All Items 8 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 8 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 15 Amherst College 2 Amherst College. Class of 1839 1 Amherst College. Class of 1897. Emerson 1 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 1 Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 1 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Emerson, Kendall, 1875-1962 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Mills, Elijah Hunt, 1776-1829 1 Nelson, Arthur W., 1880-1958 1 Nelson, Elmer H., 1878-1930 1 Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683 1 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 1 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 1 show more 10 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 2 Massachusetts 2 Topic 14 Correspondence 3 Food crops 2 Juvenile literature 2 Agricultural implements 1 Archives 1 Books and reading 1 College students' writings, American 1 Commencement ceremonies 1 Criticism and interpretation 1 Crop improvement 1 History 1 Knowledge and learning 1 Philosophy 1 Poets, American 1 show more 9 show fewer Part Of 7 Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan 2 Amherst College Commencement Collection 1 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Sidney Brooks (AC 1841) Papers 1 Walt Whitman Collection 1 William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection 1 show more 2 show fewer Genre 6 Correspondence 3 Children's literature 2 Essays 2 Periodicals 2 Galley proofs 1 Programs 1 show more 1 show fewer mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 1 Folder 25 8 Amherst College Commencement program, 1839 August 28 Amherst College The program for the 18th Amherst College Commencement. Beginning with the program for the first Commencement in August 1822, commencement programs contain the order of exercises for commencement ceremonies. Since 1826, most programs also provide a list of candidates receiving their bachelor of arts degrees. Other information contained in programs has varied over the years. Amherst College Commencement program, 1839 August 28 Sidney Brooks essay on novelty and antiquity Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay addressing "which is productive of the greater evil to society, Love of novelty or veneration of antiquity?" Brooks discusses the perpetual desire of human mind for change and innovation along with the veneration of traditional customs and institutions. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on novelty and antiquity Elijah Hunt Mills letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 May 3 Mills, Elijah Hunt, 1776-1829 E.H. Mills letter to Heman Humphrey in which Mills responds to a recent letter from Humphrey with a request from the Trustees of the Amherst Collegiate Institution for Mills to provide his professional services before a Committee of the Legislature at an approaching session. Mills writes that he fears he will be unable to return home in time to comply with the request and explains his reasons. He expresses his respectful acknowledgments for the favorable regard of the Trustees. It has been determined that E.H. Mills refers to Elijah Hunt Mills. Elijah Hunt Mills letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 May 3 The intellectual farmer, April The Nelson brothers intended this realistic periodical to serve as an inexpensive publication for the sharing of information among farmers so that all farms might be more productive and the lives of all farmers made easier. Using one of their fictitious publishing firms, Nelson Bros. & Co. of Goshen, New Hampshire, the Nelson brothers offer the publication for fifty cents a year. In this edition the Nelson brothers provide farm notes, new product reviews, crop recommendations, prize money for the best name for a new variety of tree and condensed farm news arranged by town. Arthur Nelson provides an assessment of the ignatum tomato and Elmer Nelson assesses a new ever-bearing cucumber. The issue is presented in a two-column format. The intellectual farmer, April The intellectual farmer, March Nelson, Elmer H., 1878-1930 The Nelson brothers intended this realistic periodical to serve as an inexpensive publication for the sharing of information among farmers so that all farms might be more productive and the lives of all farmers made easier. Using one of their fictitious publishing firms, Nelson Bros. & Co. of Goshen, New Hampshire, the Nelson brothers offer the publication for fifty cents a year. The first article, written by Arthur Nelson, concerns the cultivation of Albany strawberries. The other two articles were both written by Elmer Nelson. One reminds farmers of the many benefits that come from taking good care of a farm and its crops; the other is on the virtues of the pearl bean, a novelty variety with a very high yield. The issue is presented in a two-column format. The intellectual farmer, March Robert Burns Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 Galley proof sheet of an essay by Walt Whitman on Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns. This essay was first published in the December 1882 issue of "The Critic." In the essay, Whitman reflects upon Burns' poetry, including his particular viewpoint, and discusses in depth what he believes made it great. Robert Burns William Wordsworth letter to unidentified recipient, 1846 March 23 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter from William Wordsworth to an unidentified recipient in which Wordsworth writes about an abridgment of Izaak Walton's "The Life of Mr. George Herbert" the recipient has written. Wordsworth commends the abridgment and claims that it shows respect to Walton's original work, claiming that the original work will still be highly sought after. William Wordsworth letter to unidentified recipient, 1846 March 23 Emily Dickinson letter to Kendall Emerson Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson letter to Kendall Emerson
