E. Porter Dickinson Papers 1900-1991

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E. Porter Dickinson Papers 1900-1991

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Mainly correspondence, materials relating to Porter Dickinson's family and the town of Amherst, photographs, and objects that reflect the many of his interests (particularly mountaineering and the White Mountains). Correspondents include Robert Francis, Professor E. Kimball Morsman, and Walter Hendricks.

4 records storage boxes, 7 archives boxes; (7.5 linear ft.)

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321564

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Hendricks, Walter, 1892-

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Dickinson, E. Porter

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E. Porter Dickinson, son of Robert W. Dickinson and Mary Billings, was born and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts. He began working at the Amherst College Library shortly after graduating from Amherst High School. During World War II, he worked as a post librarian for the U.S. Army, returning to his position at Amherst after completing his service. In the 1950s, Dickinson was promoted to head reference librarian and was awarded an honorary degree in 1964. A mountaineer, musician, and self-proclai...

Francis, Robert, 1901-1987

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Robert Francis, 1925. A key figure in poetry circles in western New England during the mid-twentieth century, Robert Francis was born in Upland, Pennsylvania, on August 12, 1901, the son of the Rev. Ebenezer F. Francis and Ida May Allen Francis. In 1910, the Francis family moved to Medford, Massachusetts, where Robert attended the local public schools, graduating valedictorian of his high school, before entering Harvard College in 1919 to study literature. After receivi...

Morsman, E. Kimball

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