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In 1899, Amherst, Wesleyan and Williams schools first began to compete together as the "Triangular League." Since then they have to continued to play each other in most sports on a regular basis. In the 1920s, the league picked up the nickname the "Little Three," and the name has stuck. These colleges are all also members of New England Small College Athletic Conference , and all of these schools are commonly included in the group of schools known as the " Little Ivies ." The "Little Three" is also a name given to three of the smaller film studios that still maintained a healthy production rate in the early 20th century, yet lacked a varying aspect of vertical integration. The studios were: |
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