Photographs of Senior Class Exercises, 1980 May 24

Item Information

Title:
Photographs of Senior Class Exercises, 1980 May 24
Description:
Black and white photographs of the May 24, 1980 Senior Class Exercises portion of the 159th Commencement Weekend. Included are candid photos of speakers and audience members before and during the exercises. James Merrill is among the speakers photographed. Images also include Julian H. Gibbs (President of Amherst College, 1979-1983) shaking hands with and presenting awards to students on stage. Other known individuals in photographs include: Lawrence F. Eichenfield, Carlton Floyd, Michael Graubart Levin, Scott McComsey, and Laura Yerkovich. Photographs are taken primarily in front of the Robert Frost Library in the Main Quadrangle (also known as the first-year quad). Photographs were taken by E.B. whose identity has not been determined.
Date:
May 24, 1980
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Job 5-80-35 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Amherst College Photographer Records
Subjects:
Amherst College--Photographs
Amherst College--Students
Amherst College--Faculty
Amherst College--Presidents
Commencement ceremonies--Massachusetts--Amherst
Merrill, James--1926-1995--Pictorial works
Gibbs, Julian H.--Pictorial works
Amherst College. Class of 1980
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
124 photographs
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:898214
Terms of Use:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Notes (object):
Original 35mm (roll film) black and white negatives digitized positive.