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Title
Photographs of John William Ward inauguration, 1971 October 23
Contributor
Photographer: Gerhard, Jim, 1942-1971
Genre
Creation Information
Date Created
1971-10-23
Location
Note
Original 35mm (roll film) black and white negatives digitized positive.
Physical Description
221 photographs
Abstract
Photographs of the inauguration for 14th Amherst College president, John William Ward. Included are photographs of a speech by Henry Smith Nash and music by a blend of the Amherst College and the Mount Holyoke College band, orchestra, and choir. Oliver B. Merrill is shown presenting John William Ward with the seal and charter of Amherst College. The ceremony took place in the Coolidge Cage of the Alumni Gymnasium and Athletic Complex and includes faculty and alumni in ceremonial garb as well as family, faculty, and students in the audience. Also included are images of a luncheon prior to the ceremony and of the reception after the ceremony for alumni and faculty, held at the Alumni House. These photographs are assumed to have been taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). Jim Gerhard was the College Photographer from the mid-1960s to 1971.
Subjects
Shelf Location
Job 71-074-1 through 8
Finding Aid
Repository
List of All Images
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