All Items 2 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 2 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 3 Amherst College 1 Amherst College. Class of 1898 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Location 2 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 3 American poetry 1 Commencement ceremonies 1 Women poets, American 1 Part Of 2 Amherst College Commencement Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 2 Poems 1 Programs 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 2 Folder 54 2 Amherst College Commencement program, 1898 June 29 Amherst College The program for the 77th 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, 1898 June 29 Art thou the thing I wanted? Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Art thou the thing I wanted?