Contents
Collection Overview
Historical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Series 1: CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Series 2: CORRESPONDENCE
Series 3: FINANCIAL RECORDS
Series 4: MEETINGS
Series 5: MEMBERSHIP
Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS
1996 to date
Series 7: PUBLICATIONS (EXCEPT NEWSLETTER)
Series 8: PUBLICATIONS - NEWSLETTER
Series 9, SPONSORED EVENTS (ADDRESSES, READINGS, SPECIAL OCCASIONS)
Series 10: OTHER ACTIVITIES
Series 11: MISCELLANEOUS
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Friends of the Amherst College Library Records, 1938-
Finding aid prepared by Floyd S. Merritt, Daria D'Arienzo, Carol Trabulsi, Janet Poirrier, Marian Walker.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2003
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Creator:
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Amherst College. Library. Friends. |
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Title:
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Friends of the Amherst College Library Records |
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Dates:
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1938- |
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Abstract:
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Correspondence regarding the formation of the group, minutes of meetings, financial and membership records, newsletters, other publications, and information regarding activities sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Extent:
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4 archives boxes(3.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
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1930 |
The William Wordsworth Collection of Cornelius H. Patton (AC 1883) is acquired. |
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1931 |
N.F. McKeon is appointed Instructor in the English Department. Many Lord Jeffery Amherst public papers (copies) and some manuscripts are acquired. |
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1933 |
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1934 |
N.F. McKeon's connection with the library begins. He continues to teach. Morrow dormitory library is dedicated October, 1934. The Olds Mathematics Library is established. |
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1935-39 |
Henry deForest Smith serves as Library Director. Robert S. Fletcher is on medical leave. |
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1935 |
The Hitchcock Memorabilia Room in the Morgan Library is completed. |
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1936 |
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1937 |
"Report on the Urgent Needs of the Library" (N.F. McKeon, Assistant to Director of the Library and Secretary of the Faculty Committee on the Library) March, 1937. Trustees approve and fund an extension to Converse. |
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1938 |
Converse Memorial Library extension is completed (Architect: James Kelum Smith (AC 1915) of McKim, Mead & White). |
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1939 |
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1941 |
The four house libraries (North, South, Morrow, Pratt) are closed during World War II. |
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1942 |
Folger Shakespeare Library material is stored in Converse during the war. |
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1945 |
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1946 |
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1947 |
The new curriculum begins (used until 1967). |
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1949 |
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1950 |
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1951 |
The Hampshire Interlibrary Center (HILC) is incorporated September 26. Original members are Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges (UMass joins in 1954, The Forbes Library in 1962, and Hampshire College in 1970). The HILC Collection is originally housed in the Mount Holyoke College Library and moves to the UMass Goodell Library early in the 1960s. |
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1952 |
The Richmond Mayo-Smith Room in Converse Library is dedicated on October 26. |
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1953 |
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1954 |
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1957 |
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1958 |
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1959 |
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1960 |
The Asian-African Studies Program, funded by the Ford Foundation, is undertaken by the four Colleges. |
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1961 |
Early shipments of the Marshall Bloom Alternative Press Collection are received. |
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1962 |
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1963 |
Convocation and groundbreaking ceremonies for the Robert Frost Library take place on October 26. President John F. Kennedy is the speaker. |
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1964 |
Many Robert Frost books and manuscripts are received in this period, most notably the extensive Frost Collection of Jack W.C. Hagstrom. |
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1965 |
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1967 |
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1968 |
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1969 |
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1970 |
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1971 |
Audio-visual services are established in Frost on Level B (film study was added to the curriculum in 1972). |
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1972 |
Robert Frost Library Fellowships begin. |
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1973 |
Reciprocal direct borrowing privileges are instituted for all Five College students. |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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1976 |
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1977 |
The Five College Librarians Council undertakes a survey of Five College Library Cooperation; "Report on Five College Library Cooperation" is issued in March. |
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1978 |
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1980 |
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1981 |
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1982 |
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1983 |
Administration and operation of the Language Laboratory is transferred from the Romance Languages Department to the Library. |
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1984 |
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1985 |
Frost Library, Level C is finished for book storage, and compact shelving is installed. |
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1986 |
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1987 |
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1988 |
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1989 |
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1990 |
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1991 |
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1992 |
Thomas P. Whitney (AC 1937) established and endowment and donates monographs, serials, and manuscript material to establish the Amherst Center for Russian Culture. |
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1993 |
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1994 |
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1995 |
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1996 |
Five Colleges, Inc. receives a $1.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the five libraries to explore "Consortial Training and Collaborative Collection Development," which includes components for digitization of unique primary source materials held in each library, a cooperative Five College database purchase, and Five College Multimedia Access projects. |
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1999 |
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The Friends of the Amherst College Library Records, totaling 3.5 linear feet, document the formation, history, and activities of the group. Correspondence regarding the formation of a Friends group during the McKeon Administration (1938-1970) is sizeable. There is considerably less correspondence from the Laugher administration (1970-1975), and none from the Bridegam administration (1975 to date). The Bridegam administration is represented in files such as the minutes of meetings, financial and membership records, the Newsletter of the Friends of the Amherst College Library, other Friends' publications, and information regarding many events and activities sponsored by the Friends of the Library to date.
