Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We’re pleased to announce the completion of a project to reorganize the John J. McCloy Papers, one of our most heavily used collections.
The project involved three steps – each intended to increase ease of access to the collection and ensure the protection of the material. (more…)
Posted in Amherst College, College buildings on January 8, 2018| 1 Comment »
Phyllis (Schroeder) Forney and her husband Martin Forney perform an ice dancing routine.
The Walter S. Orr Rink opened 63 years ago this month—dedicated on January 15, 1955. The dedication ceremony, led by Dean Eugene S. Wilson (Class of 1929), included speeches by Trustee Francis T. P. Plimpton (Class of 1921), President Charles W. Cole (Class of 1927), and Walter S. Orr (Class of 1912), the rink’s namesake and major donor. The formal ceremony was followed by two figure skating performances and an Amherst College vs. UMass Amherst hockey game (which Amherst lost, 5-4).
The Consecrated Eminence 