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William D. Strohmeier (AC 1936) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00408
Abstract

The William D. Strohmeier (AC 1936) Papers contain information related to Strohmeier's interest in aviation, particularly during his time at Amherst College as a founding member of the Amherst Flying Club and the Intercollegiate Flying Club, as well as his later work training pilots for the Hawthorne School of Aeronautics in South Carolina and his career with Taylor Aircraft Company (later Piper Aircraft, Inc.).

Dates: circa 1920-1960

William E. Barton Collection of Walt Whitman Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MA.01012
Abstract

The collection contains assorted Whitman manuscripts, portraits, and various printed material, collected by William E. Barton. The collection also contains Barton's research notes, transcriptions, and correspondence.

Dates: 1850-1899

William E. Kennick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00200
Abstract Professional and personal correspondence, lecture notes and other course materials, and speeches and writings related to his career as a professor of philosophy at Amherst College. Letters are mostly incoming correspond-ence from former students, fellow faculty members and administrators at Amherst. Correspondents include Profs. Theodore Baird, William Pritchard, Jerold Rothstein Presidents Calvin Plimpton and John William Ward; from former students, David Foster Wallace (AC 1985). Also...
Dates: 1947-2009

William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00234
Abstract

The William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers document the personal and professional lives of multiple generations of Ward and Bliss family members, dating from 1791 to 1977. Family correspondence makes up the largest portion of the material, supplemented with work records, diaries, memorabilia, photographs, writings, genealogical materials, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: circa 1790-1977

William Gooding Hartin (AC 1909) Student Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00145
Abstract

School principal and superintendent, businessman. Papers consist of essays written for classics and English literature courses at Amherst College, 1907-1909, and Amherst College debate teams. Three articles that may have been written later in Hartin's life are included in the final folder.

Dates: 1907-1909

William H. Clamurro (AC 1967) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00366
Abstract

The William H. Clamurro (AC 1967) Papers contain wartime letters from Clamurro to his parents and to Amherst College classmate Jack D. Hailey; poetry written while in Vietnam; letters from poet Archibald MacLeish to Clamurro, and other documentation about Clamurro's time in Vietnam and the writing he did during his service.

Dates: circa 1969-2018

William Henry Jackson Photochrom Collection

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Identifier: MA.00193
Abstract

444 photochrom images of American landmarks, both natural and man-made, dating from 1898 to 1908. Scenes of Mexico and Cuba are depicted as well. The majority of the photographs were taken by William Henry Jackson, with the rest being taken by other photographers working for the company.

Dates: 1898-1908

William P. Bigelow (AC 1889) Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MA.00071
Abstract

Professor of Music at Amherst. Letters, postcards, photographs, drawings, sheet music, certificates, receipts, passports, manuscripts, music programs, and other materials documenting the professional and personal life of Professor Bigelow and his wife Jane Ball Bigelow.

Dates: 1867-1941

William Pitt and Sarah Archer Amherst Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00295
Abstract Correspondence, manuscript documents, printed ephemera, diaries, and books that document the life and career of William Pitt Amherst, Second Barron Amherst of Montreal and First Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857). Documents to and from Lord Amherst largely document his time as ambassador to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1890-1812) and his embassy to China (1815-1817). The diaries kept by Lady Sarah Archer Amherst cover the entirety of their stay during Lord Amherst's appointment as...
Dates: 1808-1830

William R. Throckmorton (AC 1941) Research Materials on Amherst College Alumni in World War II

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00044
Abstract

Correspondence, military records and other research materials compiled by William Throckmorton for the preparation of his books documenting the military activities of Amherst College alumni during World War II. Includes various manuscript and typescript drafts.

Dates: 1994-2001

William Rutherford Mead (AC 1867) and Olga Kilyeni Mead Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00042
Abstract

Mead was an architect. Includes personal, professional, and family correspondence, financial records, articles and printed matter, photographs, music scores and general memorabilia. Includes information about the Meads' relationship with Amherst College, including their bequest for the construction of the Mead Art Museum.

Dates: 1840 - 2001; 1846 - 1950

William Seymour Tyler (AC 1830) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00020
Abstract

The William Seymour Tyler (AC 1830) Papers contains personal and professional papers of Tyler, correspondence of the Tyler Family, as well as manuscript essays by his brother Wellington H. Tyler.

Dates: 1800-1902

Williams-Chambers-Blaisdell Family Papers ("The Blaisdell Papers")

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Identifier: MA.00270
Abstract The Williams-Chambers-Blaisdell Papers ("the Blaisdell Papers") contain correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and documents from the family of missionaries William Nesbitt Chambers and Cornelia Pond Williams Chambers and their children, especially their daughter Dorothea Nesbitt Chambers (later Blaisdell). The papers include material (primarily correspondence) from other family members such as Nesbitt and Cornelia's siblings and relatives. The bulk of the material dates from about...
Dates: circa 1845-2010

Williams-Chambers-Seelye Family Papers

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Identifier: MA.00321
Abstract The Williams-Chambers-Seelye Family Papers consist primarily of the correspondence of three generations of the family of William Frederic and Sarah Pond Williams with relatives and friends during the family’s residence in the Ottoman Empire between 1848 and 1933, when they were missionaries working for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and (later) educators at various institutions. The collection also contains documentation relating to the personal and professional...
Dates: circa 1832-1985