ma5 Amherst College Centennial Collection, 1919-1921 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Sarah Sorscher, Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Collection Overview Amherst College Centennial Collection 1919-1921 3 archives boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes (2.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections The collection consists of records of the Amherst College Centennial Celebration Committee and clippings, programs, ephemera, photographs and scrapbooks related to activities at the College for the celebration in 1921 of the 100th anniversary of its founding. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection consists of records of the Amherst College Centennial Celebration Committee and clippings, programs, ephemera, photographs and scrapbooks related to activities at the College for the celebration in 1921 of the 100th anniversary of its founding.

 Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into four series:

1. Centennial Celebration Papers 2. Centennial Gift Papers 3. Photographs 4. Scrapbooks Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the Amherst College Centennial Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Amherst College Centennial Collection [Box #, folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library.

 History of the Collection November 2001 Sarah Sorscher '05, Student Assistant Peter Nelson, Assistant Archivist Search Terms Amherst College--History. Universities and colleges--Massachusetts--Amherst--History. Scrapbooks--Amherst College. Amherst College. Amherst College. Centennial Celebration Committee. Series 1: CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PAPERS 1 1 Addresses n.d. 1 2 The Amherst Books n.d. 1 3 Artwork (Medallion) - unused n.d. 1 4 Attendance and Housing - Information cards and receipts n.d. 1 5 Centennial Celebration Committee - report 1921 Mar 1 6 Centennial Celebration Committee minutes 1919-1921 1 7 Centennial Celebration Committee working papers n.d. 1 8 Clippings n.d. 1 9 Correspondence (General) n.d. 1 10 Housing Committee n.d. 1 11 Invitation n.d. 1 12 Invitation and delegate lists n.d. 1 13 Invitation samples (Secondary Schools, Other Colleges, etc) n.d. 1 14 Mailings n.d. 1 15 Medallions and ribbons n.d. 1 16 New Years greetings n.d. 1 17 Official greetings from other institutions n.d. 1 18 Pageant n.d. 1 19 Programs, etc. n.d. 1 20 Tickets n.d. Series 2: CENTENNIAL GIFT PAPERS 2 1 Centennial Gift papers n.d. 2 2 Centennial Gift contributions n.d. 2 3 Centennial Gift correspondence 1 n.d. 2 4 Centennial Gift correspondence 2 n.d. 2 5 Centennial Gift correspondence 3 n.d. 2 6 Centennial Gift correspondence 4 n.d. 2 7 Forms and receipts n.d. 2 8 Mailings n.d. 2 9 Publications n.d. Series 3: PHOTOGRAPHS 3 1 Class photos (groups) n.d. 3 2 Parade, assembly, and baseball game 1921 Jun 21 3 3 Reunion headquarters n.d. 3 4 Amherst, Lord Jeffrey - Viscount Holmesdale n.d. 3 5 Amherst (Town) - Decorations for Centennial Celebration n.d. 3 6 Campus - decorations - Triumphal Arch n.d. 3 7 Centennial gifts - Alumni Parade and Rally 1920 Nov 20 3 8 Centennial Gift Committee of Boston n.d. 3 9 Commencement exercises n.d. 3 10 Concert - Baccalaureate Sunday 1921 Jun 19 3 11 Dinner 1921 Jun 22 3 12 Grove Exercises 1921 Jun 18 3 13 Historical Day exercises 1921 Jun 20 3 14 Ivy exercises 1921 Jun 18 3 15 Pageant - "Amherst Milestones" 1921 Jun 21 3 Large scrapbook of photographs and printed programs n.d. 3 Pageant - "Amherst Milestones" 1921 Jun 21 Series 4: SCRAPBOOKS 4 "Newspaper Clippings of the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the Founding of Amherst College 1821-1921" (Collected by the Alumni Council) n.d. 5 "The Story of the Campaign as seen from New York District Headquarters" compiled by Trumbull White (AC 1890), Director n.d.