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Bixler, Julius Seelye, 1894-1985 (AC 1916)

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

J. Seelye Bixler (AC 1916), Trustee Emeritus, 1976 January 23, 1976 May 14

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents Subject coverage: Childhood in Amherst: Julius Seelye (grandfather) in his retirement, "Bessie" Seelye, Amherst Presidential Inaugurations; George Harris, Prexy Meiklejohn, George D. Olds, Pease, Stanley King, Charlie Cole, Cal Plimpton, Bill Ward, Student opinion of Meiklejohn, Opinion of Garman's Administration, on obtaining his M.A., Amherst Town in the 1920's, Fraternities and Alpha Delta Phi; friends, initiation, goat, literary exercises, Friends outside of Alpha Delta Phi, Chi Psi, Phi...
Dates: 1976 January 23; 1976 May 14
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Oral History Project Records

J. Seelye Bixler (AC 1916), Trustee Emeritus, 1979 November 9

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents Subject coverage: Distinguished Amherst College Trustees, Comments on John McCloy (AC 1916) and on Lewis W. Douglas (AC 1916), Atmosphere of Amherst College Board meetings as compared to other institutional boards, Problems of ethnicity and minority groups, Student-centered vs. subject-centered curriculum, Changes in faculty attitudes toward Amherst College, Faculty and students as members of trustee boards, Geographical representation on trustee boards, Undergraduate fraternity experience...
Dates: 1979 November 9
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Oral History Project Records

Julius Seelye Bixler (AC 1916) re Laurens H. Seelye, 1960 August-September

 File — Box 10, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Laurens Seelye's cousin Julius Seelye Bixler: letter to Dorothea S. Franck regarding her father; copy of Bixler's "Resume of talk by J. Seelye Bixler at Memorial Service for Laurens H. Seelye": biographical content, reminiscences. Excellent description of LHS.

Dates: 1960 August-September
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / The Williams-Chambers-Seelye-Franck Papers ("The Franck Papers") / Series 6: Kate E. Chambers Seelye and Laurens H. Seelye: Correspondence and Other Shared Materials / Sub-series E: Final Illness and Death of Laurens H. Seelye

Rise to the Breeze, the Purple and the White by Knapp and Bixler, 1916

 File — Box 6: [Barcode: Music @ 6], Folder: 86
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 7: Amherst College Songs - includes songs written about Amherst College and written by Amherst College men and women, from the Latin odes of the mid 1800's to the 1988 College Song Competition. The folders in this series contain documentation, printed music, some manuscript copies, and some lyrics.

The series covers one box in the regular collection, and the first flat file which contains oversize piano music and manuscripts.

Dates: 1916
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Music at Amherst College Collection / Series 7: Amherst College Songs

Rise to the Breeze the Purple and the White (Knapp and Bixler), 1916

 File — Box 7: [Barcode: Music @ 7], Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 7: Amherst College Songs - includes songs written about Amherst College and written by Amherst College men and women, from the Latin odes of the mid 1800's to the 1988 College Song Competition. The folders in this series contain documentation, printed music, some manuscript copies, and some lyrics.

The series covers one box in the regular collection, and the first flat file which contains oversize piano music and manuscripts.

Dates: 1916
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Music at Amherst College Collection / Series 7: Amherst College Songs / Sub-series A: Oversize Folios and Manuscripts:

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