Galley proofs and typescripts of the book The Spoken Word: Calvin Hastings Plimpton, President, Amherst College 1960-1971, a collection of speeches given during his Presidency; also, a collection of Plimpton's other speeches and articles written in the period 1960-1970.

This collection is organized into two series:

• 1. The Spoken Word, ca. 1970-1971
• 2. Other Speeches and Writings, 1960-1970