All Items 6 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 6 Contributor 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 6 Amherst College 5 Amherst College. Class of 1849. Hitchcock 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 5 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 1 Location 1 United States 1 Topic 6 College teachers 6 Correspondence 6 Selection and appointment 6 Faculty 5 Career in education 1 Geologists 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 6 Genre 1 Correspondence 6 Subject 8 College teachers – Selection and appointment 6 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 6 Amherst College – Faculty 5 Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911 – Correspondence 5 Geologists – United States – 19th century – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Career in education 1 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 – Correspondence 1 The American journal of science and arts 1 show more 3 show fewer 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, 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, 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 Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1825 April 4 Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman encourages Hitchcock to accept any potential offer for a professorship at Amherst College. Silliman also discusses some of Hitchcock's pieces for The American Journal of Science, and a remark made by William Maclure that has been met with much criticism. Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1825 April 4 Edward Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1861 July 11 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., in which Edward Hitchcock writes primarily about Hitchcock Jr.'s application to a professorship at Amherst College. Hitchcock notes that the matter will be reviewed by a committee and he guesses that the committee may be considering another candidate. Edward Hitchcock letter to Edward Hitchcock, Jr., 1861 July 11
