Amherst College Centennial Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records of the Amherst College Centennial Celebration Committee and clippings, programs, ephemera, photographs and scrapbooks related to activities at the College for the celebration in 1921 of the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Dates
- 1919-1921
Conditions Governing Access
There is no restriction on access to the Amherst College Centennial Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
Unless there is a specific Amherst College copyright involved, the burden of determining copyright status and permissions falls on the researcher. It is expected that researchers will give credit to the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections and cite sources completely so that others may refer to them easily.
Extent
2.5 Linear feet (3 archives boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of records of the Amherst College Centennial Celebration Committee and clippings, programs, ephemera, photographs and scrapbooks related to activities at the College for the celebration in 1921 of the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series:
- Series 1: Centennial Celebration Papers
- Series 2: Centennial Gift Papers
- Series 3: Photographs
- Series 4: Scrapbooks
Physical Description
3 archives boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes (2.5 linear feet)
Processing Information
Processing Information
- Finding Aid:
- November 2001
- Prepared by:
- Sarah Sorscher '05, Student Assistant
- Edited by:
- Peter Nelson, Assistant Archivist
- Amherst College
- Amherst College -- Centennial celebrations, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Amherst College. Centennial Celebration Committee
- Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 (AC 1895) (Depicted)
- Photographs Subject Source: Library Of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Universities and colleges Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Sorscher, Peter Nelson
- Date
- 2002
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu