All Items 3 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 3 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 5 Amherst College 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Miller, Moses, 1776-1855 1 Todd, Mabel Loomis, 1856-1932 1 Location 2 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 8 American poetry 1 Correspondence 1 Curricula 1 Education and state 1 Family 1 Finance 1 History 1 Women poets, American 1 show more 3 show fewer Part Of 3 Amherst College Early History Collection 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 3 Correspondence 1 Newspapers 1 Poems 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 5 Folder 3 3 Salem Literary & Commercial Observer, 1827 January 13 Amherst College The January 13, 1827 issue of the Salem Literary & Commercial Observer that includes an unattributed article titled "Amherst College." The article states that the Trustees of Amherst College have petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for financial aid, and the author of the article doubts that the legislature will be very generous on this occasion since the friends of the institution had given assurance that its funds were sufficient enough that there would be no need for an application for aid from the State. The article also discusses a recent report by the faculty of Amherst College to the Trustees regarding a proposed improvement in the system of academic instruction and study pursued there. Highlights from this report regarding proposed curriculum changes are given. Salem Literary & Commercial Observer, 1827 January 13 Edward Hitchcock letter to Moses Miller, 1843 August 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Moses Miller in which Edward Hitckcock offers his condolences on the death of Miller's son. Hitchcock writes that he will not be able to preach at the funeral because he has no sermon prepared and does not feel able to travel. Edward Hitchcock letter to Moses Miller, 1843 August 2 Summer has two beginnings Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Summer has two beginnings
