All Items 16 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 16 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 17 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 7 Amherst College 2 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 2 Amherst College. Class of 1841 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Bucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902 1 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Gilchrist, Herbert Harlakenden, 1857- 1 Great Britain. Army 1 Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Mather, Ellen A. 1 Schoff, Stephen Alonzo, 1818-1904 1 Stewart, Dugald, 1753-1828 1 Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 1 Xenophon 1 show more 12 show fewer Location 3 Amherst 8 Massachusetts 8 United States 1 Topic 20 College students' writings, American 7 Knowledge and learning 7 Imaginary places 3 Benevolence 2 Christian ethics 2 Correspondence 2 Ethics 2 History 2 Illustrations 2 Juvenile fiction 2 Philosophy 2 Portraits 2 Class of 1826 1 Commencement ceremonies 1 Examinations 1 Philosophy, Ancient 1 Pictorial works 1 Poets, American 1 Railroads 1 Records and correspondence 1 show more 15 show fewer Part Of 7 Sidney Brooks (AC 1841) Papers 7 Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan 3 Walt Whitman Collection 2 Amherst College Commencement Collection 1 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 1 show more 2 show fewer Genre 12 Essays 6 Manuscript maps 3 Children's literature 2 Correspondence 2 Portraits 2 Engravings (prints) 1 Inventories 1 Prints 1 Programs 1 Resolutions 1 Summaries 1 Transportation maps 1 show more 7 show fewer mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 1 Folder 29 16 Amherst College Commencement program, 1841 July 22 Amherst College The program for the 20th 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, 1841 July 22 Sidney Brooks summary of Xenophon's "Memoribilia," Book 1, Chapter 4 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks writing regarding a chapter by Xenophon which provides an account of a conversation between Socrates and Aristodemus. It has been determined that the chapter referenced is Xenophon's Memoribilia, Book 1, Chapter 4. This document is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks summary of Xenophon's "Memoribilia," Book 1, Chapter 4 Sidney Brooks essay on student appointments and Christian morality Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay in which he argues that yes, "a Christian can consistently accept of an appointment in Amherst College." These writings are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on student appointments and Christian morality Sidney Brooks reflections on Thomas Cogswell Upham and Dugald Stewart's "Elements of Mental Philosophy" Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay in which he writes regarding his inferences and reflections after reading Elements of Mental Philosophy, Part 2, Section 1 by Thomas Cogswell Upham and Dugald Stewart. The last page of this item contains Brooks' writing regarding his opinions on the exercise of attention in seeing as described by Stewart in the same book. These writings are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks reflections on Thomas Cogswell Upham and Dugald Stewart's "Elements of Mental Philosophy" Sidney Brooks essay on ignorance and knowledge without moral principle Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay in which he writes regarding the question "is ignorance more injurious in its effects upon society than knowledge without moral principle?" This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on ignorance and knowledge without moral principle Sidney Brooks essay on disintereseted benevolence Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay in which he addresses the question "do men ever act from principles of disinterested benevolence?" This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on disintereseted benevolence Sidney Brooks essay on student appointments and Christian morality Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay on the question "can a Christian consistently accept an appointment at Amherst College?" These writings are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on student appointments and Christian morality Sidney Brooks essay on benevolence and William Wilberforce Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay on the principle of benevolence and the character and career of William Wilberforce. This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in intellectual and moral philosophy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks essay on benevolence and William Wilberforce Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the sophomore class examinations, 1824 May 10 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 A document stating that on May 10, 1824 it was voted that the late examination of the sophomore class of the Amherst Collegiate Institution was satisfactory. The document also states that "the faculty cheerfully express their approbation of the examination in general" and that the appearance of this class was better in some studies than in others. It states that in particular the faculty thought the examination of the class in geometry was unusually good and the appearance of the class in Jamieson's Rhetoric was not as good as desired. The document is signed by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the faculty. A note on the back of the document states "Result of the May examination 1824." Collegiate Institution faculty resolution regarding the sophomore class examinations, 1824 May 10 Map and facts about the Nelson brothers' imaginary world An unattributed and seemingly unfinished piece about the four continents that comprise the Nelson brothers' imaginary world, composed on a sheet of paper originally folded in half. A map on the exterior shows the eastern hemisphere including Long Continent, Round Continent and Forest Continent. The item may be the beginnings of a primer as the text on the inside appears to be a brief lesson regarding the geography of this world. The text and a small map on the inside include mention of Big Continent as well. Map and facts about the Nelson brothers' imaginary world Steam boat inventory with maps An unattributed detailed inventory for a steam boat is given, including supplies and weaponry, along with dimensions of bodies of water and other geographic features of an unidentified fictitious continent created by the Nelson brothers. On the verso are two detailed maps of unidentified islands. The top map has the words "no good" written across it. Steam boat inventory with maps Transportation map of Big Continent An unattributed detailed transportation map, drawn in pen and ink, of the railroad lines in the Nelson brothers' fictitious Big Continent. The map has been drawn on the back of a typed letter, dated November 2, 1894, from the headquarters of the Democratic State Committee of New Hampshire. Transportation map of Big Continent Walt Whitman, half-length portrait, circa 1882 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 An intaglio print of a portrait of Walt Whitman by Herbert Gilchrist. The print bears two of Whitman's signatures, one in pencil and the other in blue crayon. The image appeared as the frontispiece for Richard Maurice Bucke's book, "Walt Whitman," published in 1883. Walt Whitman, half-length portrait, circa 1882 Walt Whitman, head-and-shoulders portrait, 1859 Schoff, Stephen Alonzo, 1818-1904 A print of a portrait of Walt Whitman engraved by Stephen Alonzo Schoff after a painting by Charles Hine. The print bears Whitman's signature beneath the portrait, and some notes, including the date, are written in pencil on the reverse. This portrait was used in the 1860 edition of "Leaves of Grass." Walt Whitman, head-and-shoulders portrait, 1859 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 November 13 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Thomas Hancock, from New York, dated November 13, 1761. Amherst thanks Thomas Hancock for his service to the Crown and makes arrangements for his payment following Amherst's departure from North America and his transfer of command of the British troops in North America to General Thomas Gage. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 November 13 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Richard Mather Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Richard Mather
