Negro Named to College Faculty For First Time (ca. 1947)

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Title:
Negro Named to College Faculty For First Time (ca. 1947)
Description:
This is a newspaper clipping titled, "Negro Named to College Faculty for the First Time." The article is about the appointment of Harold Amos as a biology professor at the school. The exact date is not known, but there is a handwritten 9/17 on the clipping and it is assumed that the article appeared in 1947 due to the fact that this is when he began his tenure as a professor at the school. Contained within the article is some biographical information. There is a portrait photograph of him within the article. In addition, there is information about a visiting professor to the school, a Walter F. Greene, who is also going to teach Biology. Dr. Harold Amos (September 7, 1918 – February 26, 2003) was a microbiologist and professor. He grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Springfield College in 1941. As an undergraduate, Amos was a leader in athletics and in student organizations. He served as editor of the Massasoit in his junior year and of the college newspaper during his senior year. He played baseball, tennis, and golf, and was a popular piano accompanist for college singing. In October 1942, Amos entered the Army Quartermaster Corps. His service awards include five campaign stars, ETO theater ribbon, ETO and American Defense Medal and the Victory Medal. After three and a half years of military services, Dr. Amos entered Harvard University for graduate study in biology; he received his master’s degree in 1946. In September 1947, Springfield College hired him as a biology professor. Dr. Amos was the college’s first African American faculty member. In 1952, he earned his PhD from Harvard Medical School. Upon completing a Fulbright Scholarship, Amos joined the Harvard Medical School faculty in 1954. In 1975, he was named the Maude and Lillian Presley professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. Amos was a presidential advisor to Richard Nixon and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1974). He was awarded the National Academy of Sciences' Public Welfare Medal in 1995 and the Harvard Centennial Medal in 2000.
Date:
[September 17, 1947?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Faculty Files
Subjects:
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College--Faculty
Amos, Harold
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/28952
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
amos-harold-newspaper-article