All Items 15 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 15 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 5 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 14 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 14 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 14 Amherst College 5 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Location 6 England 2 Europe 2 London 2 London (England) 1 Massachusetts 1 Paris (France) 1 show more 1 show fewer Topic 12 Correspondence 14 College teachers 4 Faculty 4 Selection and appointment 4 Travel 4 Description and travel 2 American poetry 1 Fossils 1 Manuscripts 1 Natural history collections 1 Type specimens 1 Women poets, American 1 show more 7 show fewer Part Of 2 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 14 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 2 Correspondence 14 Poems 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 3 Folder 19 15 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 October 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock detailing his travels through Europe, including visits with German minerologist Adam August Krantz and French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his discomfort with European life and his suffering of homesickness. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 October 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 April 27 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock's son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describing his efforts to prepare a book on comparative anatomy for publication and requesting his father's advice. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 April 27 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 May 25 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock discussing his thoughts on mortality and religion. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his difficulty in identifying Vermont minerals for a report, his progress in mounting skeletons, and his satisfaction that his brother Charles was appointed as a state geologist. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 May 25 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock's son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describing a recent discovery of Clathropteris fossils and suggesting methods for making corrections to a manuscript. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 5 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock expressing his interest in and reservations about being considered for a professorship appointment at Amherst College. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 24 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his daily activities in London, including visits to the British Museum, the Hunterian Museum, and the Museum of Economic Geology. Hitchcock, Jr. also explains his plan to sell American geological specimens to a British mineral dealer, and writes about his itinerary for the end of his European tour. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 24 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 25 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter to Edward Hitchcock from his son Edward Hitchcock, Jr. requesting his father's advice regarding a plan to travel to Europe in the fall to study Zoology and Comparative Anatomy with Sir Richard Owen. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. also describes his efforts to develop a glue containing pure acetic acid. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 May 25 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 10 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his arrival in London, his current lodgings, and his impressions of Richard Owen, biologist and comparative anatomist. Hitchcock, Jr. expresses his interest in visiting Scotland and his eagerness to return home to America. There is also a penciled note in an unidentified hand forwarding Hitchcock, Jr.'s letter to an additional recipient. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 10 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 August 19 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his plans to travel to Lowell and inquiring about houses for rent in Amherst. Hitchcock, Jr. also informs his father that he has unofficially heard that he was chosen for the Amherst College professorship appointment. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 August 19 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 16 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock discussing his completion of the descriptions of Vermont minerals. He writes that he would accept the Amherst College professorship appointment if the offer were made to him. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 16 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 29 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock expressing his intentions to purchase a complete Megatherium skeleton from the Hunterian Museum for Amherst College's collection. Hitchcock, Jr. describes his itinerary for the end of his European tour and expresses his sadness at not being home for Thanksgiving. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 November 29 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 22 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock voicing his desire to be appointed to the Amherst College professorship but describing his reluctance to make any effort to secure the position. Hitchcock, Jr. also writes about visiting his brother Charles in Andover and travelling to Vermont, and invites his family to visit him in Easthampton. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 July 22 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 August 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock expressing his anger that the Amherst College Board of Trustees appointed a Professor of Hygiene without his father's approval. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. describes his plans to leave for Liverpool and requests that his father write him letters of introduction to Sir Richard Owen, Edwards, and others. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1860 August 11 Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 March 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 A letter from Edward Hitchcock, Jr. to his father Edward Hitchcock describing his return to his home in Easthampton after a trip. Hitchcock, Jr. writes about his finances and invites his family to visit and stay with him. Edward Hitchcock, Jr. letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1861 March 2 Facts by our side are never sudden Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Facts by our side are never sudden