Honoring Seniors and Alumni
Archives and Special Collections and the Chapin Library will be open special hours for both Commencement and Alumni Reunion weekends. Seniors, alumni, family, and friends are welcome to visit us in our temporary quarters at the Southworth Schoolhouse, corner of Southworth and School streets.
For Williams College Commencement, we will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 3rd, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 4th. Selections from our fabulous holdings will be on view, and staff will be on hand to talk with visitors about special collections at Williams.
For Alumni Reunions, we will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9th and Friday, June 10th, and from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11th. Examples of Williams memorabilia will be displayed, along with part of a special exhibition (in three places on campus) devoted to achievements by members of the Class of 1961.
Our regular summer hours apply the rest of each week.
To celebrate the resumption of the Stetson-Sawyer project, a small selection of historical images from the College Archives’ collections has been installed in the flat display case on the first floor of Sawyer Library near the Access Services desk. These pictures showcase classic spaces of Stetson Hall (opened 1923) that will be restored and reimagined. The exhibition Recalling Stetson Hall may be seen through July 1st.
Just in time for our campus celebrations, a brief article on the Chapin Library, “Rare Treasures Abound at Chapin”, has been posted on the College website. – WGH & SKB
Shown is Stetson Hall as it appeared soon after construction was completed.