All Items 8 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 8 Contributor 9 Amherst College 8 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) 8 Denio, Clark & Tyler 6 Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) 2 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Judd, Sylvester, 1789-1860 1 Shepard, Thomas Watson, 1793-1843 1 Williams College 1 Williams College. Board of Trustees 1 show more 4 show fewer Topic 4 Charters 8 History 8 Finance 2 Funds and scholarships 2 Part Of 1 Amherst College Early History Collection 8 Genre 1 Newspapers 8 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box OS1 Folder 4 8 Hampshire gazette, 1824 March 16 Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) A portion of the Hampshire Gazette March 16, 1824 issue which includes a brief article titled "Amherst & Williams." The article discusses the idea that granting charter to Amherst College may injure Williams College, stating that "any gentleman who looks at the good of the public would not venture his reputation on an argument so selfish." Hampshire gazette, 1824 March 16 Greenfield gazette, 1824 August 31 Denio, Clark & Tyler The Greenfield Gazette August 24, 1824 issue which includes an article titled "Amherst College-No. 2," the second in a series of articles attributed to "Massachusetensis" who argues against granting charter to the Collegiate Institution at Amherst. In this article, the fifty thousand dollar subscription fund (the Charity Fund), Education Societies, and the Institution's focus on training students for the Christian ministry are among the topics discussed. Greenfield gazette, 1824 August 31 Greenfield gazette, 1824 September 28 Denio, Clark & Tyler The Greenfield Gazette September 28, 1824 issue which includes an article titled "Amherst College-No. 6," the sixth in a series of articles attributed to "Massachusetensis" who argues against granting charter to the Amherst Institution. In this article, the fifteen thousand dollar bond (the Guaranty Bond) and the fifty thousand dollar subscription fund (the Charity Fund) are discussed. Greenfield gazette, 1824 September 28 Greenfield gazette, 1824 August 24 Denio, Clark & Tyler The Greenfield Gazette August 24, 1824 issue which includes a communication titled "The Amherst Question" in which the editors of the newspaper clarify what is acceptable to contribute to the paper regarding the debate over whether or not the Collegiate Institution should be granted charter. They also clarify that they will only dedicate two columns a week to the subject. Also included is an article titled "Amherst College-No. 1," the first in a series of articles attributed to "Massachusetensis" who argues against granting charter to the Collegiate Institution. In this article, it is argued that another college is not needed in the state. Greenfield gazette, 1824 August 24 Greenfield gazette, 1824 September 7 Denio, Clark & Tyler The Greenfield Gazette September 7, 1824 issue which includes an article titled "Amherst College-No. 3," the third in a series of articles attributed to "Massachusetensis" who argues against granting charter to the Amherst Institution. In this article, Education Societies and the Institution's focus on training students for the Christian ministry are among the topics discussed. Greenfield gazette, 1824 September 7 Greenfield gazette, 1824 September 21 Denio, Clark & Tyler The Greenfield Gazette September 21, 1824 issue which includes an article titled "Amherst College-No. 5," the fifth in a series of articles attributed to "Massachusetensis" who argues against granting charter to the Amherst Institution. In this article, the subscription fund noted as the "Amherst fund"(the Charity Fund) is discussed. It is argued that many subscribers to the fund believed that the money was going to be joined with the revenues of Williams College and that the fund is not in a state to be the foundation for establishing an institution for liberal education. A fifteen thousand dollar bond (the Guaranty Bond) is also discussed. Greenfield gazette, 1824 September 21 Greenfield gazette, 1824 March 30 Denio, Clark & Tyler The Greenfield Gazette March 30, 1824 issue which includes an article titled "Amherst Collegiate Institution: To the Public" written by Heman Humphrey and dated March 12, 1824. In the article, Humphrey writes on behalf of the Trustees of Amherst Academy to give public notice regarding their petition to the Massachusetts Legislature requesting that charter be granted to the Institution. Humphrey presents six arguments in support of the charter. Also included is an article titled "Colleges" attributed to "an enquirer." The article discusses the idea that granting charter to Amherst College may injure Williams College, poses five questions about how Williams College would be injured, and argues that Williams College would not be injured. Greenfield gazette, 1824 March 30 Hampshire gazette, 1824 April 7 Judd, Sylvester, 1789-1860 The Hampshire Gazette April 7, 1824 issue which includes an article titled "Amherst Institution." The article includes the December 24, 1823 statement made by the Committee consisting of Alvan Hyde, Samuel Shepard, Ezra Starkweather, Daniel Noble, and Thaddeus Pomeroy acting on behalf of the Trustees of Williams College. The Committee asks that the General Court of Massachusetts not grant the Trustees of Amherst Academy a charter for the establishment of a college in Amherst, Massachusetts. They outline their reasons for this request, including the potential damage to Williams College that another similar incorporated institution in the western part of Massachusetts could cause. Hampshire gazette, 1824 April 7
