ma151 Salutations Collection, ca. 1920-ongoing Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Collection Overview Amherst College Salutations Collection ca. 1920-ongoing 3 oversize archives boxes, 1 flat box (2 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Contains letters of commendation and formal greeting, proclamations and certificates presented to Amherst College on special occassions by other colleges and universities, as well as other cultural institutions. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Salutations Collection is comprised of letters of commendation and formal greeting, proclamations and certificates presented to Amherst College on special occasions by other colleges and universities, as well as other cultural institutions. These greetings came to the College on special occasions such as the College's centennial and the inauguration of the college presidents.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is unsorted

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There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

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[Identification of item], in Salutations Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 Search Terms Amherst College--History. Amherst College--Presidents. Universities and colleges--Massachusetts--Amherst. 1 1 From the Shattuck School (Faribault, Minnesota) re: Amherst College's participation in its centennial celebration Dec 19, 1959 1 2 From the Smithsonian Institution (re: Amherst College centennial) Jun 17, 1921 1 3 From La Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Feb 14, 1952 1 4 From Harvard n.d. 1 5 From Wesleyan University June 15, 1946 1 6 To Mrs. Joseph Bowdoin June 24, 1944 1 7 To Glasgow University Feb 14, 1950 1 8 University of Nigeria acknowledgment of AC greetings. (Includes brochure and programme.) June 7, 1962 1 9 "Greetings" Misc. n.d. 1 10 Pease Inauguration: From Harvard. Nov 4, 1927 1 11 Pease Inauguration: From Columbia. Nov 4, 1927 1 12 King Inauguration: From Dartmouth. Nov 11, 1932 1 13 King Inauguration: From Trinity. Nov 11, 1932 1 14 Letter to Dr. Theodore Soller from Pres. Stanley King May 25, 1936 1 15 From Harvard n.d. 1 16 President Charles W. Cole Inauguration: From Wagner College Oct 14,1946 1 17 Cole Inauguration: From Portland State College Oct 14, 1946 1 18 Cole Inauguration: Letter from Princeton May 18, 1960 1 19 Cole Inauguration: From Wesleyan University Oct 27, 1946 1 20 Cole Inauguration: From the College of the Holy Cross Sept 23, 1946 1 21 Cole Inauguration: From University of Connecticut Sept 20, 1946 1 22 Cole Inauguration: From Tufts College Oct 27, 1946 1 23 Cole Inauguration: From Vassar College Oct 31, 1946 1 24 Cole Inauguration: From Dartmouth College Oct 11, 1946 1 25 Cole Inauguration: From Yale University Oct 27, 1946 1 26 Cole Inauguration: From Boston University n.d. 1 27 Cole Inauguration: From Trinity College Oct, 1946 1 28 Cole Inauguration: From Columbia University Oct 27, 1946 1 29 Cole Inauguration: From Harvard college Oct 3, 1946 1 30 Plimpton Inauguration: From Trinity College Oct 30, 1960 1 31 Plimpton Inauguration: From the University of Pennsylvania Oct 17, 1960 1 32 Plimpton Inauguration: From Harvard College Oct 4, 1960 1 33 Plimpton Inauguration: From Doshisha University n.d. 1 34 Plimpton Inauguration: From Brandeis University Oct 30, 1960 1 35 Plimpton Inauguration: From Tufts University Oct 17, 1960 1 36 Plimpton Inauguration: From Ohio Wesleyan University Oct 30, 1960 1 37 Plimpton Inauguration: From Dartmouth College Oct 30, 1960 1 38 Plimpton Inauguration: From Bennington College Oct 30, 1960 1 39 Plimpton Inauguration: From Vassar College Oct 30, 1960 1 40 Plimpton Inauguration: From Bryn Mawr College Oct 28, 1960 1 41 Plimpton Inauguration: From Boston University Oct 30, 1960 2 1 Plimpton Inauguration: From Reed College n.d. 2 2 Plimpton Inauguration: From Yale University Oct 20, 1960 2 3 Plimpton Inauguration: From Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sept 27, 1960 2 4 Plimpton Inauguration: From Brown University Oct 1960 2 5 "Personal greetings on President Plimpton's Inauguration done by the President of Doshisha" n.d. 2 6 Plimpton Inauguration: From St. John's College Oct 18,1960 2 7 Plimpton Inauguration: From Pratt Institute Oct 30, 1960 2 8 Gibbs Inauguration: From Columbia University Oct 28, 1979 2 9 Pouncey Inauguration: From University of Pennsylvania Sept 20, 1984 2 10 Pouncey Inauguration: From Princeton University 1984 2 11 Pouncey Inauguration: From Harvard College Oct 1, 1984 2 12 Pouncey Inauguration: From Trinity College Oct 5, 1984 2 13 Pouncey Inauguration: From Dartmouth College Oct 14. 