Calvin Plimpton at his hooding ceremony during the Centennial Convocation

Item Information

Title:
Calvin Plimpton at his hooding ceremony during the Centennial Convocation
Description:
From a series of photos taken during the Centennial Convocation: Provost Gilbert Woodside (left) speaks to Calvin Hastings Plimpton (right), President of Amherst College, after placing an honorary hood on him during the Centennial Convocation. An unidentified man assists Woodside with the hood. Plimpton received a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. The east balcony of the Student Union is visible in the background. Stamped on reverse of photo: "News Service, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass."
Date:
October 4, 1962
Format:
Photographs
Prints
Genre:
Gelatin silver prints
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
University Photograph Collection
Series:
Activities and Events, Miscellaneous
Subjects:
University of Massachusetts Amherst--Centennial celebrations, etc.--Photographs
Academic rites and ceremonies--Massachusetts--Amherst--Photographs
Degrees, Academic--Massachusetts--Amherst--Photographs
Plimpton, Calvin Hastings, 1918-2007
Woodside, Gilbert L.
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
1 photograph ; 8 x 10 in.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/murg145-i0010018
Terms of Use:
All rights for this image are held by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Identifier:
murg145-i0010018