All Items 10 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 10 Contributor 11 Amherst College 10 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 2 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 1 Armstrong, Samuel Turell, 1784-1850 1 Brinsmade, H. N. (Horatio Nelson), 1798-1879 1 Homes, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1812-1887 1 Hubbard, Rodolphus Baker, 1803-1875 1 Magie, David, 1795-1865 1 Stearns, William A. (William Augustus), 1805-1876 1 Tyler, W. S. (William Seymour), 1810-1897 1 Washburn, George, 1833-1915 1 show more 6 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 10 Massachusetts 10 Topic 3 Degrees, Academic 10 History 10 Correspondence 3 Part Of 2 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 8 Amherst College Early History Collection 2 Genre 6 Declaratory documents 6 Drafts (documents) 6 Correspondence 3 Fragments 1 Letters of recommendation 1 Notes 1 show more 1 show fewer Subject 12 Amherst College – History 10 Degrees, Academic – Massachusetts – Amherst 10 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 – Correspondence 2 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 – Correspondence 1 Armstrong, Samuel Turell, 1784-1850 – Correspondence 1 Brinsmade, H. N. (Horatio Nelson), 1798-1879 1 Homes, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1812-1887 1 Hubbard, Rodolphus Baker, 1803-1875 1 Magie, David, 1795-1865 1 Stearns, William A. (William Augustus), 1805-1876 – Correspondence 1 Tyler, W. S. (William Seymour), 1810-1897 – Correspondence 1 Washburn, George, 1833-1915 1 show more 7 show fewer William Seymour Tyler letter to William Augustus Stearns, 1874 June 29 Tyler, W. S. (William Seymour), 1810-1897 Professor W.S. Tyler letter to Amherst College President William A. Stearns in which Tyler writes regarding honorary degrees. Tyler specifically discusses Rodolphus B. Hubbard, a former Amherst College student, George Washburn, acting president of Robert College, and Henry A. Homes, New York State Librarian, as suggestions for honorary degrees of A.B. (Bachelor of Arts), Doctor of Divinity, and L.L.D. (Doctor of Laws) respectively. Tyler states that he is enclosing letters from Dr. Bliss and Dr. Clark suggesting Washburn for an honorary degree and that Professor H.B. Hackett makes the suggestion of Homes for an honorary degree. The enclosed letters Tyler mentions no longer accompany this item. William Seymour Tyler letter to William Augustus Stearns, 1874 June 29 Samuel Turell Armstrong letter to Heman Humphrey, 1842 March 30 Armstrong, Samuel Turell, 1784-1850 Sam (Samuel) T. Armstrong, Trustee of Amherst College, letter to College President Heman Humphrey in which Armstrong writes regarding the proposal to grant David Magie an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Amherst College. Armstrong states that he is enclosing two letters asking for this. He notes that Dr. Armstrong is one of the writers of the enclosed letters he has mentioned, and the other is "Judge B." He asks for Humphrey's consideration of the request. The enclosures no longer accompany this letter. The letter is pasted onto a another piece of paper with an unattributed note at the top. Samuel Turell Armstrong letter to Heman Humphrey, 1842 March 30 Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1839 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of sixteen alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts and one other recipient being conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree in 1839. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1839 Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1837 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of nine alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts and two other recipients being conferred honorary Master of Arts degrees in 1837. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1837 Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1843 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of thirteen alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, one other recipient being conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree, and two other recipients being conferred doctoral degrees in 1843. Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1843 Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1834 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of twelve alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, two other recipients being conferred honorary Master of Arts degrees, and two other recipients being conferred doctoral degrees in 1834. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1834 Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1829 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin with an English heading of "Conferring of Degrees." It states that the second degree in arts is awarded to fourteen named alumni of Amherst College and also that the Trustees of the College have decided to confer an honorary Master of Arts degree to another named recipient. There are unattributed notes in pencil on the document including an inaccurate annotation of "1826" at the top. Document regarding the conferral of master's and honorary degrees, 1829 Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1838 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin that includes the names of eight alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, one other recipient being conferred honorary Master of Arts degree, and two other recipients conferred honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees in 1838. Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1838 Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey, 1839 August 9 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey in which Alden writes to recommend that Humphrey confer an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity to H.N. Brinsmade (Horatio Nelson Brinsmade), a pastor in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Alden writes of Brinsmade's character, work as a minister, and church and states that he is the type of man that the institutions of the church ought to honor. He also notes that Brinsmade has served on the Board of Trustees of Williams College for several years, but the Board does not confer degrees on any of their own body. Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey, 1839 August 9 Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1842 Amherst College An unattributed document in Latin includes the names of three named alumni of the College being admitted to the degree of Master of Arts, two other recipients being conferred honorary Master of Arts degrees, and one other recipient being conferred an honorary doctoral degree in 1842. Document regarding the conferral of master's, doctoral, and honorary degrees, 1842
