All Items 9 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 9 Contributor 18 Amherst College 4 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 4 Williams College 4 Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887 3 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 1 Brinsmade, H. N. (Horatio Nelson), 1798-1879 1 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Dwight, Henry Williams, 1788-1845 1 Hubbard, Henry 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Hyde, Alvan, 1768-1833 1 Jarvis, William C. (William Charles), 1783-1858 1 Kellogg, Ebenezer, 1737-1817 1 Kellogg, Ebenezer, 1789-1846 1 Moore, Zephaniah Swift, 1770-1823 1 Noble, Daniel, 1776-1830 1 Orton, James, 1830-1877 1 Williams College. Board of Trustees 1 show more 13 show fewer Location 5 Massachusetts 3 Amherst 1 New England 1 Nova Scotia 1 Williamstown 1 Topic 10 Correspondence 6 History 5 Career in education 2 Degrees, Academic 2 Charters 1 Collection and preservation 1 Education 1 Minerals 1 Standards 1 Universities and colleges 1 show more 5 show fewer Part Of 3 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 4 Amherst College Early History Collection 3 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 2 Genre 11 Correspondence 6 Pamphlets 2 Copies (derivative objects) 1 Envelopes 1 Letters of recommendation 1 Memorandums 1 Minutes (administrative records) 1 Notes 1 Resolutions 1 Speeches (documents) 1 Transcriptions (documents) 1 show more 6 show fewer Place of Creation 1 Williamstown (Mass.) 9 Memorial of the Trustees of Williams College Williams College. Board of Trustees A pamphlet of a statement made by the Committee consisting of Alvan Hyde, Samuel Shepard, Ezra Starkweather, Daniel Noble, and Thaddeus Pomeroy acting on behalf of the Trustees of Williams College. The Committee asks that the General Court of Massachusetts not grant the Trustees of Amherst Academy a charter for the establishment of a college in Amherst, Massachusetts. They outline their reasons for this request, including the potential damage to Williams College that another similar incorporated institution in the western part of Massachusetts could cause. Memorial of the Trustees of Williams College Williams College Hubbard, Henry A pamphlet describing the results of a meeting of men from Berkshire County that took place on October 6, 1819 regarding the proposition to move Williams College from Williamstown to Northampton, Massachusetts. The pamphlet begins with a description of the meeting and includes the resolutions that were adopted at the meeting. One such resolution is the appointment of Daniel Noble, Colonel Henry W. Dwight, and William C. Jarvis to a committee to prepare and publish an address expressive of the sentiments of the meeting. The pamphlet also contains this address to the public in which Noble, Dwight, and Jarvis advocate for Williams College to remain in Williamstown and address the arguments in the recent petition made to the legislature by the Trustees of Williams College which proposed that it be removed. Williams College Copy of Ebenezer Kellogg letter to Alvan Hyde, 1821 June 21 Kellogg, Ebenezer, 1789-1846 A typed copy of an E. Kellogg (presumably Ebenezer Kellogg) letter to "Rev. Dr. Hyde" (presumably Alvan Hyde) in which Kellogg writes regarding the resignation of Zephaniah Swift Moore from Williams College and the reluctance of the senior class to remain at the college. Kellogg states that he does not want to intrude on the deliberations of the Committee, to which Hyde presumably belongs, but that he wishes to provide his views on the subject of the future of Williams College, the commencement, and the senior class. He remarks on the situation and provides his opinions, stating that the chance for another class at Williams might be improved if it were known that another president was appointed. He states his belief that even those connected with the Institution at Amherst (the Collegiate Institution) would not find it desirable for Williams College to now be discontinued. The source and date of this transcript are unknown. Copy of Ebenezer Kellogg letter to Alvan Hyde, 1821 June 21 Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey, 1839 August 9 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey in which Alden writes to recommend that Humphrey confer an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity to H.N. Brinsmade (Horatio Nelson Brinsmade), a pastor in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Alden writes of Brinsmade's character, work as a minister, and church and states that he is the type of man that the institutions of the church ought to honor. He also notes that Brinsmade has served on the Board of Trustees of Williams College for several years, but the Board does not confer degrees on any of their own body. Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey, 1839 August 9 Williams College memoranda regarding honorary and secondary degrees and other business Williams College An unattributed memoranda with a list of Williams College alumni and a note next to their names stating "wish for second degree." Also included are brief notes stating that Joel Tyler Benedict and Amos Bassett, who both received honorary degrees from Williams College, are to be proposed for degrees. Additional notes regarding student bills and proposals for the Trustees are also included. On the back of the memoranda are the proposals regarding Benedict and Bassett in Latin. Williams College memoranda regarding honorary and secondary degrees and other business James Orton letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1853 July 22 Orton, James, 1830-1877 A letter from James Orton in which he informs Hitchcock of a trip he plans to make to Nova Scotia to obtain mineral specimens. He is trying to acquire the funds to make the trip and asks if Amherst College might cover some part of the cost in exchange for mineral samples from the region. James Orton letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1853 July 22 Mark Hopkins letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1848 July 25 Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887 A letter from Williams College president Rev. Mark Hopkins discussing differences in curricula between New England colleges (including Williams College, Amherst College, and Yale University) and how those differences might be resolved through uniformity of educational standards. Mark Hopkins letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1848 July 25 Mark Hopkins letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1848 December 5 Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887 A letter from Williams College president Rev. Mark Hopkins forwarding to Edward Hitchcock a memorial from Harvard proposing that colleges be made equal with common schools for state residents. He requests Hitchcock to sign if he is so inclined, then to return the memorial to Harvard president Edward Everett, recently retired. Mark Hopkins letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1848 December 5 Mark Hopkins letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1858 August 28 Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887 A short letter from Williams College president Rev. Mark Hopkins informing Edward Hitchcock that he could not find a copy of the address Hitchcock had requested, had not seen one in many years, and that probably it was best to just let it go. Mark Hopkins letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1858 August 28
