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21 results found for: name:"Distinguished Visitors Program (University of Massachusetts Amherst)"
1979 Sept. 30
Hayden, Tom
Tom Hayden: Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by 1960s activist Tom Hayden, speaking on solar power, anti-nuclear issues, divestment from nuclear and apartheid industries, federal budget and tax reform; critique of corporate power. Recorded at the Curry Hicks Cage, UMass Amherst. Poor sound quality.
1977 Oct. 19
Kopay, David
The right to be gay Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by David Kopay, former professional football player with the San Francisco 49ers and other teams (1964-1972) who came out as gay in 1975. Tape begins at some unclear point in the lecture.
1980 Oct. 7
Ellsberg, Daniel
Daniel Ellsberg lecture on Proposition 7 and movement against nuclear weapons: Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by Daniel Ellsberg, Marine Corps veteran and military analyst, former Strategic Analyst at the Rand Corporation and contributor to the development of US nuclear arms policy, later a source of the Pentagon Papers; speaking on Proposition 7 on the ballot in three Western Mass. counties calling for a US-Soviet moratorium on all nuclear weapons; speaking aga... more
1976 Apr. 27
Halberstam, David
The rise of science and technology and its impact on politics Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture at the Student Union Ballroom by journalist, David Halberstam. Discussion of role of the press in politics, including the Watergate Affair and Vietnam War.
1979
Lee, Bill, 1946-
Bill Lee: Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by Bill "Spaceman" Lee, outspoken former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos (he was traded at the end of the 1978 season due to dispute with the Red Sox manager), speaking on sports and the world situation.
1963 Feb. 27
Students meet U.S. Senator William Proxmire during the Distinguished Visitors Program colloquium
Amherst (Mass.) - Students (L-R) Lee Ann Mansell '64, Lloyd David '63, and John Burke '64 meet U.S. Senator William Proxmire during a colloquium for the Distinguished Visitors Program on Federal Aid in Education. The colloquium was part of the programming for the Centennial year celebration.
1978
Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994
Wilma Rudolph: Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by Wilma Rudolph, bronze medalist in 1956 Olympics and three-time gold medalist in 1960, Female Athlete of the Year, speaking on her life; upbringing as the 20th of 22 children in small-town Tennessee, with a disability (leg braces); sports career; sports in the lives of African American children; television special on her life.
1978 Nov. 2
Robinson, Skip
The freedom struggle in Tupelo, Mississippi Lecture for the Distinguished Visitors Program, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by Skip Robinson of the United League on the labor and racial strife in northern Mississippi and boycott in Tupelo.
1972 Oct. 16
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
Isaac Asimov: Distinguished Visitors Program lecture, UMass Amherst
Amherst (Mass.) - Invited lecture by science fiction author Isaac Asimov discussing science fiction, literature, and foretelling the future.
1961 Mar. 9
Eleanor Roosevelt (left) greeted by John Gillespie as she exits her car for her Distinguished Visitors Program appearance: Bartlett Hall in background
Amherst (Mass.) - From a series of images documenting Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the University of Massachusetts. Roosevelt was the first person brought to campus under the Distinguished Visitors Program, although earlier in the year, Aaron Copland had been jointly sponsored by the DVP and Fine Arts Festival. She spoke in the Student Union Ballroom on US foreign policy and met informal... more
University of Massachusetts Amherst Photo Negative Collection