All Items 24 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 24 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 19 Amherst College 9 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 9 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 9 Krantz, August, 1809-1872 2 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 1 Amherst College. Class of 1851. Clark 1 Amherst College. Treasurer's Office 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 1 Clark, William Smith, 1826-1886 1 Cooper, Mary, (Mary Ingersoll) 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Great Britain. Army 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 1 Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785 1 Ross' American School Furniture Works 1 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 1 Wordsworth, Mary, 1770-1859 1 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 1 show more 14 show fewer Location 4 Amherst 10 Massachusetts 10 Rhode Island 1 White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) 1 Topic 20 College students' writings, American 9 Knowledge and learning 9 Phrenology 8 Natural history collections 5 Finance 4 Career in natural history 3 Correspondence 3 Archives 2 History 2 Academic rites and ceremonies 1 Adventure and adventurers 1 American poetry 1 Camping 1 Career in education 1 Dangerous animals 1 Death and burial 1 Description and travel 1 Family 1 Hunting 1 Inkwells 1 show more 15 show fewer Part Of 8 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 9 Sidney Brooks (AC 1841) Papers 9 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 1 Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan 1 Walt Whitman Collection 1 William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection 1 show more 3 show fewer Genre 15 Essays 7 Correspondence 5 Booklets 3 Account books 2 Accounts 2 Invoices 2 Administrative records 1 Advertisements 1 Children's literature 1 Galley proofs 1 Inventories 1 Lectures 1 Lists (document genres) 1 Prose poems 1 Speeches (documents) 1 show more 10 show fewer mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 1 Folder 19 24 Phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay regarding phrenology. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Phrenology Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks writings addressed to "Mr. President" in which Brooks writes regarding phrenology. These writings are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks writings addressed to "Mr. President" in which Brooks writes regarding phrenology. These writings are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology Sidney Brooks declamation on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks declamation regarding phrenology. This document is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies or activities at Phillips Academy as he mentions the "honorable body in this academy the Social Fraternity" and "the Rhetorical Society of the Theological Seminary" (Andover Theological Seminary). Sidney Brooks declamation on phrenology Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks writings on phrenology Sidney Brooks lecture on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks lecture regarding phrenology. Brooks writes at the beginning of the document that he is complying with the invitation of "this Hon. body" to deliver a lecture on the topic. This lecture is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks lecture on phrenology Sidney Brooks essay on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay regarding phrenology. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on phrenology Sidney Brooks essay on phrenology Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay addressed to "Mr. President" in which Brooks writes regarding phrenology. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on phrenology Sidney Brooks essay on public speaking Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay regarding public speaking or oration, especially in relation to student appointments. Brooks remarks on the love of approbation and its potential to make someone a slave to the opinions of others. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on public speaking Appointments for the Junior Exhibition, 1824 March 30 Amherst College A list of appointments made at a meeting of faculty for the Amherst Institution's 1824 Junior Exhibition. The document includes an explanatory note that it was decided that the number of appointments for the Exhibition should not exceed fifteen. Also provided is a list of the assigned Exhibition exercises with students' names indicating who will perform them. Exercises include orations in Latin and English, dialogues, disputes, and conferences. Appointments for the Junior Exhibition, 1824 March 30 August Krantz letter and invoice to William S. Clark, 1853 April 26 Krantz, August, 1809-1872 A letter and invoice from August Krantz to William S. Clark regarding a delivery of natural history materials to Amherst College, by order of Edward Hitchcock. August Krantz letter and invoice to William S. Clark, 1853 April 26 Forests of Dixville. Chapters 3-4 A realistic account of a few days spent hiking and camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, "The Forests of Dixville" mixes interesting descriptions of the area as it looked in the 1890s with exciting stories of encounters with a panther and a black bear. The unnamed narrator is traveling with his friend Jack and a dog named Rover. The first two chapters are missing and the remaining two chapters are unsigned, so it is not clear which of the Nelson brothers wrote the story. Forests of Dixville. Chapters 3-4 Death of Carlyle Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A galley proof sheet of Walt Whitman's poem "Death of Carlyle," which was published in this version in the February 1881 issue of "The Critic," and later published with some changes as "Death of Thomas Carlyle." In the poem, Whitman reflects upon Thomas Carlyle's life, contributions to literature, and death. Death of Carlyle William Wordsworth and Mary Wordsworth letter to William Jackson, [1827] January 26 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter to Reverend William Jackson in which William Wordsworth and his wife Mary Wordsworth express their anxieties about their son John. They mention a recent letter received from Jackson and request that he offer any advice and guidance that he can to John Wordsworth while John is at Oxford. Mary also mentions Dora having a cold and promises John will give him news of the rest of the family. William Wordsworth and Mary Wordsworth letter to William Jackson, [1827] January 26 Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Stephen Hopkins, 1762 April 25 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated April 25, 1762 from New York. The letter is addressed to Governor Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island. Amherst is forwarding correspondence received from the officer commanding the detachment of Rhode Islanders stationed at Fort Stanwix to the governor. Jeffery Amherst letter to Governor Stephen Hopkins, 1762 April 25 Account for Hitchcock professorships for 1859 Amherst College. Treasurer's Office A record, presumably in Edward Hitchcock's handwriting, of financial accounts for his professorship of Natural Theology and Geology at Amherst College and a "Massachusetts Professorship of Chem[istry] & Nat[ural] History", as well as a charity fund, during the year of 1859. The information was taken from the College Treasurer's Report. Account for Hitchcock professorships for 1859 Edward Hitchcock account book for the Footmark Fund Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 An account book kept by Edward Hitchcock and Edward Hitchcock, Jr. listing receipts, expenses, and expenditures related to the the Footmark Fund, the Adams Natural History Fund, and the Indian Relic Fund. "Natural History" has been written on the front and back covers of the book. Edward Hitchcock account book for the Footmark Fund Edward Hitchcock laboratory and library account with the Amherst College, 1852-1853 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A record, presumably in Edward Hitchcock's handwriting, of accounts for a laboratory and library at Amherst College. Edward Hitchcock laboratory and library account with the Amherst College, 1852-1853 Inventory of specimens sent from Edward Hitchcock to August Krantz Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 An inventory of natural history specimens that Edward Hitchcock sent to August Krantz of Bonn, Germany. Inventory of specimens sent from Edward Hitchcock to August Krantz Decision on lending policy for specimens Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Undated document containing the voted upon decision regarding the Natural History and Geology departments of Amherst College's lending policy of specimens for professors. The writing appears to be in Edward Hitchcock's hand. On the verso is a list of what appears to be Native American terms matched with English words. Decision on lending policy for specimens
