Copy of Lucius Boltwood transcript of Noah Webster notes on the history of Amherst Academy and Amherst College
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Creator | Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 |
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Contributor | Boltwood, Lucius, 1792-1872 |
Title | Copy of Lucius Boltwood transcript of Noah Webster notes on the history of Amherst Academy and Amherst College |
Date Issued | 1862-12-29 |
Abstract | 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." |
Physical Description | 1 item (96 pages) ; 20 x 18 cm |
Languages | English |
Place of Production | Amherst (Mass.) |
Genre | Notebooks |
Genre | Transcriptions (documents) |
Genre | Copies (derivative objects) |
Subject | Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.) |
Subject | Amherst College – History |
Part of | Amherst College Early History Collection |
Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
Shelf Location | Box 1 Folder 2 |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |