In 1994, several friends of the library began a project to preserve and make available the oral histories of individuals prominent in the history of Amherst College. Copies of the interviews on DVD are available for viewing in archives and special collections. In addition, selected excerpts from most of the interviews are available below. You may click on the names below to learn more about interviewees. Please address any questions and comments to smsheridan@amherst.edu.
| Person interviewed | Interviewer | Interview date |
|---|---|---|
| George B. Beitzel 1950, H1987 | Richard Fink H1971 | July 29, 2010 |
| Lucy Wilson Benson (1943), H1974 | Joel Gordon H1969 | January 23, 2008 |
| Theodore L. Cross 1946, H1988 | Richard Goldsby H1985 | June 16, 2008 |
| Janice Denton | Richard Fink H1971 | July 23, 2007 |
| Donald B. Engley 1939 | Willis E. Bridegam H1985 | August 14, 2002 |
| Cora Lee Gibbs | Joel Upton H1984 | May 1, 2009 |
| The Rev. Thomas W. Gibbs III 1951 | Karen Hastie Williams | January 4, 2010 |
| Prosser Gifford H1969, LHD1980 | Robert C. Townsend H1974 | June 8, 2011 |
| Theodore Greene 1943 | Hugh Hawkins H1969 | February 2, 2000 |
| Elizabeth Guest * | Polly O. Longsworth (1951) H2008 | July 24, 2000 |
| Jack W.C. Hagstrom 1955 | John Lancaster | October 12, 2005 |
| John B. Halsted H1966 | Douglas C. Wilson 1962 | October 18, 2002 |
| Hugh Hawkins H1969 | Douglas C. Wilson 1962 | August 18, 2003 |
| Kurt Hertzfeld H1969 | Peter Shea | August 30, 2007 |
| George Kateb H1967 | William Taubman H1978 | June 16, 2008 |
| William Kennick H1962 | Alexander George H2001 | February 21, 2003 |
| Allen Kropf H1969 | Richard Fink H1971 | August 14, 2001 |
| Daniel Lee 1950 | Erika Shelburne | September 2011 |
| Charles R. Longsworth 1951, H1971 | Tom Gerety H1994 | 2003 |
| Rose Olver H1973 | Hugh Hawkins H1969 | January 22, 2008 |
| Donald Pitkin H1966 | Alan Babb H1980 | April 20, 2001 |
| Calvin Plimpton 1939 and Ruth Talbot Plimpton |
Charles Longsworth 1951, H1971 | November 20, 2001 |
| Peter Pouncey H1985 | William H. Pritchard 1953 | June 10, 2009 |
| William H. Pritchard 1953 | Rand Cooper 1980 | August 15, 2002 |
| Betty Romer | John Servos H1992 | June 13, 2012 |
| Robert H. Romer 1952 | Hugh Hawkins H1969 & John Servos H1992 |
March 12, 2010 |
| George L. Shinn 1945, H1952, 1967 (audio only) |
Charles R. Longsworth 1951, H1971 | July 12, 2009 |
| Charlotte Turgeon | Jack W.C. Hagstrom 1955 | October 20, 1998 |
| M. Abbott Van Nostrand 1934 * | Michael Birtwistle H1985 | 1994 |
| Richard Wilbur 1942, H1952, H1967 | David Sofield H1977 | April 7, 2010 |
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