All Items 60 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 60 Contributor 20 Amherst College 52 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 24 Massachusetts. General Court 20 Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) 15 Williams College 11 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 10 Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Special Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of Amherst College 6 Amherst College. Board of Trustees 5 Eisenberg, Pablo 5 Carter and Adams 3 Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Education 3 Moore, Zephaniah Swift, 1770-1823 3 Allen, Phinehas, 1776-1860 2 Banister, William B. (William Bostwick), 1773-1853 2 Crocker & Brewster 2 Harvard College (1780-) 2 J.S. & C. Adams (Firm) 2 Lathrop, Samuel, 1772-1846 2 Leland, Sherman, 1783-1853 2 Massachusetts. General Court. Committee to Inquire into Facts Relative to the Amherst Collegiate Institution 2 show more 15 show fewer Location 5 Massachusetts 19 Amherst 18 New England 4 Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma 1 Georgia 1 Topic 20 History 51 Finance 27 Charters 25 Funds and scholarships 16 Education and state 15 Universities and colleges 8 Curricula 3 By-laws 2 Indians of North America 2 Biography 1 Buildings 1 Cherokee Indians 1 Christian life 1 College student newspapers and periodicals 1 Constitution 1 Curriculum evaluation 1 Death and burial 1 Endowments 1 Funeral sermons 1 Government relations 1 show more 15 show fewer Part Of 5 Amherst College Early History Collection 47 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 6 Younghee Kim-Wait (Class of 1982)/Pablo Eisenberg Collection of Native American Literature 5 Amherst College Student and Alumni Publications Collection 1 Henry J. Van Lennep (AC 1837) Sketches and Papers 1 Genre 19 Pamphlets 60 Reports 18 Legislative acts 9 Petitions 9 Resolutions 8 Charters 7 Constitutions 6 Speeches (documents) 6 Bylaws (administrative records) 5 Testimonies 4 Sermons 2 Declaratory documents 1 Editorials 1 Essays 1 Excerpts 1 Government publication 1 Minutes (administrative records) 1 Proceedings 1 Subscription lists 1 show more 14 show fewer Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass. Sedgwick Institute A prospectus for the Sedgwick Institute for the 1879-1880 academic year. H.J. (Henry John) Van Lennep and his son, E.J. (Edward James) Van Lennep are listed as principals. There is an illustration of the school on the front of the pamphlet. Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass. Education at Amherst: A student evaluation of the Amherst Curriculum, 1954-1955 Amherst College A report by the Theta Xi Fraternity undertaken during the fall semester of 1954 as "the first large-scale undergraduate evaluation of the Amherst intellectual experience since the appearance and implementation of the 1945 Report of the Faculty Committee on Long Range Policy." Included are course evaluations for the required courses of the first two years at Amherst. This pamphlet may be related to Scrutiny, the course evaluation publication that began in 1956. Education at Amherst: A student evaluation of the Amherst Curriculum, 1954-1955 Causes of the growth and decline of Amherst College Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881 A pamphlet containing an essay by William C. Fowler in which he discusses the rapid growth of Amherst College from 1825 to 1836 and the decline in growth from 1836 to 1846, at which point there are only one hundred eighteen students. Williams College, the American Education Society, orthodox Christians, and Unitarians are mentioned in the pamphlet. On the first page of the item is an unattributed handwritten note stating it was written by Professor W.C. Fowler with a questionable date for the document of 1847. Also included with this item is an unattributed archival note regarding the pamphlet. Causes of the growth and decline of Amherst College 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 Documents relating to Amherst College, House No. 11 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet consisting of documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee to whom the petition was referred, noted by clerks L.S. Cushing and Charles Calhoun. Also included is the report of the Joint Committee which contains financial information regarding Amherst College and is attributed to James C. Merrill, Chairman of Committee. The resolve states that aid will be granted. The last section contains the 1825 Amherst College charter. All other content included in the pamphlet is dated from 1831 to 1832. Documents relating to Amherst College, House No. 11 Addresses at the dedication of the new cabinet and observatory of Amherst College, June 28, 1848 Amherst College A pamphlet of the addresses given at the dedication of the new Amherst College Cabinet and Observatory on June 29, 1848. The pamphlet includes a preface, the welcome address given by College President Edward Hitchcock, the principle address given by Trustee William B. Calhoun, and addresses given at the public dinner portion of the event. Content which was read at the public dinner includes contributions from Hitchcock and Calhoun, Governor Armstrong (presumably Samuel Turell Armstrong), Heman Humphrey, Bela B. Edwards, Mr. Williston (presumably Samuel Williston), Josiah B. Woods, David Sears, Abbott Lawrence, Gerard Hallock, Professor Benjamin Silliman, Professor Charles Upham Shepard, Professor Benjamin Silliman, Jr., William C. Redfield, Jonathan C. Perkins (presumably Jonathan Cogswell Perkins), Sarah S. Mugford, and Dr. Worcester (presumably Samuel M. Worcester). There is an additional remark made by Professor Adams (presumably Charles B. Adams). Addresses at the dedication of the new cabinet and observatory of Amherst College, June 28, 1848 Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, House No. 45 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet of the March 1838 report made by the Joint Special Committee to whom was committed a petition made by the Trustees of Amherst College requesting pecuniary aid. