Phi Alpha Tau: 1959 Connor Award: Robert Frost - Reel 1
Digitized from the archives of Emerson College, this footage is of 1959 Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award recipient Robert Frost's ceremony at the Charles Street Universalist Meeting House, presented by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity.
First given to Joseph E. Connor in 1952, the award recognizes excellence in the communicative arts; it is meant to single out men working at the top of their respective fields, on a national scale, men who strive for the betterment of understanding among individuals. The Connor Award is the fraternity's highest commendation.
Phi Alpha Tau is the oldest professional communicative arts fraternity in the United States, founded in 1902 by Walter Bradley Tripp at Emerson College in Boston, Massachussets. The fraternity remains the oldest continually active organization at the College, where it was founded to preserve the student-run debate society at the school.
Today, a worldwide brotherhood of artists, intellectuals, and gentlemen continue that tradition, seeking, both individually and together, to perpetually further the arts. The academic pursuits of currently active brothers range from radio, film, & television to writing, politics, marketing, theatre, and comedy.
Tau awards honorary recognition both to nationally prominent figures and Emerson faculty; some of the organization's honorary brothers include: Robert Frost, Edward R. Murrow, Elia Kazan, Walter Cronkite, Frank Oz, Elliot Norton, and, on campus, Dr. Anthony Bashir & Dean Ronald Ludman, among others.
Phi Alpha Tau: 1959 Connor Award: Robert Frost - Reel 2
Digitized from the archives of Emerson College, this footage is of 1959 Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award recipient Robert Frost's ceremony at the Charles Street Universalist Meeting House, presented by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity.
First given to Joseph E. Connor in 1952, the award recognizes excellence in the communicative arts; it is meant to single out men working at the top of their respective fields, on a national scale, men who strive for the betterment of understanding among individuals. The Connor Award is the fraternity's highest commendation.
Phi Alpha Tau is the oldest professional communicative arts fraternity in the United States, founded in 1902 by Walter Bradley Tripp at Emerson College in Boston, Massachussets. The fraternity remains the oldest continually active organization at the College, where it was founded to preserve the student-run debate society at the school.
Today, a worldwide brotherhood of artists, intellectuals, and gentlemen continue that tradition, seeking, both individually and together, to perpetually further the arts. The academic pursuits of currently active brothers range from radio, film, & television to writing, politics, marketing, theatre, and comedy.
Tau awards honorary recognition both to nationally prominent figures and Emerson faculty; some of the organization's honorary brothers include: Robert Frost, Edward R. Murrow, Elia Kazan, Walter Cronkite, Frank Oz, Elliot Norton, and, on campus, Dr. Anthony Bashir & Dean Ronald Ludman, among others.
Robert Frost Stone House Museum Re-opening Remarks
In December 2017, thanks to a generous gift from the Friends of Robert Frost, the College acquired the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in nearby Shaftsbury, VT. Frost's years in Shaftsbury marked his rise as one of America's great poets; there he won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes and wrote his iconic poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Frost was involved in the formation of Bennington College in the thirties, suggesting the use of narrative evaluations. In addition to continuing as an historic house and museum, the College will integrate the Stone House Museum into educational programming and experiential learning opportunities for students in literature, museum work, historic preservation, and environmental studies.
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