Photographs of Charles Drew House dedication as Black Cultural House, 1987 April 18

Item Information

Title:
Photographs of Charles Drew House dedication as Black Cultural House, 1987 April 18
Description:
Black and white photographs of the dedication of the Charles Drew House as a theme house, specifically the Black Cultural House, on April 18, 1987. Scenes include attendees listening to speakers and interacting with one another as well as the presentation of items for the dedication. Interior portions of Charles Drew House can be seen in the background. Several descendents of Charles Drew, including his daughter Doctor Charlene Drew Jarvis, can be seen in images. Charlene Drew Jarvis and Peter Pouncey (President of Amherst College, 1984-1994) can be seen speaking to attendees. Onawumi Jean Moss, Emeritus Dean of Students (Associate Dean of Students at Amherst College, 1985-2006), is also featured in some photographs.
Photographer:
Krody, Eric
Date:
April 18, 1987
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Job 4-87-13 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Amherst College Photographer Records
Subjects:
Amherst College--Photographs
Amherst College--Presidents
Amherst College--Student housing
African American college students--Massachusetts--Amherst
Moss, Onawumi Jean--Pictorial works
Jarvis, Charlene Drew--Pictorial works
Pouncey, Peter R.--Pictorial works
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
103 photographs
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:900425
Terms of Use:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Notes (object):
Original 35mm (roll film) black and white negatives digitized positive.