New President of Norwich University Inaugurated. Porter H. Adams of Thetford, Vt., became the 16th president of Norwich University at Northfield, Vermont October 22. Many prominent educators and state officials attended the inauguration of the internationally prominent aviation enthusiast and official. Adams, a former president of the National Aeronautic Association, and a state representative, rose from a sick bed to take the oath of office. Left to right, front row: Vannevar Bush, vice-president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Porter H. Adams; Governor Stanley C. Wilson; back row: Dr. Allan W. Rowe; director of research at Evans Memorial Hospital, Boston; Godfrey Lowell Cabot of Boston, representing Harvard; and Edward M. Lewis, president of the University of New Hampshire.

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New President of Norwich University Inaugurated. Porter H. Adams of Thetford, Vt., became the 16th president of Norwich University at Northfield, Vermont October 22. Many prominent educators and state officials attended the inauguration of the internationally prominent aviation enthusiast and official. Adams, a former president of the National Aeronautic Association, and a state representative, rose from a sick bed to take the oath of office. Left to right, front row: Vannevar Bush, vice-president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Porter H. Adams; Governor Stanley C. Wilson; back row: Dr. Allan W. Rowe; director of research at Evans Memorial Hospital, Boston; Godfrey Lowell Cabot of Boston, representing Harvard; and Edward M. Lewis, president of the University of New Hampshire.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Adams, Porter Aero
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. October 1934]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
College presidents
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 205 x 156 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1c18hf91q
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Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000348_0001
Barcode:
39999088103450