All Items 5 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 5 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 13 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Barrington, William Wildman Barrington, Viscount, 1717-1793 1 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 1 Burt, J. (Jairus), 1795-1857 1 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.). Class of 1824 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Great Britain. Army 1 Great Britain. Army. Royal American Regiment, 60th 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Maxwell, Solomon 1 Tuckerman, Sarah (Sarah Cushing) 1 Tuckerman, Sarah Eliza Sigourney 1 show more 8 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 11 Correspondence 2 Appointments and retirements 1 Christianity 1 College students' writings, American 1 Imaginary places 1 Knowledge and learning 1 Poets, American 1 Presidents 1 Records and correspondence 1 Religion 1 Songs and music 1 show more 6 show fewer Part Of 5 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 Genre 5 Correspondence 2 Musical notation 1 Notes 1 Sketches 1 Testimonials 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 1 Folder 36 5 Sidney Brooks coursework on rhetoric Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks coursework and notes pertaining to a book on rhetoric. On the back page of one set of notes is a list of three people under a heading of "Tardy" and the back page of another set of notes is addressed to Miss Sarah G. Brooks (Sarah Godfrey Brooks) in Cambridgeport. These documents are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in rhetoric at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks coursework on rhetoric Senior class testimonial to Heman Humphrey, 1824 August 17 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.). Class of 1824 Amherst Collegiate Institution senior class testimonial regarding Heman Humphrey in which they express their gratitude to Humphrey for his perseverance and labor in making them more learned, wiser, and better. They remark positively on his character and give their best wishes for his prosperity and the prosperity of the Institution. The testimonial states "By vote of the Senior Class," and adjacent to this statement are the names S. Maxwell and J. Burt with "Committee" written below their names. It has been determined that S. Maxwell stands for Solomon Maxwell and J. Burt stands for Jairus Burt. There is an additional note on the back of the document of "Senior Class 1824." Senior class testimonial to Heman Humphrey, 1824 August 17 The patriot song One side contains a short piece of music with lyrics and the other side shows sketches of several unidentified flags. The lyrics indicate the song is a patriotic song for the Nelson brothers' imaginary Big Continent. There are several initials or abbreviations at the bottom of the first page. It is unclear which of the Nelson brothers created this item. The patriot song Jeffery Amherst letter to Viscount William Barrington, 1777 January 25 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Viscount William Barrington, dated January 25, 1777. Amherst informs Barrington that Lieutenant Lamont of His Majesty's 60th Regiment of Foot has fallen ill. Amherst authorizes Lieutenant Sutherland to replace the ailing Lamont in the 60th Foot. Jeffery Amherst letter to Viscount William Barrington, 1777 January 25 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Edward (Sarah) Tuckerman Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Edward (Sarah) Tuckerman