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by John C. Park. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report is the Committee resolve which states that pecuniary aid will be provided. An unattributed note in pencil after the resolve states "Defeated." Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, House No. 45 Outline of the system of instruction recently adopted in the college at Amherst, Mass. 1827 Amherst College A pamphlet om the course of study at Amherst College. Included is a list of faculty members and their roles and background on the founding of the College. It goes on to note that the Trustees authorized two parallel courses of study, one focusing on ancient or classical languages and literature and another focusing on modern languages and literature. It provides further information regarding these two courses of study and an outline of the plan of studies. Also included is information regarding examinations, public performances, admission, student expenses and term bills, and school laws. The last section provides information regarding Amherst Academy and clarifies the separation of the Academy and the College. Outline of the system of instruction recently adopted in the college at Amherst, Mass. 1827 Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 37 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet containing documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement included is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees. The pamphlet also contains the report of the Joint Special Committee to whom the petition was committed, signed by M. Lawrence as Chairman of the Committee. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report is the Committee resolve in which it is stated that pecuniary aid will be provided. An unattributed pencilled note that appears after the resolve states "Defeated." Content in the pamphlet is from various dates in January 1837. Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 37 The substance of two reports of the faculty of Amherst College, to the Board of Trustees, with the doings of the Board thereon Amherst College A pamphlet with excerpts from a report on the state of Amherst College presented to the Board of Trustees on August 21, 1826 and a report by Heman Humphrey with a specific plan for improvement based on the previous report that was presented at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 6, 1826. The pamphlet includes explanatory text regarding the two reports and the decision by the faculty and Trustees that the pamphlet be printed with information from both. It is also stated that the report by Humphrey was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Trustees. The substance of two reports of the faculty of Amherst College, to the Board of Trustees, with the doings of the Board thereon House No. 105 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet of the March 13, 1847 report made by the Joint Special Committee to whom was committed a petition made by the Trustees of Amherst College requesting pecuniary aid and a grant of land from the legislature. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by J.C. Perkins, presumably Jonathan Cogswell Perkins. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report are lists of the members of the Committee from the Massachusetts House and Senate. Also included is the Committee resolve stating that pecuniary aid should be provided. House No. 105 Speech in support of the memorial of Harvard, Williams, and Amherst Colleges: delivered before the Joint Committee on Education, in the hall of the House of Representatives, Boston, on the 7th of February, 1849 Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 A pamphlet containing the speech given by Edward Everett in support of the Memorial of Harvard College, Williams College, and Amherst College that was presented to the Massachusetts Legislature requesting that once the School Fund of the state had reached the limit of one million dollars prescribed by law, another fund of one half a million should be allowed to accumulate for the benefit of the colleges. The pamphlet notes that Everett delivered the speech during the February 7, 1849 public hearing held by the Joint Committee on Education to whom the memorial was referred. Before Everett's speech, there is a brief preface in the regarding the hearing. Speech in support of the memorial of Harvard, Williams, and Amherst Colleges: delivered before the Joint Committee on Education, in the hall of the House of Representatives, Boston, on the 7th of February, 1849 Amherst College Amherst College A pamphlet attributed to Heman Humphrey, Samuel Lathrop, and William B. Bannister (Banister) serving as a Committee on behalf of the Trustees of Amherst College. Humphrey, Lathrop, and Banister provide an introductory statement regarding the financial history of Amherst College, the Charity Fund, and the Thirty Thousand Dollar Subscription. Following the introduction are two petitions made by Amherst College to the legislature in 1831 followed by extracts from speeches which were made when the second petition was discussed in the legislature. Extracts are attributed to