Amherst College Inaugurations Collection 1821-present

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....

Stearns, William A. (William Augustus), 1805-1876

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Stearns, clergyman and educator, was born in 1805 in Bedford, Mass. He was the son of a minister, Samuel Stearns, and one of eleven children. He was educated at Phillips Academy Andover, Harvard College, and Andover Theological Seminary. His first post as minister was at Cambridgeport, Mass. at the age of twenty-six; he was so successful that he stayed there from 1831 until 1854. In 1854, Stearns was called to be the fourth president of Amherst College, where he served until his death in 1876. H...

Olds, George Daniel, 1853-1931

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Olds was born in Middleport, NY, Oct. 14, 1853. A.B., 1873; A.M., 1876, University of Rochester. Professor of Mathematics, University of Rochester, 1884-1891. Professor of Mathematics, Amherst College, 1891-1927; Dean of the College, 1909-1922; President of Amherst College, 1923-1927. Died May 10, 1931. From the description of Olds papers, ca. 1870-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 52034180 Georege H. Olds was a United States (U.S.) Army medical officer who served during ...

Ward, John William, 1922-1985

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Ward (1922-1985) was educated at Harvard University (A.B., 1945) and the University of Minnesota (M.A., 1950; Ph. D. 1953). From 1952-1964 he was Professor of English, then Professor of History at Princeton University. He was Professor of History and American Studies at Amherst College, 1964-1971 and President of the College, 1971-1979. From the description of Ward papers, ca. 1952-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 53862900 Born in Boston in 1922, John Willia...

Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964

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Alexander Meiklejohn was born in England in 1872, and brought to the United States in 1880 at the age of eight. He was educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown University in 1893. He took his M.A. at Brown and in 1897, received his doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University. He taught philosophy and metaphysics at Brown and was dean from 1901 to 1912. He became president of Amherst College in 1912 and served until 1924. After Amherst he went to the University of Wiscons...

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...

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864

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Geologist and college president, of Amherst, Mass. From the description of Edward Hitchcock letter, 1854 Jan. 5. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71129604 American geologist; president of Amherst College. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Amherst, to an unidentified recipient, 1850 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269606027 Edward Hitchcock was an eminent 19th-century scientist, minister and educator; pri...

King, Stanley, 1883-1951

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King (AC 1903) was born in 1883 to Judge Henry Amasa (AC 1873) and Maria Lyon (Flynt) King in Troy, New York. He attended Springfield (Mass.) High School and entered Amherst College in 1900 with the Class of 1903. He graduated from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1906. He held a variety of executive positions with the W. H. McElwain Company, shoe manufacturers in Boston, from 1906 to 1922. In 1921 he became a trustee of Amherst College. From 1922 to 1927 he was Ea...

Gibbs, Julian H.

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Moore, Zephaniah Swift, 1770-1823

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Pouncey, Peter R.

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Seelye, Julius H. (Julius Hawley), 1824-1895

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1849 graduate of Amherst College. Clergyman, educator, author and politician. Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, Amherst College, 1858-1877; President, 1877-1890. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 44th Congress, 1875-1877. Trustee, Mount Holyoke College, 1872-1895. Member, Board of Visitors, Andover Theological Seminary, 1874-1892. Married Elizabeth Tillman James in 1854 and had four children: Anna, Mabel, Elizabeth and William. From the description of Seelye papers, 1824...

Pease, Arthur Stanley, 1881-1964

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Arthur Stanley Pease (1881-1964) was a classics professor at the University of Illinois, Amherst, and Harvard. From 1927 to 1932 he was president of Amherst College. He was also an amateur botanist. From the description of Correspondence and compositions, 1870-1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122564002 From the guide to the Correspondence and compositions, 1870-1963., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Arthur Stanley Pease...

Gerety, Tom.

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Gates, Merrill Edwards, 1848-1922

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Martin, Biddy, 1951-....

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Harris, George, 1844-1922

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George Harris was born in Brisbane in 1845 and grew up in Ipswich. He worked on bullock teams delivering goods, and then worked in the timber trade, hauling and rafting timber. He set up his own timber business and bought a selection of land at Cabbage Tree. He retired to Ipswich. From the description of Reminiscences of my early days in Ipswich / by George Harris. [1923?] (The University of Queensland Library). WorldCat record id: 62539008 Professor of Christian theology at...

Cole, Charles Woolsey, 1906-....

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Charles Woolsey Cole (1906-1978), Amherst College Class of 1927, received M.A. and Ph.D degrees from Columbia University and taught economics at Amherst (1935-1940) and history at Columbia University (1928-1934, 1940-1946). As the 12th President of Amherst College (1946-1960), he oversaw the introduction of the "New Curriculum," which included new distribution requirements for students. In 1948 Cole was appointed an advisor to the Hoover Commission's Committee on the National Security Organizati...

Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861

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First President of Amherst College (1823-1845). Humphrey was born in Hartford County, Conn. and graduated from Yale University in 1805. He was ordained a Congregational minister on March 16, 1807. He pastored in Fairfield, Conn., 1807-1817 and Pittsfield, Mass., 1817-1823. After leaving Amherst College he relocated to Pittsfield and continued to preach and give lectures. From the description of Humphrey sermons, 1813-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 52218792 ...