All Items 72 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 72 Contributor 19 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 72 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 72 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 64 Amherst College 16 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 13 Dickinson, Edward, 1803-1874 8 Putnam, Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, 1833-1894 3 Amherst College. Class of 1856. Hitchcock 2 Hitchcock, Charles H., (Charles Henry), 1836-1919 2 Williston Seminary (Easthampton Mass.) 2 Hitchcock, Edward, Mrs., 1831- 1 Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899 1 Lyman, Luke, b. 1824 1 Lyman, Samuel F. 1 Massachusetts. Probate Court (Hampshire County) 1 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 1 Terry, Emily Hitchcock, 1838-1921 1 Williston Seminary (Easthampton, Mass.) 1 Williston Seminary. (Easthampton, Mass.) 1 show more 14 show fewer Location 13 Europe 6 Massachusetts 3 England 2 London 2 Amherst 1 Connecticut River Valley 1 Great Britain 1 London (England) 1 Paris (France) 1 Southern States 1 Taconic Range 1 Tom, Mount (Mass.) 1 United States 1 show more 8 show fewer Topic 20 Correspondence 58 Finance, Personal 11 Travel 9 Tuition 9 Family 8 College teachers 5 Health 5 Selection and appointment 5 Faculty 4 Knowledge and learning 4 Buildings 2 Description and travel 2 Geological specimens 2 Natural history collections 2 Plastering 2 Will 2 Anchisauridae 1 Animals, Fossil 1 Archives 1 Bats 1 show more 15 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 72 Genre 11 Correspondence 57 Receipts (financial records) 9 Envelopes 4 Account books 2 Back matter 1 Drafts (documents) 1 Legal documents 1 Lists (document genres) 1 Notes 1 Subject indexes 1 Wills 1 show more 6 show fewer Edward Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1855 May 17 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., in which Edward Hitchcock asks his son to speak with George P. Shoals of Easthampton about building estimates for the Lecture Room and Nineveh Gallery at Amherst College. Hitchcock also discusses Orra White Hitchcock's health and expresses his hope that Hitchcock, Jr., will visit Amherst soon. Edward Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1855 May 17 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 4 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his room at Williston Seminary and his studies there. He also describes in detail some shell specimens he "found in the canal" that he plans to send home and hopes that C.B. Adams [presumably the naturalist Charles Baker Adams], who Orra had mentioned would be coming to Amherst, will be able to identify. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 4 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. requests that his mother settle his school bills and discusses local politics, personnel changes at Amherst College, his improved health, and speculates about his grades for the term. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 July 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about being sick again and inquires about his future, specifically whether he will go to college in the fall or will instead become a farmer. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 July 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. asks his mother to mend one of his slippers, copy the poem "The Vulture of the Alps" for him, and send a few other items to him at school. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 November 1 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 May 8 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which her son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his health and his finances, as well as other day-to-day matters at his school, Williston Seminary. With the end of the term nearing, he warns his mother that he will be returning home with a "pillowcase more than half full" of dirty laundry. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 May 8 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 16 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which Edward Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his difficulty keeping up with his studies, some bird tracks he saw on Mt. Tom, and some other everyday matters. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1845 March 16 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 April Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which her son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describes his day-to-day life at Williston Seminary in Easthampton, including his studies and life at the boarding house, and passes messages along to other family members. An annotation in Hitchcock Jr.'s hand added to the top of the first page indicates it was his "first letter home." Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1844 April Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 October 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock detailing his travels through Europe, including visits with German minerologist Adam August Krantz and French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his discomfort with European life and his suffering of homesickness. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 October 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr., Appendix A "Bones of Megadactylus Polyzelus" Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 An appendix to Edward Hitchcock's "Supplement to the Ichnology of New England" by Edward Hitchcock, Jr. This appendix disusses bones described on the 187th page of Hitchcock's report on the Ichnology of New England. Hitchcock, Jr. explains the interpretations of Professor Richard Owen (from the British Museum in London) and Professor Jeffries Wyman regarding the bones and what name should be given to the species. According to Hitchcock Jr., the suggested species name is Megadactylus Polyzelus. Edward Hitchcock, Jr., Appendix A "Bones of Megadactylus Polyzelus" Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 April 27 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock's son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describing his efforts to prepare a book on comparative anatomy for publication and requesting his father's advice. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 April 27 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 May 25 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock discussing his thoughts on mortality and religion. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his difficulty in identifying Vermont minerals for a report, his progress in mounting skeletons, and his satisfaction that his brother Charles was appointed as a state geologist. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 May 25 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock's son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describing a recent discovery of Clathropteris fossils and suggesting methods for making corrections to a manuscript. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 5 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock expressing his interest in and reservations about being considered for a professorship appointment at Amherst College. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 24 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his daily activities in London, including visits to the British Museum, the Hunterian Museum, and the Museum of Economic Geology. Hitchcock, Jr. also explains his plan to sell American geological specimens to a British mineral dealer, and writes about his itinerary for the end of his European tour. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 24 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 25 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Edward Hitchcock from his son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. requesting his father's advice regarding a plan to travel to Europe in the fall to study Zoology and Comparative Anatomy with Sir Richard Owen. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. also describes his efforts to develop a glue containing pure acetic acid. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 25 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 10 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his arrival in London, his current lodgings, and his impressions of Richard Owen, biologist and comparative anatomist. Hitchcock, Jr. expresses his interest in visiting Scotland and his eagerness to return home to America. There is also a penciled note in an unidentified hand forwarding Hitchcock, Jr.'s letter to an additional recipient. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 10 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 August 19 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his plans to travel to Lowell and inquiring about houses for rent in Amherst. Hitchcock, Jr. also informs his father that he has unofficially heard that he was chosen for the Amherst College professorship appointment. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 August 19 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 16 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock discussing his completion of the descriptions of Vermont minerals. He writes that he would accept the Amherst College professorship appointment if the offer were made to him. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 16 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 29 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock expressing his intentions to purchase a complete Megatherium skeleton from the Hunterian Museum for Amherst College's collection. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his itinerary for the end of his European tour and expresses his sadness at not being home for Thanksgiving. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 29