Mr. Brooks, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Foster, Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Bliss (George Bliss), Mr. Calhoun, and the Speaker of the House. Humphrey, Lathrop, and Banister go on to explain that subject was indefinitely postponed in the legislature and after a meeting on March 6, 1832, the Trustees decided to ask the friends of the College for fifty thousand dollars. They go on to appeal to members of the public for financial aid. This item is similar to the pamphlet in Box 5 Folder 8 of this collection with some variations. Amherst College House No. 13 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet consisting of documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee to whom the petition was referred, noted by clerks Charles Calhoun and P.W. Warren. Also included is the report of the Joint Committee which contains financial information regarding Amherst College and is attributed to James C. Merrill, Chairman of Committee. Following the report is information regarding the movement of the report in the Senate and the House, noted by Calhoun and Warren. The resolve states that aid will be granted. Content included in the pamphlet is from various dates in 1831. House No. 13 Amherst College Amherst College A pamphlet attributed to Heman Humphrey, Samuel Lathrop, and William B. Bannister (Banister) serving as a Committee on behalf of the Trustees of Amherst College. Humphrey, Lathrop, and Banister provide an introductory statement regarding the financial history of Amherst College, the Charity Fund, and the Thirty Thousand Dollar Subscription. Following the introduction are two petitions made by Amherst College to the legislature in 1831. followed by extracts from speeches which were made when the second petition was discussed in the legislature. Extracts are attributed to Mr. Brooks, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Foster, Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Bliss (George Bliss), Mr. Calhoun, and the Speaker of the House. Humphrey, Lathrop, and Banister go on to explain that subject was indefinitely postponed in the legislature and after a meeting on March 6, 1832, the Trustees decided to ask the friends of the College for fifty thousand dollars. They go on to appeal to members of the public for financial aid. This item is similar to the pamphlet in Box 5 Folder 7 of this collection with some variations and a longer concluding section. Amherst College Senate No. 17 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet containing the January 12, 1831 petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The petition is written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees of Amherst College. Humphrey requests pecuniary aid and provides his reasons for the petition and background on the College. The final page lists the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee to whom the petition was referred, noted by clerks Charles Calhoun and P.W. Warren. Senate No. 17 Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27 Massachusetts. General Court A pamphlet containing documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee, noted by clerks L.S. Cushing and Charles Calhoun. Also included is a report of the Joint Special Committee attributed to S.G. Goodrich as Chairman of the Committee. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College, and it is noted as being accepted in the House of Representatives and sent up for concurrence by Cushing. Content in the pamphlet is from various dates in 1838 and 1839. Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27 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 Remarks at a hearing before the Joint Committee of Education, 1 February, 1848: in aid of the memorial of the colleges Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Education A pamphlet containing a memorial presented to the Massachusetts Legislature by Edward Everett, Mark Hopkins, and Edward Hitchcock along with remarks made at the subsequent free conference held in the Joint Committee of Education session on the topic of the memorial. In the memorial, Everett, Hopkins, and Hitchcock write on behalf of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, the Trustees of Williams College, and the Trustees of Amherst College and ask that the legislature grant financial aid to the colleges in Massachusetts. Following the memorial are the proceedings of the private hearing of the Joint Committee of Education regarding the request. The addresses given by Everett and Hitchcock during the hearing are included. Additional remarks made by others such as William B. Calhoun, John Tappan, and S.A. Eliot are mentioned but not given in full. Remarks at a hearing before the Joint Committee of Education, 1 February, 1848: in aid of the memorial of the colleges Substance of a discussion in the Senate, on the report of the committee in favor of incorporating Amherst College Amherst College A pamphlet printed as an extra sheet by the American Statesman which includes observations made by the Massachusetts Senate during a two-day discussion held when a report was given by a Senate Committee in favor of granting charter to Amherst College. The pamphlet includes observations from Senate members Leland, Mills, Adams, Noyes, Keyes, Tufts, Fiske, Austin, Richardson, Hubbard, Thaxter, and Hoyt. Topics discussed include the Charity Fund and other financial contributions to Amherst College, the Collegiate Institution (also known as Amherst College), and Williams College. Ultimately it is noted that the report was accepted, giving leave to bring a bill forward. Substance of a discussion in the Senate, on the report of the committee in favor of incorporating Amherst College
