Photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony, 1968 June 7
Description:
Black and white photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony. Photographed are students, faculty, and honorary degree awardees in academic regalia, the ceremony marshals, and members of the audience. The ceremony takes place in the Alumni Gymnasium and Athletic Complex Quadrangle. Individuals photographed include Calvin Hastings Plimpton (President of Amherst College, 1960-1971), John F. Boyle, Daniel Chester Cochran, Sol Myron Linowitz, and Robert A. Eaton. These photographs were 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.