Plimpton Speeches 1960-1971

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Plimpton Speeches 1960-1971

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Physician and former Amherst president. Collection contains proofs of , a collection of his speeches; and also includes other speeches and articles by Plimpton. The Spoken Word

1 archives box; (0.5 linear ft.)

eng,

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321679

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Amherst College. Class of 1939. Plimpton.

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Plimpton, Calvin Hastings, 1918-

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Plimpton, physician and educator, was born in Boston on October 7, 1918. He attended Philips Exeter Academy; Amherst (Class of 1939); Harvard (MD 1943, MA 1947); and Columbia (MSD, 1951). Between 1943 and 1945 he served at the 83rd Field Hospital of the 3rd Army. Later, he worked at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1950 to 1957, and taught medicine at the American University in Beirut from 1957 to 1959. Plimpton was appointed President of Amherst College in 1960. As president...