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Trustees of Amherst Academy records and minutes book, 1838 September 6 to 1981 November 2

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

Trustees of Amherst Academy administrative book that includes minutes of trustee meetings from September 1838 to November 1981. Minutes vary slightly in details included but often provide the date of the meeting, the names of trustees present, lists of the current trustees in order of year appointed, and the proceedings of each meeting including the votes taken, resolutions passed, and treasurer reports with details on the Amherst Academy Fund. Minutes are signed by those acting as secretary or clerk for the meeting. Secretaries who contributed to the notebook include: Levi H. Elwell, Lucius Boltwood, John S. Adams, W.S. Tyler, S.C. Carter, W.C. Esty, John M. Tyler, George Cutler, Thomas C. Esty, Francis H. Fobes, Frank Prentice Rand, Charles H. Morgan, Vernon P. Helming, and A.H. Dakin. Also contains occasional notes or resolutions regarding deceased trustees with details about their lives and work. Individuals specifically noted in these documents include George Cutler, Jr., Frederick Tuckerman, and John Mason Tyler. There is also a loose newspaper clipping titled "Recent Deaths" regarding George F. Mills, a receipt pertaining to W.A. Dickinson and the Amherst Academy Fund, a handwritten copy of the 1815 Amherst Academy charter, and a note stating that Amherst Academy records from prior to 1838 were burned in the February 1838 fire at Phoenix Row in Amherst.

Trustees of Amherst Academy records and minutes book, 1838 September 6 to 1981 November 2
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1821 November 15

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the November 15, 1821 Amherst Academy Exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including music, orations, poems, dramas, and dialogues. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1821 November 15
What is the wine that mortals sip

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

A poem composed by Wm. H. Heath regarding love and the loss of it. Amherst Academy and the date are written at the head of the first page. Several lines appear to be transcriptions from hymns by Isaac Watts. The identity of Wm. H. Heath could not be determined.

What is the wine that mortals sip
Circular for Amherst Academy: a New England school of the past

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

A pamphlet promoting the Frederick Tuckerman book Amherst Academy: A New England School of the Past, 1814-1861 in which background on the book and its author are provided along with publication details. The end of the pamphlet contains a mail-in form for purchasing the publication from the Jones Library in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Circular for Amherst Academy: a New England school of the past
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1849 May 15

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the May 5, 1849 Amherst Academy exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event. The titles of each exercise are provided along with the names of the performers for each and the hometowns of the performers.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1849 May 15
Simeon Colton letter to E.W. Storrs, 1831 January 20

Colton, Simeon, 1785-1868

A letter from Simeon Colton to E.W. Storrs in which Colton writes regarding the sale of liquor. Colton quotes a Massachusetts state law passed on February 12, 1819 regarding the penalties to any owner of an establishment licensed to sell alcohol who provides liquor or allows the stay of any minor. After quoting the act, Colton states that as the guardian of youth in an institution in Amherst, he feels obliged to give formal notice that he will prosecute should any violation of the law involving elements of the Academy (Amherst Academy) come to his attention. A note at the top of the page written in Colton's hand reads, "Copy of a letter sent to the Retailers in Amherst Jany 20, 1831."

Simeon Colton letter to E.W. Storrs, 1831 January 20
Amherst Academy

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

A square piece of Strathmore brand art paper on which Amherst Academy is drawn and colored in large print and black ink by an unattributed hand. The Strathmore Student embossed seal with a blooming thistle in the center can be seen on the lower corner of the paper.

Amherst Academy
Ode to peace

Cowper, William, 1731-1800

An unattributed transcription of William Cowper's poem Ode to Peace. The transcription differs slightly from its published version. Amherst Academy and the date are written at the head of the first page.

Ode to peace
Ebenezer Strong Snell certificate regarding Gamaliel C. Beaman, 1825 June 28

Snell, E. S. (Ebenezer Strong), 1801-1876

E.S. Snell (Ebenezer Strong Snell) note in which he certifies that Gamaliel C. Beaman has been a student at the Academy for about two years, and for a considerable part of that time under Snell's particular instruction. He goes on to describe Beaman's habits of study and moral and religious character. He closes by stating that he thinks Beaman "promises usefulness in society and deserves the patronage of the benevolent."

