Photographs of Black Alumni Weekend, 1974 February 9
Description:
Black and white photographs of the opening convocation of the first Black Alumni Weekend taken on February 9, 1974. Included are images of John William Ward (President of Amherst College, 1971-1979) and Mansfield C. Neal, Jr. speaking to an audience in Johnson Chapel. Also photographed are two other speakers presenting and Neal's son David. The identities of the two other speakers could not be determined. These photographs were taken by the College Photographer for the Office of Public Affairs (now the Office of Communications). The name of the photographer is unknown.