exterior view of the Octagon. Photographs of Parents Weekend, 1982 October 29 Photographs of Parents' Weekend events, 1972 October 21 Cryan, James U., Jr. Photographs of events held during Parents' Weekend. Included are photographs of the Panel on Curriculum with President Ward in Johnson Chapel, the Address by President Ward in the Alumni Gymnasium and Athletic Complex, and the Amherst versus University of Rochester football game on Pratt Field. Students and their families are photographed in the various event locations as well as in front of the Alumni Gym. John William Ward is among the individuals photographed. Photographs of Parents' Weekend events, 1972 October 21 Photographs of Orientation, 1992 September Ward, Frank (Frank M.) Photographs of students with parents, family members, or others accompanying them during Orientation. Some photographs were taken in Northampton, Massachusetts while others include scenes on campus of students and/or their guests gathered inside the Octagon, in dorm rooms, and outside. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). Frank Ward was the College Photographer from 1984-2005. Photographs of Orientation, 1992 September Photographs of Grandparents Weekend, 1986 May Ward, Frank (Frank M.) Photographs of Grandparents Weekend. Scenes include Peter Pouncey addressing attendees at a reception in the President's House. Other images show attendees gathered at an information table in Converse Hall, sitting in an auditorium classroom while a speaker presents, and interacting with each other. Photographs also include outdoor scenes. Several people wear buttons with "I'm an AMHERST Grandparent!" printed on them. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). Frank Ward was the College Photographer from 1984-2005. Photographs of Grandparents Weekend, 1986 May