Ebenezer Strong Snell certificate regarding Gamaliel C. Beaman, 1825 June 28
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1829 August 24

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the August 24, 1829 Amherst Academy exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including music, orations, eulogies, a burlesque, and a colloquy. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1829 August 24
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1833 April 1

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the April 1, 1833 Amherst Academy exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event. The titles of each exercise are provided along with the names of the speakers or performers for each. At the bottom of the order of exercises it is written that families and individuals receiving this document are respectfully invited by the performers to attend.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1833 April 1
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1824 August 11

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the August 11, 1824 Amherst Academy Exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including addresses, orations, disputations, a conference, colloquy, and dialogues. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1824 August 11
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1826 August 21

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the August 21, 1826 Amherst Academy exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including orations, a soliloquy, a disputation, an essay, a euology, a dissertation, a dialogue, and a Valedictory (presumably a valedictory address). The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1826 August 21
Copy of Lucius Boltwood transcript of Noah Webster notes on the history of Amherst Academy and Amherst College

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

A notebook containing a handwritten copy of a manuscript by Noah Webster regarding the history of Amherst Academy and Amherst College. Included are transcriptions of manuscripts, reports, votes, pamphlets, speeches by Webster, and Zephaniah Swift Moore's letter of acceptance to the Amherst College Presidency, all of which were prepared and arranged by Webster in the original manuscript. On the last page of the notebook are details regarding its origin, including that the notebook is the 1862 transcription written for the College by the direction of W.A. Stearns from L. Boltwood's previous July 1834 copy of Webster's manuscript. It has been determined that L. Boltwood refers to Lucius Boltwood (Secretary of Amherst College 1828-1864) and W. A. Stearns refers to William A. Stearns (President of Amherst College 1854-1876). The original manuscript was prepared and arranged by Noah Webster from manuscripts, pamphlets, votes, speeches, and letters and with Webster's permission it was presented to the Trustees of Amherst College on August 2, 1836. The content of the original manuscript was also published in 1843 in Webster's book A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary, and Moral Subjects as the chapter titled "Origin of Amherst College in Massachusetts."

Copy of Lucius Boltwood transcript of Noah Webster notes on the history of Amherst Academy and Amherst College
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1827 August 20

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the August 20, 1827 Amherst Academy exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including addresses, orations, dissertations, a conference, a disputation, a poem, and a dialogue. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1827 August 20
Old Amherst school recalled by marker

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

Newspaper clippings from the October 25, 1936 issue of the Springfield Republican of the article "Old Amherst School Recalled by Marker" which discusses the replacement of an old marker at the site of Amherst Academy with a new painted sign that can be seen from the street and provides a brief background on the school. Also included is a clipping of a picture of the marker with the caption "New Marker at the Amherst Academy Site at Amherst." The sheet on which the clippings are pasted has typed annotations at the top.

Old Amherst school recalled by marker
Circular for Amherst Academy, 1827

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

A circular promoting Amherst Academy in Massachusetts which includes a statement of recent improvements at the school, information on tuition and room and board, and testimonials from Heman Humphrey, Edward Hitchcock, and Austin Dickinson regarding Amherst Academy and associated preceptors.

Circular for Amherst Academy, 1827
Simeon Colton circular for Amherst Academy, 1832 June

Colton, Simeon, 1785-1868

A circular with content written by Simeon Colton in which he provides a statement on the situation of Amherst Academy, including the names of members of the board of trustees and details on the location, curriculum, facilities, books, schedule, and fees of the school. Colton also writes that he is taking this opportunity to make an appeal to any who may be willing to encourage the school. He concludes by stating that any who should wish to know more about the school are referred to the trustees of the school, the faculty of Amherst College, or any of a number of specifically named persons.

Simeon Colton circular for Amherst Academy, 1832 June
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1823 August 14

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the August 14, 1823 Amherst Academy Exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including sacred music, orations, disputations, a conference, dialogues, and a closing prayer. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted. There are unattributed handwritten notes on the item.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1823 August 14
Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1820 November 9

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

The program for the November 9, 1820 Amherst Academy Exhibition which lists the order of exercises for the event including music, orations, poems, dramas, dialogues, and disputations. The speakers and performers for the various scheduled exercises are also noted. There is an unattributed handwritten note in pencil on the item with an additional name for one exercise.

Amherst Academy exhibition program, 1820 November 9