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Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a coloni
Depiction of West College, which composed the entire college in its early years.
Zephaniah Swift Moore, the second president of the college and first president of Amherst College
The college's Morgan Hall
West College, the oldest building of Williams's campus.
Amherst College
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Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amhe
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…believing the college would move east, decided to proceed with the move. He took 15 students with him, and re-founded the college under the name of Amherst College. Some students and professors decided to stay at Williams and were allowed to keep the land, which was at the time relatively worthless. Moore died…
The Amherst graduating class of 1850, including William Austin Dickinson (second row, far left), brother of poet Emily Dickinson
College Row, consisting of Williston, South, North, and Appleton halls, with Johnson Chapel at center
Fayerweather Hall
Frost Library