Commencement collection, 1822-[ongoing] / Amherst College.

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Commencement collection, 1822-[ongoing] / Amherst College.

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The Commencement Collection, 1822 to date, includes materials such as Amherst College commencement programs, news articles, speeches, class week programs and schedules of events, tickets for events held during class week and commencement, poems and student addresses. The material in this collection dates from the institution's first commencement ceremony in 1822 when it was known as the "Collegiate Charity Institution." Commencement material is added to the collection annually.

14 record storage boxes, 1 archive box (14.5 linear ft.)

Amherst College. Library

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Amherst College. Library

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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....