Photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony, 1968 June 7
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Photographer | Gerhard, Jim, 1942-1971 |
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Title | Photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony, 1968 June 7 |
Dates | 1968-06-07 |
Abstract | Photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony. Photographed are several awardees in academic regalia receiving their honorary degrees from Calvin Hastings Plimpton. Individuals photographed may include Robert Jackson McKean, Jr., James Ingram Merrill, Carl Willis Andrews, Jr., Mac Vincent Edds, Jr., George Wald, Edwin Deacon Etherington, Sol Myron Linowitz, Robert Lacey Stevens, and Albert Nathaniel Whiting, all of whom were honorary degree awardees. 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. |
Physical Description | 60 photographs, Original 35mm (roll film) black and white negatives digitized positive. |
Place of Production | Amherst (Mass.) |
Genre | Photographs |
Subject | Amherst College – Photographs |
Subject | Amherst College – Faculty – Photographs |
Subject | Amherst College – Presidents – Photographs |
Subject | Amherst College – Students – Photographs |
Subject | Amherst College. Class of 1968 – Photographs |
Subject | Commencement ceremonies – Massachusetts – Amherst – Photographs |
Part of | Amherst College Photographer Records |
Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
Shelf Location | Job 68-009-1 through 2 |
Rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) |