Photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony, 1968 June 7

Item Information

Title:
Photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony, 1968 June 7
Description:
Black and white photographs of the 147th Commencement ceremony. In addition to seated graduating students in academic regalia, those photographed include several Magna Cum Laude students receiving their diplomas from Calvin Hastings Plimpton (President of Amherst College, 1960-1971). 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.
Photographer:
Gerhard, Jim, 1942-1971
Date:
June 7, 1968
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Job 68-008-1 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Amherst College Photographer Records
Subjects:
Amherst College--Photographs
Amherst College--Presidents
Amherst College--Students
Commencement ceremonies--Massachusetts--Amherst
Amherst College. Class of 1968
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
33 photographs
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:992060
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.