All Items 12 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 12 Contributor 10 Amherst College 12 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 12 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 2 Krantz, August, 1809-1872 2 Amherst College. Class of 1851. Clark 1 Amherst College. Class of 1856. Hitchcock 1 Carpenter, C. C., (Charles Carroll), 1836-1918 1 Clark, William Smith, 1826-1886 1 Hitchcock, Charles H., (Charles Henry), 1836-1919 1 show more 5 show fewer Location 3 Amherst 1 Europe 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 11 Natural history collections 12 Career in natural history 3 Finance 3 Correspondence 2 Career in education 1 Catalogs and collections 1 Fossils 1 Regulations 1 Trace fossils 1 Travel 1 Type specimens 1 show more 6 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 12 Genre 9 Correspondence 5 Account books 2 Invoices 2 Accounts 1 Administrative records 1 Back matter 1 Drafts (documents) 1 Finding aids 1 Inventories 1 show more 4 show fewer Subject 13 Amherst College – Natural history collections 12 Amherst College – Finance 3 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Career in natural history 3 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 2 Amherst College – Regulations 1 Carpenter, C. C., (Charles Carroll), 1836-1918 – Correspondence 1 Fossils – Type specimens – Massachusetts – Amherst 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Career in education 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Natural history collections 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864. Supplement to the Ichnology of New England: a report to the government of Massachusetts in 1863 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Travel – Europe 1 Trace fossils – Catalogs and collections 1 show more 8 show fewer August Krantz letter and invoice to William S. Clark, 1853 April 26 Krantz, August, 1809-1872 A letter and invoice from August Krantz to William S. Clark regarding a delivery of natural history materials to Amherst College, by order of Edward Hitchcock. August Krantz letter and invoice to William S. Clark, 1853 April 26 Charles H. Hitchcock Appendix B, "Descriptive Catalogue of the Specimens in the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet of Amherst College" Hitchcock, Charles H., (Charles Henry), 1836-1919 An appendix to Edward Hitchcock's "Supplement to the Ichnology of New England" by Charles Henry Hitchcock. This appendix catalogs the Ichnological Cabinet at Amherst College, giving the number of the specimen, the kind of stone, the size, the names and peculiar features of the ichnites, notes about other objects on the slabs, the history the slab and the date it was taken into the cabinet, its locality, and references to where in the "Ichnology of New England" (C. H. Hitchcock refers to it as the "Ichnology of Massachusetts") and its supplement the specimen is mentioned. Charles H. Hitchcock Appendix B, "Descriptive Catalogue of the Specimens in the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet of Amherst College" 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 letter to Charles Carroll Carpenter, 1860 May 23 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Charles Carroll Carpenter, a missionary in Labrador, in which Edward Hitchcock thanks him for sending an arctic fox pelt for Amherst College's zoological cabinet. Hitchcock requests that Carpenter send a skeleton of a larger animal if possible, such as a narwhal or walrus, and offers to pay for the cost of sending it. Edward Hitchcock letter to Charles Carroll Carpenter, 1860 May 23 Finding aid for the genera and species of the Lithichnozoa in the Hitchcock Ichnological Museum of Amherst College Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A listing of the Lithichnozoa (the name Hitchcock gave to the animals that left the fossil footprints he studied) specimens in the Hitchcock Ichnological Museum of Amherst College, with numerical identifiers indicating where each specimen was located. Finding aid for the genera and species of the Lithichnozoa in the Hitchcock Ichnological Museum of Amherst College Edward Hitchcock account book for the Geological Cabinet of Amherst College, 1853-1857 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 An account book kept by Edward Hitchcock listing purchase subscriptions, expenses, donations, receipts, and expenditures for mineral, footmark, and natural history specimens, including specimens from Nineveh related to the Geological Cabinet of Amherst College. Edward Hitchcock account book for the Geological Cabinet of Amherst College, 1853-1857 Edward Hitchcock account book for the Footmark Fund Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 An account book kept by Edward Hitchcock and Edward Hitchcock, Jr. listing receipts, expenses, and expenditures related to the the Footmark Fund, the Adams Natural History Fund, and the Indian Relic Fund. "Natural History" has been written on the front and back covers of the book. Edward Hitchcock account book for the Footmark Fund Inventory of specimens sent from Edward Hitchcock to August Krantz Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 An inventory of natural history specimens that Edward Hitchcock sent to August Krantz of Bonn, Germany. Inventory of specimens sent from Edward Hitchcock to August Krantz Decision on lending policy for specimens Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Undated document containing the voted upon decision regarding the Natural History and Geology departments of Amherst College's lending policy of specimens for professors. The writing appears to be in Edward Hitchcock's hand. On the verso is a list of what appears to be Native American terms matched with English words. Decision on lending policy for specimens Record of appropriation of funds for the Geological Cabinet Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A list of appropriated funds, with dates, related to the Geological Cabinet. The handwriting appears to be Edward Hitchcock's. Record of appropriation of funds for the Geological Cabinet Edward Hitchcock letter to an unidentified recipient, 1860 November 15 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter from Edward Hitchcock to an unidentified recipient, requesting donations for the obtainment of natural history collections for Amherst College and to earmark money for an essay contest of the senior class on the subject of religious bearings in Geology. Edward Hitchcock letter to an unidentified recipient, 1860 November 15 August Krantz letter and invoice to unidentified recipient, 1854 March 3 Krantz, August, 1809-1872 A letter and invoice from August Krantz regarding a delivery of natural history materials to Amherst College, by order of Edward Hitchcock. August Krantz letter and invoice to unidentified recipient, 1854 March 3
