All Items 9 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 9 Contributor 8 Amherst College 9 Massachusetts. General Court 9 Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Education 2 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Harvard College (1780-) 1 Hopkins, Erastus, 1810-1872 1 Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877 1 Williams College 1 show more 3 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 2 Massachusetts 2 Topic 4 History 9 Charters 7 Education and state 2 Finance 2 Part Of 1 Amherst College Early History Collection 9 Genre 4 Legislative acts 9 Pamphlets 9 Charters 7 Reports 2 House No. 112 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet of the March 25, 1848 report made by the Joint Standing Committee on Education to whom was referred a request made by the president and fellows of Harvard College and the presidents and trustees of Williams College and Amherst College along with other petitions all requesting that state aid be given to these institutions. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by Erastus Hopkins. The report provides information on the request and on the three colleges including their current financial status and previous state grants received. Hopkins also discusses the role of the State in supporting higher education, the relation between colleges and common schools, and the relationship between the public and colleges. The Committee concludes that state aid to the colleges should be increased and an accompanying bill regarding the School Fund is included. House No. 112 House No. 92 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet of the report dated March 1849 made by the Joint Standing Committee on Education to whom was referred a request made by the presidents of Harvard College, Williams College, and Amherst College asking that once the state's Common School Fund reaches the limit of a million dollars, another fund be allowed to accumulate to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars to be distributed among the three colleges. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by J. Lothrop Motley. In the report Motley provides information on the request and on the three colleges including their current financial status, property, and needs. Motley provides the Committee's conclusion that the request should be granted according to a plan discussed. The accompanying bill is included and it provides the details regarding the proposed new fund called the Massachusetts Fund for Public Instruction. House No. 92 Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1972 edition Massachusetts. General Court Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1972 edition. Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1972 edition Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1930 edition Massachusetts. General Court Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1930 edition. Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1930 edition Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1945 edition Massachusetts. General Court Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1945 edition. Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1945 edition Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1991 edition Massachusetts. General Court Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1991 edition. Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1991 edition An act to establish a college in the town of Amherst Massachusetts. General Court Printed version, issued as a pamphlet, of "An Act to establish a College in the town of Amherst," the original charter granting incorporation status to Amherst College. An act to establish a college in the town of Amherst Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1957 edition Massachusetts. General Court Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1957 edition. Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1957 edition Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1935 edition Massachusetts. General Court Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1935 edition. Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1935 edition
