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Eastman, Joseph B. (Joseph Bartlett), 1882-1944 (AC 1904)

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Eastman, Joseph B. - Foundation Library [Anthoensen Press]

 Box — Box 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Approximately 222 bookplates and bookplate designs, circa 1828-1989, used in the Amherst College library. The collection also includes information about the history of some of the bookplates; a variety of printing blocks, engravings and other print masters, and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: 1828-1989
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Library Bookplates Collection / Series 2: Bookplates

Joseph B. Eastman (AC 1904) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00197
Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, diplomas, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, reports, miscellaneous printed matter and memorabilia chiefly documenting Eastman's 25-year career in the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), 1919-1944, as well as memorabilia and other materials related to Eastman's personal life.

Dates: 1837-1960; Majority of material found within 1904-1944
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Joseph Bartlett Eastman

 Box — Box 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Approximately 222 bookplates and bookplate designs, circa 1828-1989, used in the Amherst College library. The collection also includes information about the history of some of the bookplates; a variety of printing blocks, engravings and other print masters, and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: 1828-1989
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Library Bookplates Collection / Series 4: Printing Blocks

Psi Upsilon members relaxing in Ernest M. Whitcomb's (AC 1904) room, card photographs and copy print, 1903

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: BG 1], Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains photographs of the first President's house while it was privately owned by local families and after the Psi Upsilon fraternity purchase. While gathering Amherst College memorabilia, Dr. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. misidentified an image of "Mrs. Moore's house" (also known as the Bentley house) as being the first President's house. Correspondence and research notes document the mid-1930s recognition and correction of the error, which Stanley King discusses in his 1951...
Dates: 1903
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Buildings and Grounds Collection / Series 1: Campus Buildings / Sub-series B: President's House (First, built 1821-1822)

Series 3: Engraving Plates

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Approximately 222 bookplates and bookplate designs, circa 1828-1989, used in the Amherst College library. The collection also includes information about the history of some of the bookplates; a variety of printing blocks, engravings and other print masters, and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: 1828-1989
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Library Bookplates Collection

Willard L. (AC 1920) and Clarice Brows Thorp Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MA.00220
Abstract Willard Long Thorp (1899-1992; AC 1920) was a pioneer statistician, economist, domestic and foreign policy advisor, international development expert, and private business consultant. Thorp's papers document the role of a key U.S. government figure during periods marked by political and economic turbulence. As Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from 1946-1952, he played a critical role in the design and implementation of the Marshall Plan and of the Truman administration's...
Dates: 1857-1994; Majority of material found within 1920-1967
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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