All Items 7 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 7 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 12 Amherst College 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 1 Coffin, John G. (John Gorham), 1769-1829 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Dwight, Edward S., (Edward Strong), 1820-1890 1 Dyson, Jeremiah, 1722-1776 1 Great Britain. Army 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Nelson, Arthur W., 1880-1958 1 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 1 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 1 show more 7 show fewer Location 3 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 United States 1 Topic 14 Correspondence 4 History 2 American poetry 1 Archives 1 College students' writings, American 1 Family 1 Imaginary places 1 Imaginary wars and battles 1 Juvenile fiction 1 Physical education and training 1 Poets, American 1 Procurement 1 Records and correspondence 1 Riddles 1 show more 9 show fewer Part Of 7 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 Sidney Brooks (AC 1841) Papers 1 Walt Whitman Collection 1 William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection 1 show more 2 show fewer Genre 6 Correspondence 4 Booklets 1 Children's literature 1 Galley proofs 1 Poems 1 Short stories 1 show more 1 show fewer mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 1 Folder 21 7 A riddle Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks story regarding a riddle told to a circle of boys by Seth Paine. Brooks writes that Paine asked the boys to tell him which animal most resembles a man. Brooks notes the answers the boys gave to Paine and then the conclusion of the riddle, that it is a great large boy that is the animal that looks most like a man but is not a man. This document is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. A riddle John Gorham Coffin letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 April 14 Coffin, John G. (John Gorham), 1769-1829 J.G. Coffin (John Gorham Coffin) letter to Heman Humphrey in which Coffin writes regarding physical education. Coffin states that he was so grateful with a part of Humphrey's address on the subject and that he would like to say a few words on it as well. Coffin elaborates on his belief in the value of instruction on the care of the body. He also states that he is confident that whatever seminary in the country will first admit the natural connection between physical, moral, and intellectual education and practically demonstrate the feasibility of attending to each will succeed beyond other schools and will be hailed as a public blessing. He further discusses his views on the harmony of the physical, moral, and intellectual constitutions of human beings and how one can improve and educate in regards to each. Coffin also sends his best wishes for Humphrey's Institution (the Collegiate Institution). John Gorham Coffin letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 April 14 History of Long Continent Nelson, Arthur W., 1880-1958 One of several fictional histories written by the Nelson brothers to document the development of the imaginary world they were creating. Written by Arthur Nelson, this history describes battles and other key events in the history of Long Continent. Two full-page color illustrations have been taped into the fold on smaller scraps of paper. The first is captioned "William J Little" and the second is captioned "Birt S Green" (sometimes referred to as Burt), the alter egos of Arthur Nelson and Elmer Nelson, respectively. Walter Nelson's alter ego, Ethan Allen, is not pictured although he and his men are described as having fought bravely. History of Long Continent Fancies at Navesink Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A galley proof sheet containing a portion of Walt Whitman's "Fancies at Navesink" with corrections in Whitman's hand in pencil. Four of the eight poems that make up "Fancies at Navesink" are printed on this sheet, including "The Pilot in the Mist," "Had I the Choice," "You Tides with Ceaseless Swell," and "Last of Ebb, and Daylight Waning." Whitman has also signed and dated the sheet. Fancies at Navesink William Wordsworth letter to William Jackson, [1846] April 28 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter to Reverend William Jackson in which William Wordsworth congratulates Jackson on his recent appointment to Chancellor of the Diocese of Carlisle. He mentions possibly visiting Carlisle in the summer, and also notes that he'd like to pass the following winter near Nice, France. In a postscript, Wordsworth briefly mentions the family situation of his son John, explaining where John's children are currently settled since John brought them back from Italy [John's wife Isabella had been sent to Rome for medical reasons in the hopes that the climate would do her good]. William Wordsworth letter to William Jackson, [1846] April 28 Jeffery Amherst letter to Jeremiah Dyson, 1763 April 12 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated April 12, 1763 from New York. The letter is addressed to Jeremiah Dyson, MP. Amherst defends his actions in purchasing supplies for the army in the West Indies from suppliers not contracted by the Crown. Jeffery Amherst letter to Jeremiah Dyson, 1763 April 12 Emily Dickinson letter to Edward Strong Dwight Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson letter to Edward Strong Dwight
