All Items 10 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 10 Contributor 7 Amherst College 10 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 3 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 3 Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Partridge, Samuel Dwight, 1806-1893 1 Shepard, Charles Upham, 1804-1886 1 show more 2 show fewer Location 3 Amherst 7 Massachusetts 7 New England 1 Topic 9 History 10 Degrees, Academic 6 Charters 2 College discipline 1 Discipline 1 Finance 1 Funds and scholarships 1 Regulations 1 Universities and colleges 1 show more 4 show fewer Part Of 2 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 8 Amherst College Early History Collection 2 Genre 5 Declaratory documents 10 Drafts (documents) 6 Fragments 1 Pamphlets 1 Resolutions 1 Compilation of Collegiate Institution statements regarding the petition for incorporation and the Charity Fund Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) A printed compilation of Collegiate Institution statements regarding the petition for incorporation. The first statement included is "To the Public," dated March 12, 1824 and written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees in favor of granting charter. Other content includes sections titled "Residence of Students" and "Extracts from the Printed Constitution, to Various Copies of which a Charity Fund is Subscribed," dated June 2, 1824, as well as a note regarding the Charity Fund subscribers' petition in support of granting charter. A closing note from a Committee of the Trustees of Amherst Academy explains that they submit the foregoing together with a pamphlet annexed to the members of the Legislature. The Committee consists of Heman Humprhey, Nathaniel Smith, Israel E. Traske, Jonathan Going, and John Fiske. The pamphlet referenced no longer accompanies this item but is in Box 3 Folder 12 of this collection. Compilation of Collegiate Institution statements regarding the petition for incorporation and the Charity Fund Compilation of Collegiate Institution statements regarding the petition for incorporation and the Charity Fund Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) A printed compilation of Collegiate Institution statements regarding the petition for incorporation. The first statement included is "To the Public," dated March 12, 1824 and written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees in favor of granting charter. Other content includes sections titled "Residence of Students" and "Extracts from the Printed Constitution, to Various Copies of which a Charity Fund is Subscribed," dated June 2, 1824, as well as a note regarding the Charity Fund subscribers' petition in support of granting charter. A closing note from a Committee of the Trustees of Amherst Academy explains that they submit the foregoing together with a pamphlet annexed to the members of the Legislature. The Committee consists of Heman Humphrey, Nathaniel Smith, Israel E. Traske, Jonathan Going, and John Fiske and the accompanying pamphlet includes information relating to the Collegiate Institution, the Charity Fund, and the Thirty Thousand Dollar Subscription along with statistics regarding other colleges. An appendix with further information is also provided. Information included in the pamphlet is from various dates and is attributed to various individuals including Rufus Graves, Lucius Boltwood, and John Leland. Compilation of Collegiate Institution statements regarding the petition for incorporation and the Charity Fund Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1839 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of sixteen alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts and one other recipient being conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree in 1839. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1839 Heman Humphrey statement regarding Charles Upham Shepard and Samuel Partridge disciplinary cases, 1824 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 Heman Humphrey statement in which he writes on behalf of the faculty of the Collegiate Institution regarding the disciplinary cases of students Charles Upham Shepard and Samuel Partridge. Humphrey states that the faculty has directed him to communicate the results of the cases so far as they deem it expedient at the present time to publish their doings. He elaborates on the faculty's concern that a number of students have so far forgotten the damage done to the students and Institution with the use of opprobrious epithets. Humphrey discusses the offense committed by Shepard and states that he will be admonished by the president in front of the faculty and the fact that he has been admonished will be stated to the students in the chapel. He discusses the case of Samuel Partridge who is also to be admonished by the president in front of the faculty. Humphrey goes on to say that the faculty express their disapprobation of attempts to bring a fellow student into disconduct or make his college life uncomfortable by applying to him any opprobrious epithets directly or indirectly. He writes that the faculty will not think so unfavorably of any student as to believe that they will wish to repeat the offense. Heman Humphrey statement regarding Charles Upham Shepard and Samuel Partridge disciplinary cases, 1824 Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1837 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of nine alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts and two other recipients being conferred honorary Master of Arts degrees in 1837. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1837 Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1843 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of thirteen alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, one other recipient being conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree, and two other recipients being conferred doctoral degrees in 1843. Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1843 Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1834 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of twelve alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, two other recipients being conferred honorary Master of Arts degrees, and two other recipients being conferred doctoral degrees in 1834. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1834 Edward Hitchcock statement regarding a student petition, 1832 April 15 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A document in which, as directed by the faculty, Edward Hitchcock provides a statement regarding requests from a number of appointees for an "approaching exhibition" that they be excused from performing their parts. Hitchcock refers to the appointees making the request as petitioners and writes that some of them made the request because they objected to having to furnish refreshments for anyone other than the performers of the band. He goes on to say that other petitioners have asked to be excused because they cannot, with their previous engagements and their understanding of College laws, encourage such entertainments, especially should ardent spirit or wine be introduced. Hitchcock states that the faculty consulted the College laws, specifically Chapter 8, Sections 11 and 12, and cannot see the reasonableness of the petitioner's request. He goes on to say that executing the articles noted will remove the objections of the petitioners. Edward Hitchcock statement regarding a student petition, 1832 April 15 Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1838 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of eight alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, one other recipient being conferred honorary Master of Arts degree, and two other recipients conferred honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees in 1838. Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1838 Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1842 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin includes the names of three named alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, two other recipients being conferred honorary Master of Arts degrees, and one other recipient being conferred an honorary doctoral degree in 1842. Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1842