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This collection is organized into eleven series:
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Series 1: CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
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Constitution and Bylaws
1968-date
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Series 2: CORRESPONDENCE
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Prior to formation of the group
1912-1967
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N.F. McKeon Administration - general correspondence
1968-1969
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N.F. McKeon Administration - general correspondence
1970 Jan-Jun
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N.F. McKeon Administration (Council Chairman)
1956-1970
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N.F. McKeon Administration (Council Membership)
1968-1970
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N.F. McKeon Administration (Annual Spring Meeting)
1970
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N.F. McKeon (Emeritus) - general correspondence
1970-1975 Jul
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C.T. Laugher Administration - general correspondence
1970-1975
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Series 3: FINANCIAL RECORDS
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General
1968-1974
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Membership/Contribution trend analysis
[1968]-1975
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Statement of cash receipts and disbursements
1973-date
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William B. Stitt Memorial Fund
1969-1975
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Phi Psi Fraternity Gift
1968-1974
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Laurence B. Packard Memorial Book Collection
1976-1977
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Series 4: MEETINGS
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Council and Council/Membership Meetings - general
1990-date
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Minutes of Council Meetings
1968-1973
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Minutes of Annual Membership Meetings
1970-1973
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Series 5: MEMBERSHIP
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General
prior to 1968 Apr 27
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Records prior to formation of the Friends A-B
1969-1977
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Records prior to formation of the Friends C-D
1969-1977
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Records prior to formation of the Friends E-G
1969-1977
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Records prior to formation of the Friends H-K
1969-1977
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Records prior to formation of the Friends L-M
1969-1977
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Records prior to formation of the Friends N-R
1969-1977
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Records prior to formation of the Friends S-Z
1969-1977
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Invitations to join the Friends
1973-1980
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Invitations to join the Friends
1981-1990
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Invitations to join the Friends
1991-1994
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Invitations to join the Friends
1995-1996
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Invitations to join the Friends
1997-2000
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Invitations to join the Friends
2001-
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Letters of Solicitation
1988-
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Life and Honorary Members
1969-
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Series 6: PHOTOGRAPHS
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Council Meeting
1990 Oct 20
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Annual Meeting
1991 Apr 27
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Council Dinner
1994 Apr 22
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Annual Meeting
1995 Oct 28
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1996 to date
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Series 7: PUBLICATIONS (EXCEPT NEWSLETTER)
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Chronological list
1970-date
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Myfanwy Thomas Remembers Robert Frost
1970
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Poetry Amherst, A Sesquicentennial Anthology... Richard Aldridge, editor
1972
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Robert Frost 1874-1963, A Remembrance
1974
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Frost 100 (Catalog for the Frost Centennial Exhibition)
1975
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A Report on the Amherst College Library, W.E. Bridegam
1975
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Poetry and Prophecy, Mario A. DiCesare
1976
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Amherst College Library Handbook, compiled by M.A. Groesbeck
1977
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Forest Flowers, Robert Frost (keepsake)
1978
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Amherst College Library Handbook
1982
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Think Tank, James Merrill (keepsake)
1983
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A Ragbag of Old Airs, Rolphe Humphries (keepsake)
1985
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The Master Letters of Emily Dickinson
1986
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The Poetical Manuscripts of Mark Akenside
1988
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Trolling for Blues, Richard Wilbur
1989
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Notes by Robert Frost on His Life and Early Writings
1990
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Friends of the Library Bookplate (R. Gordon)
1990
