"The Consecrated Eminence" blog

1821 College on the Hill

Visit our blog for regular posts that tell the story behind interesting items in the Archives & Special Collections.

 

Art & Exhibitions in the Library

Additional permanent and temporary exhibitions are on display throughout the Robert Frost Library   View more information on current art and exhibitions in the Library.

Online Exhibitions

 
The Hurricane of 1938

The Hurricane of 1938

An exhibition of photographs from the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
(May 2005)

 

   
The President and the Poet: John F. Kennedy at Amherst, 1963

The President and the Poet: John F. Kennedy at Amherst, 1963

From an exhibition in the John William Ward Exhibition Room, October 15-December 12, 2003

 

The Play's the Thing: Dramatic Amherst

The Play's the Thing: Dramatic Amherst

From a Library exhibition documenting dramatic activities at Amherst College (October 2002-January 2003).

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

41 bookmarks created by the Student Advisory Committee of the Friends of the Amherst College Library
(April 2002)

Archives and Special Collections celebrates 150

Archives & Special Collections Celebrates 150

From an Exhibition in the John William Ward Exhibition Room in 2001.

Coeducation: Looking Back

Coeducation: Looking Back Over the Years

Over fifty photos chronicling the ordinary and extraordinary of Amherst College life from the past 25 years.

Images of Coeducation: 25 Years

Images of Coeducation: 25 Years

 

An Exhibition of 20 Photographs from the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections and Office of Public Affairs. Exhibited in the McCaffrey Room, Keefe Campus Center, September 12-20, 2001, and now on permanent exhibition in Valentine Dining Hall.

Terras Irradient: 175 Years of the College Seal

Terras Irradient: 175 Years of the College Seal

The origins and evolution of the seal since 1825, based on an exhibition in Archives and Special Collections in 2000.

Many Voices: Student Publications at Amherst

Many Voices: Student Publications at Amherst

Selections from the Student Publications Collection.

Amherst College: A Place of Learning

Amherst College: A Place of Learning

The landscape of Amherst College in the late 1880s, depicted in photographs with accompanying text. From an exhibition in Frost Library.

Scenes From Amherst Life: Part 1

Scenes From Amherst Life: Part 1

Historical photographs of student life at Amherst. 
Currently on display in Valentine Dining Commons.

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 2

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 2

More historical photographs of student life at Amherst. Currently on display in the Frost, Keefe Science, and Morgan Music libraries.

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 3

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 3

More historical photographs of student life at Amherst. Currently on display in Porter Lounge in Converse.

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 4

Scenes from Amherst Life: Part 4

More historical photographs of student life at Amherst.