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Run of the "Catalogue of Amherst College" 1923 through 1931 and "Amherst College Bulletin" from 1932-1938, 1940, and 1944-1947

Run of the "Catalogue of Amherst College" 1923 through 1931 and "Amherst College Bulletin" from 1932-1938, 1940, and 1944-1947

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Run of the "Catalogue of Amherst College" 1923 through 1931 and "Amherst College Bulletin" from 1932-1938, 1940, and 1944-1947

by [ Amherst College ]

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Amherst, Massachusetts: Amherst, College, 1947. Cloth. Very Good. All small 8vo. Each bound in tan or light green cloth with thin leather label on spine, no other markings. The first catalog covers the year 1923-1924 and is 173 pages long. Many years have tipped in maps of the campus (1934-35 is an example, 106, 28 pages). Name change from "Catalogue of Amherst College" to "Amherst College Bulletin" in 1932. In total 21 volumes. Shipping will be additional. Cloth. "Amherst College 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." (wiki)

Contents for the year 1929-1930 include the college calendar, historical note, corporation, committees, overseers of charitable fund, officers, faculty, fellows, committees of the faculty, college preachers, Degrees (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts), Admission [in some detail], Curriculum [again in some detail], administration, honors, fellowships, degrees conferred in 1929, etc etc Also interesting tidbits like where people lived, student organizations, etc.

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Title
Run of the "Catalogue of Amherst College" 1923 through 1931 and "Amherst College Bulletin" from 1932-1938, 1940, and 1944-1947
Author
[ Amherst College ]
Format/Binding
Cloth
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Used - Very Good
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Amherst, College
Place of Publication
Amherst, Massachusetts
Date Published
1947
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