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Emily Dickinson - A Letter, with a note by Polly Longsworth
1992
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Death Sauntering About, Anthony Hecht
1994
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body, James Merrill
1995 Mar
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Friends...Twenty Fifth Anniversary Booklet 1968-1993
1995 Oct
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Friends...Bookmarks
1995-1996
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The Phyllis A. Maurer and Barry D. Maurer (AC 1959) Memorial Book Fund Bookplate (R. Gordon)
1996
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For Victoria, Traveling in Europe, Timothy Steele
1996 Oct
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New Year's Greetings
1996-
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Speaking of Frost, Richard Wilbur and William H. Pritchard interviewed by Donald G. Sheehy
1997
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Archives and Special Collections brochure and "Visit our web site"
1998-1999
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Series 8: PUBLICATIONS - NEWSLETTER
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Newsletter, vol. 0, no. 1
1970 Nov
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Newsletter, vol. 0, no. 2
1971 Spring
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Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1
1972 Winter
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Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2
1972 Summer
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Newsletter, vol. 2, no. 1
1973 Winter
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Newsletter, vol. 2, no. 2
1973 Fall
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Newsletter, vol. 3, no.1
1974 Spring
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Newsletter, vol. 3, no. 2
1975 Winter
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Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 1
1975 Summer
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Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 2
1976 Winter
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Newsletter, vol. 5, no. 1
1976 Fall
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Newsletter, vol. 5, no. 2
1977 Spring/Fall
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Newsletter, vol. 6, no. 2
1978 Spring
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Newsletter, vol. 7, no. 1
1978 Fall
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Newsletter, vol. 8
1979-1980
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Newsletter, vol. 9
1981
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Newsletter, vol.10
1982
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Newsletter, vol. 11
1983
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Newsletter, vol. 12
1984-1985
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Newsletter, vol. 13
1985-1986
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Newsletter, vol. 14
1987
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Newsletter, 20th Anniversary
1988 Supplement
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Newsletter, vol. 15/16
1988-1990
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Newsletter, vol. 17
1990-1991
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Newsletter, vol. 18
1991-1992
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Newsletter, vol. 19
1992-1993
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Table of Contents, 1970-1993
1993 Supplement
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Newsletter, vol. 20
1993-1994
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Newsletter, vol. 21
1994-1995
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Newsletter, vol. 22
1995-1996
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Newsletter, vol.23
1996-1997
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Newsletter, vol.24
1997-1998
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Newsletter, vol.25
1998-1999
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Newsletter, vol.26
1999-2000
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Newsletter, vol. 27
2000-2001
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Newsletter, vol. 28
2001-2002
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Newsletter, vol. 29
2002-2003
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Newsletter, vol. 30
2003-2004
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Newsletter, vols. 24-30
1997/98-2003/04
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Newsletter, vol. 31
2004-2005
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Newsletter, vol. 32
2005-2006
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Newsletter, vol. 33
2006-2007
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Newsletter, vol. 34
2007-2008
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Newsletter, vol. 35
2008-2009
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Newsletter, vol. 36
2009-2010
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Newsletter, vol. 37
2010-2011
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Newsletter, vol. 38
2011-2012
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Series 9, SPONSORED EVENTS (ADDRESSES, READINGS, SPECIAL OCCASIONS)
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Chronology of events
1970-date
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Invitation list and more about the Robert Frost Centennial
1974
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Mario DiCesare address, "Poetry and Prophecy"
1976
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"Invitation to..." announcement of the Laurence Packard Memorial Collection and Annual Meeting
1977
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Poster announcing address by Herbert S. Bailey
1978
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Invitation to annual dinner and address by F.T. Prince
1979 Apr 27
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Invitation to annual dinner, annual meeting, and dedication of the George D. Olds Mathematics Library