1984 2 14 Pouncey Inauguration: From Wheaton College Oct 1984 2 15 Pouncey Inauguration: From Brown University Oct 1984 2 16 Gerety Inauguration: From Radcliffe College Oct 12, 1994 2 17 Gerety Inauguration: From Clark University Oct 23, 1994 2 18 Gerety Inauguration: From University of Minnesota n.d. 2 19 Gerety Inauguration: From Curry College Oct 23, 1994 2 20 Gerety Inauguration: From Smith College Oct 23, 1994 2 21 Gerety Inauguration: From Emory University Sept 15, 1994 2 22 Gerety Inauguration: From Yale University Oct 3, 1994 2 23 Gerety Inauguration: From Columbia University n.d. 2 24 Gerety Inauguration: From Colorado College n.d. 2 25 Gerety Inauguration: From Northeastern University Oct 23, 1994 2 26 Gerety Inauguration: From University of Wisconsin at Madison Oct 23, 1994 2 27 Gerety Inauguration: From the University of Connecticut Oct 23, 1994 3 1 Gerety Inauguration: From Vassar College Oct 23, 1994 3 2 Gerety Inauguration: From the College of William and Mary n.d. 3 3 Gerety Inauguration: From Lebanon Valley College Oct 23, 1994 3 4 Gerety Inauguration: From the University of Michigan Sept 8, 1994 3 5 Gerety Inauguration: From Boston College July 20, 1994 3 6 Gerety Inauguration: From Reed College Oct 6, 1994 3 7 Gerety Inauguration: From Oberlin College n.d. 3 8 Gerety Inauguration: From the University of Chicago Oct 23, 1994 3 9 Gerety Inauguration: From Princeton University Oct 23, 1994 3 10 Gerety Inauguration: From Western New England College Oct 23, 1994 3 11 Gerety Inauguration: From Salem State College Oct 20, 1994 3 12 Gerety Inauguration: From Bridgewater State College Oct 23, 1994 3 13 Gerety Inauguration: From Washington College Oct 23, 1994 3 14 Gerety Inauguration: From Vanderbilt University Oct 23, 1994 3 15 Gerety Inauguration: From Middlebury College Oct 23, 1994 3 16 Gerety Inauguration: From Knox College Oct 23, 1994 3 17 Gerety Inauguration: From the University of Pennslyvania July 18,1994 3 18 Gerety Inauguration: From Harvard College Sept 23, 1994 3 19 Gerety Inauguration: From the Commonwealth of MA Oct 23, 1994 4 1 AC Centennial: From Harvard College May 18, 1921 4 2 AC Centennial: From the University of Virginia n.d. 4 3 AC Centennial: From Yale University June 15, 1921 4 4 Plimpton Inauguration: List n.d. 4 5 Plimpton Inauguration: From Bowdoin College Oct 30, 1960 4 6 Plimpton Inauguration: From n.d. 4 7 To the Pratt Institute May 5, 1962 4 8 From the Board of Trustees of AC to the Faculty of AC June 6, 1946 4 9 To Davidson College Oct 17, 1941 4 10 To Victoria University Oct 15, 1941 4 11 To the University of Michigan and the College of Literature, Science and the Arts Oct 4, 1941 4 12 To the West Virginia State Boards of Education and to the West Virginia State College Apr 14, 1941 4 13 To the University of Pennsylvania (Bicentennial) Sept 20, 1940 4 14 To Hobart College and to William Smith College Oct 2, 1936 4 15 To Tufts College Nov 4, 1938 4 16 To the University of South Carolina Apr 6, 1937 4 17 To Mt. Holyoke College (Centennial) Apr 17, 1937 4 18 To the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle Mar 1, 1935 4 19 To Union College Oct 12, 1934 4 20 To Williams College Oct 8, 1937 4 21 To Colgate University Sept 24, 1942 4 22 To Knox College June 12, 1937 4 23 Letter for Laurence Locke Daggett (traveling) Nov 17, 1938 4 24 Letter for Rev. James T. Cleland (traveling) June 15, 1938 4 25 To Williams College (150th Anniversary) Oct 23, 1943 4 26 To Union College May 11, 1946 4 27 To Wesleyan University Oct 15, 1943 4 28 From the Peace Corps Mar 1, 1966 4 29 From Princeton University n.d.