Bela Bates Edwards letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1851 September 22

Creator	Edwards, B. B. (Bela Bates), 1802-1852
Recipient	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Bela Bates Edwards letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1851 September 22
Dates	1851-09-22
Abstract	Bela B. Edwards, Trustee of Amherst College, letter to College President Edward Hitchcock in which Edwards writes regarding his objections to the proposal that the new library building be erected immediately south of South College. He states that Mr. Williston may have informed Hitchcock of a letter Edwards had sent Williston with his objections. Edwards lists five objections he has to the proposed site for the library including aesthetic taste, safety, accessibility (especially for women), and the sake of future generations. In his fifth objection he writes again regarding aesthetics and concludes that the matter of taste is where the College is weakest and needs to be strengthened.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages) ; 26 x 21 cm
Languages	English
Place of Production	Andover (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Edwards, B. B. (Bela Bates), 1802-1852 – Correspondence
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence
Subject	Amherst College – Library
Subject	Amherst College – History
Subject	Educational fund raising – Massachusetts – Amherst
Part of	Amherst College Early History Collection
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 6 Folder 3
Rights	No Copyright - United States