Photographs of Senior Class Exercises and honorary degree awardees, 1968 June 6 and June 7
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| Photographer | Gerhard, Jim, 1942-1971 |
|---|---|
| Title | Photographs of Senior Class Exercises and honorary degree awardees, 1968 June 6 and June 7 |
| Dates | 1968-06-06 |
| Abstract | Photographs of the Senior Class Exercises portion of the 147th Commencement Weekend and of honorary degree awardees in academic regalia posing with 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, Albert Nathaniel Whiting, Robert A. Eaton, and Luther Hilton Foster, Jr. The Senior Exercises are photographed on the steps of Robert Frost Library. 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 | 35 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 | Academic rites and 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 68-006-2 |
| Rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) |