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Amherst College ( / ˈæmərst / ⓘ [6] AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. [7]
According to family history records, Groves died in a hazing incident. No further details are available. 1847 Jonathan D. Torrance: Class hazing Amherst College: Torrance left school after developing a severe illness that he attributed to upperclassmen soaking his sheets.
The collection also includes alumni fundraising and class agent records; obituary records from the mid-19th century, and scrapbooks documenting various Alumni Council and Alumni Fund activities.
Archives & Special Collections. Archives & Special Collections houses Amherst College's rare books, literary manuscripts, written materials of unique value, historic photographs, sound recordings, moving image recordings, and a large collection of objects.
T he In Memoriam page is where Amherst College posts notices of the deaths of any current faculty members, staff members, students or trustees, as well as faculty or staff who have retired from the College. Scroll down on this page to see the most recent notices.
In Amherst’s history, there is no more poignant story than that of Gerald Gilbert Penny, who tragically died in 1973. Join us for a Ceremony of Remembrance on September 12, 2023, and learn more about this accomplished young man.
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Amherst magazine, 1998-present (Amherst College website) Index to the Amherst Alumni News and the Amherst magazine, Volume 1-56, 1911-2004 (Amherst College website) Montague, W. L., ed. Biographical Record of the Alumni of Amherst College, During its First Half Century, 1821-1871. Amherst, Mass., 1883. (Internet Archive) Montague, W. L., ed ...