1980 Apr 25-26
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Invitation to annual dinner and address by Thomas P. Whitney and text of address
1980 Apr 25
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Invitation to Thom Gunn address, annual meeting, annual dinner, and reception; tape recording of address; poster for reading
1981 May 4-9
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Invitation to William Pritchard address and annual dinner
1982 Apr 23
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Invitation to annual dinner and reading by James Merrill
1983 Apr 29
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Invitation to annual dinner and address by Mary Hyde
1984 May 4
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Invitations to annual meeting, annual dinner, and address by Helen Vendler
1985 May 3-4
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Invitations to annual meeting, annual dinner, and address by Robert A. Gross
1986 Apr 25-26
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Invitation to annual meeting, annual dinner, and 20th Anniversary Celebration
1988 Apr 22-23
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Invitation to annual meeting, annual dinner, and Werner Gundersheimer address
1989 Apr 28-29
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Invitation to annual Meeting, annual dinner, and Richard Wilbur reading
1990 Apr 27-28
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Invitation to open meeting, dinner, and Margaret Geller address
1991 Apr 26-27
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Address by Donald O. White
1992 Feb 10
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Invitation to Harry Duncan address
1992 Apr 24
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Invitation to Joseph S. Tulchin address and annual dinner
1992 Oct 23
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Announcement of Anthony Hecht residence and reading
1994 Apr 18-22
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Invitation to Gerald D. Gibson address, annual meeting, and dinner
1994 Oct 14-15
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Invitation to Martin Daly and Margo Wilson address and dinner
1995 Oct 27
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Invitation to rededication of the Robert Frost Library, reception, and luncheon
1995 Oct 28
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Program for rededication of the Robert Frost Library
1995 Oct 28
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Invitation, announcement, and poster for Hans-Albecht Koch lecture
1996 Apr 15
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Announcement and reviews of Joseph E. Stiglitz address
1996 Apr 26
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The World War I Collection of Barry D. Maurer (AC 1959), notice of exhibit, and catalogs of collection
1996 May
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Invitation to Timothy Steele reading, annual meeting, and dinner
1996 Oct 11-12
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John Solt talk on Modern Japanese book designers
1997 Apr
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"Hidden Treasures of the Amherst College 1997-2001 Library," John Lancaster, Daria D'Arienzo, Barnes Taft
Alumni Week
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James Carroll reading of "An American Requiem," poster
1997 Oct 23
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James Carroll address "The Virtue of Writing...," table tent
1997 Oct 24
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Invitation to James Carroll address, annual meeting, and dinner
1997 Oct 24-25
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A 50th Anniversary Celebration of the publication of The Beautiful Changes by Richard Wilbur, announcements, poster
1997 Oct 29
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Address by John Moon on James Joyce, "As Others See Us."
1998 Apr 17
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Paul O'Rourke lecture, "Books and Learning in Ancient Egypt," poster
1999 Apr 22
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Address by Alina Payne, David Kim (AC 1999) exhibit booklet on humanism and the book in Renaissance Venice.
1999 Apr 23
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Jay Parini, "Reading Poems and Talking," poster and table tent
1999 Oct 15
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Address by Stanley Rabinowitz on the Amherst Center for Russian Culture
1999 Oct 23
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Tad Mosel (AC 1944) address, "Befriended by Books," poster
1999 Nov 3
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Dedication of the Barbara and Frederick S. Lane (AC 1931) Room.
2000 Jan 28
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Robert De Maria address, "Lying and Literature in the Eighteenth Century," invitation and handouts
2000 May 5
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Four Oral History Tapes: M. Abbott Van Nostrand, Jr. (AC 1934); Charlotte S. Turgeon; Theodore P. Greene (AC 1943); Elizabeth M. Guest (AC 1933, widow)
2000 Oct 20
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Beeke Sell Tower address, "GIALCULTUR-Americanism and the New Woman in the Weimar Republic."
2000 Oct 26
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Series 10: OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Robert Frost Library Fellowships
1972-
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Student Book Collection Competition
1969-
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Amherst College Undergraduate Folger Fellowships
1996-
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Student Advisory Committee
1995-
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Series 11: MISCELLANEOUS
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Writings about the Friends of the Amherst College Library
1969-
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Friends groups of other libraries
1969-
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Stationery and supplies
1969-
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