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Amherst College faculty administrative records book, 1882 March 15 to 1894 December 18

Amherst College

A faculty administrative records book documenting faculty meeting minutes including votes, resolutions, and committee reports from March 15, 1882 to December 18, 1894. Content relates to a variety of subjects, such as: campus business, college grounds and buildings, Commencement, rules, the curriculum, athletics, religious services, student societies, exhibitions, student petitions, disciplinary cases, student appointments, and examinations. Accompanying this volume are three related loose inserts.

Amherst College faculty administrative records book, 1882 March 15 to 1894 December 18
Henry John Van Lennep sketch of a vineyard, 1864 June 23

Van-Lennep, Henry J. (Henry John), 1815-1889

Henry J. Van Lennep pencil sketch of the vineyard house of the Mufti of Tocat (Tokat, Turkey).

Henry John Van Lennep sketch of a vineyard, 1864 June 23
Amherst College Commencement program, 1828 August 27

Amherst College

The program for the 7th 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, 1828 August 27
John Lancaster 1978 transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 December 20

Lancaster, John, 1943-

A typed transcript created in 1978 by John Lancaster of a letter from Sidney Brooks to his father Obed Brooks dated December 20, 1838. Sidney writes regarding his health and related expenses. He states that he trusts his sickness is about done with, and he now begins to consider himself as well as anyone can expect to be after recovering from this type of illness. He elaborates on how he is feeling lately, and then goes on to discuss the expenses relating to his illness. He discusses particular bills including payment to a classmate, Mr. Hutchinson, who attended to him after Mr. Eaton had left and before Harriet came, doctor's bills, several bills to Mr. Sandford who owns the boarding house, the club bill, and the college bill. Presumably Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Eaton refer to classmates Prosper Kimball Hutchinson and Joseph Eaton and Harriet stands for Harriet Newell (Brooks). The identity of Mr. Sandford has not been determined. This document is a transcript of a letter in Box 1 Folder 3 of this collection.

John Lancaster 1978 transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 December 20
John Lancaster 1978 transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 June 28

Lancaster, John, 1943-

A typed transcript created in 1978 by John Lancaster of a letter from Sidney Brooks to his father Obed Brooks dated June 28, 1838. Sidney writes in order to give Obed an account of his expenses as he states his father had requested. He explains that the following account covers his expenses from the time he commenced studying to the present (first at Phillips Academy in Andover and then at Amherst College). The left side of the account provides details regarding income received and the right lists details regarding expenses. Following the account Sidney writes a few explanatory notes pertaining to particular expenses. He justifies the expenses by writing that he is laboring and in so doing he trusts that he will not want for means of a livelihood hereafter. He also discusses how he is doing in Amherst in general and with his studies in particular. This document is a transcript of a letter in Box 1 Folder 3 of this collection.

John Lancaster 1978 transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 June 28
John Lancaster transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, Jr., 1837 November 29

Lancaster, John, 1943-

A typed transcript created in 1978 by John Lancaster of a letter from Sidney Brooks to his brother Obed Brooks, Jr. dated November 29, 1837. Sidney writes regarding Amherst and his experiences at Amherst College. He asks Obed to follow him with his disembodied spirit so that Sidney can give him a sense of the place, the College, and his college experiences. Sidney begins the virtual tour at the hotel Amherst House. He describes the town of Amherst including its location, its buildings, the main street, and town buildings that relate to the College such as President Heman Humphrey’s house. He then discusses the college grounds and buildings including some details about what takes place in certain buildings, such as Professor Hitchcock's (Edward Hitchcock) chemistry lectures in the laboratory. Sidney goes on to describe his room in South College and the view from the building, noting features of the surrounding area such as Mount Holyoke and the Connecticut River. He describes a typical day for students with activities such as chapel, recitations, and meals. On the last page, Sidney includes other notes to Obed, telling him that he likes the baby's name and asking Obed to remind him on what day their mother died. He also notes that it is Thanksgiving and writes of a memory of their mother. This document is a transcript of a letter in Box 1 Folder 2 of this collection.

John Lancaster transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, Jr., 1837 November 29
Amherst Academy catalog, 1830/1832 and Rules

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1830/1832 and Rules
Amherst Academy catalog, 1826 summer term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1826 summer term
Amherst Academy catalog, 1838/1839

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1838/1839
Amherst Academy catalog, 1833/1834

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1833/1834
Amherst Academy catalog, 1832/1833

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1832/1833
Amherst Academy catalog, 1830 fall term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1830 fall term
Amherst Academy catalog, 1829 fall term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1829 fall term
Amherst Academy catalog, 1828 fall term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1828 fall term
Amherst Academy catalog, 1827 fall term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this time period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students over the years. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodging of students while studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) as well as their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1827 fall term
Amherst Academy catalog, 1830/1831

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1830/1831
Amherst Academy catalog, 1827 summer term

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The Amherst Academy Catalog is a source of information about the history of the school. The academic year of Amherst Academy was divided into three or four terms depending on the time period, and catalogs from 1827 to 1830 are for a specific term. Subsequent catalogs from 1830 to 1858 are primarily for academic years, though on two occasions during this period there are also catalogs for terms. The catalogs seem to have been issued at the end of the term or academic year which they describe. Catalogs provide lists of names of Amherst Academy trustees, officers of corporation, prudential committee, instructors, and students. Position titles of administrators are included as well as the residences of students. In earlier catalogs, the local lodgings of students while they were studying at the academy are also provided. Some catalogs provide annotations next to names when necessary to indicate if someone was absent, deceased, or in college. Students are listed under their academic departments which, over the years, included a Classical Department, Languages Department, English Department, and School Teacher Department. Later catalogs list students by their gender (male or female) along with their department of study. Other information provided in catalogs includes details on the location, facilities, academic environment, tuition fees, and room and board options of Amherst Academy as well as specifics regarding instruction, reading and text or grammar book requirements, upcoming term and vacation schedules, Bible lessons, public exercises and lectures, drawing and penmanship lessons, and the course of study by department.

Amherst Academy catalog, 1827 summer term
A. Boies letter to Zephaniah Swift Moore, 1823 March 22

Moore, Zephaniah Swift, 1770-1823

A. Boies letter to Zephaniah Swift Moore in which Boies introduces John B. Vandyke (presumably John Brevoor Van Dyck) as a man of Charleston, South Carolina desiring to unite with Moore's Institution, the Collegiate Institution in Amherst, Massachusetts. Boies states that Van Dyck is a man of amiable character and that the Auxiliary Education Society of South Carolina will probably defray Van Dyck's expenses during his collegiate course. Boies also comments on the success of the Institution thus far and sends his kind regards to Mrs. Moore. A. Boies likely refers to Artemis Boies although his identity could not be confirmed.

A. Boies letter to Zephaniah Swift Moore, 1823 March 22
Chit Chat

Presented as published by Ethan Allen and William Little, the alter egos of Walter Nelson and Arthur Nelson respectively, this issue of "Chit Chat" is the only one without a publication date. The first story, "Indian Wars," describes a series of battles fought over a tract of land somewhere on the Great Plains. Ethan Allen and William Little eventually defeat the Indians who are then captured and removed to a reservation. The second piece is entitled "Tom and the King" and it tells of a poor boy named Tom Newton who is picked on at school until Joe, a new boy the others call King, stands up for Tom Newton and successfully organizes a collection to raise money to help him and his mother. The final piece is called "A Visit to Mrs. Hutchensons" and it is a brief description of a visit from Mrs. Jackson and her son, a boy about ten years old, to the home of their neighbor Mrs. Hutchenson.

Chit Chat
Thoughts 4

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Original manuscript for the fourth part of Walt Whitman's poem "Thoughts" as it was published in the 1860 edition of "Leaves of Grass." In later editions these lines are broken up and used in new poems.

Thoughts 4