Report of the committee appointed to inquire into facts relative to the Amherst Collegiate Institution, January 8, 1825
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| Creator | Sprague, Joseph E., 1782-1852 |
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| Contributor | Massachusetts. General Court. Committee to Inquire into Facts Relative to the Amherst Collegiate Institution |
| Title | Report of the committee appointed to inquire into facts relative to the Amherst Collegiate Institution, January 8, 1825 |
| Date Issued | 1825-01-08 |
| Abstract | A pamphlet of a report made by Legislator Joseph E. Sprague of the Massachusetts House of Representatives regarding the Amherst Collegiate Institution petition for charter. Sprague writes on behalf of the Committee of the House of Representatives to whom was committed the Senate's "Report of the Joint Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of Amherst Academy." He states that the House Committee met in October 1824 in Amherst to deliberate on the subject, and he provides background on that meeting and the petition. Sprague goes on to write regarding the inquiries made by the Committee and evidence found regarding the fifty thousand dollar Charity Fund, another subscription for the fund commonly called the Thirty Thousand Dollar Subscription, and the financial status of the Collegiate Institution. Sprague concludes that the recommendation of the Committee is that charter be granted for the Collegiate Institution with a provision by which Williams College might be united with the Institution within seven years and a provision that should they be united, each college should have an equal voice. He explains the reasons for this opinion. Several times throughout the pamphlet, Sprague references another document which he sates accompanies the report. The accompanying document referred to is "Appendix to report of the committee appointed to inquire into facts relative to the Amherst Collegiate Institution, 1825 January 8" in Box 2, Folder 8 of the Amherst College Early History collection. |
| Notes | Amherst College was conceived out of the previously existing Amherst Academy and was founded in 1821 as the Collegiate Institution. From 1821-1825 the College was known primarily as the Collegiate Institution or the Amherst Institution. In 1825 the institution was granted charter by the Massachusetts State Legislature and was thereafter known as Amherst College. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (15 pages) ; 24 cm |
| Languages | English |
| Place of Manufacture | Boston (Mass.) |
| Genre | Reports |
| Genre | Pamphlets |
| Subject | Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) |
| Subject | Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) |
| Subject | Amherst College – Charters |
| Subject | Amherst College – Funds and scholarships |
| Subject | Amherst College – Finance |
| Subject | Amherst College – History |
| Subject | Williams College – History |
| Subject | Universities and colleges – Massachusetts – History |
| Part of | Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection |
| Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
| Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
| Shelf Location | Box 1 Folder 100 |
| Rights | Public Domain: We believe this material to be in the public domain and free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |