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Amherst College Tuesday eve Feb 1843
Dear sister Lucy,
Here I am (8 o’clock) with my table before
the fire, seated in an armchair, an “old arm chair†that has
been in college long enough to tell a great many college stories
if it had the gift of speech. And suppose I should just
describe to you the table I am writing upon – well then it is a
common pine table oblong in shape three feet one way & two feet
(wanting three inches) the other. on the side of the table from
the fire is the first vol. of Scott’s Commentary – at one end of that
is a copy of the Village Hymns & at the other end another small
book (Beauties of Jude Story). Before the Bible is a tumbler
containing shot, buttons, pencils, pens, scissors, knife, letter folder
sealing wax, & court--? plaster; also (on each side of the tumbler) a
sand box & a sort of wooden cup containing seals, wafers, wax &
four cents; also (before the tumbler) my inkstand & pen wiper.
before the whole my lamps & pen wiper – at one end (east)
of the table I am sitting with my paper upon the portfolio
made by your hands. side of the portfolio is the little book with
with the pasteboard cover, which (by the way) is now pretty
much filled. So now, I think you must have a pretty deffinite
idea of my table. I am alone, & tis very still, only the fire is
singing a curious song – the fire – not a great fire in a great
big place like the one you are sitting before, but a little fire
(two sticks & a brand) in a little fire frame two feet & two inches
high – fire enough to keep warm such a night as this; & it
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is really quite a comfortable looking place. I don’t believe
there is another room in college that would look so pleasant
at least to me, as this. Just now B Sanford who sent his
love to you is here though I don’t stop writing & would
like quite as well to see you & by the way if you should
soon I could treat you for I just bought 2 cts worth of
molasses candy of a great negro. but you are getting tired
with this. Let me tell you that I belong to a singing school.
We got a first rate teacher, whom we pay a dollar a peice, a first
rate class & c. We meet twice a week (an hour each time) for the
rest of this term & a part of next. I’m going to see if I can’t make
out that mother was mistaken when she said I couldn’t
make a singer. I sing sometimes down to Mrs. Cooley’s & I think
I improve a little, but very slowly. And yet I think I can sing
a great deal better than I could a year ago; or rather perhaps
I don’t sing so bad now as I did then.
Were any of the Millerites in your neighborhood expecting
the world would beging to burn the 15th of this month. About not
quite (perhaps) all of those about Amherst did. there are a
very few if any Millerites in Amherst, but in a number of
the neighboring there are a great many (or at least have been until
the 15th I don’t know how it is now); In some places it has
absorbed all thought & business. In some places expecting
to be caught up into the air on the 15, they had made their
white robes! actually & litteraly made their white robes ready
for ascention & the day before the great day many of them went
from their own towns to a town not far from here that they
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might be together. In Shrewsbury (one of our scholars, who
has been teaching there, says) they watched the grave yards.
One man from Hadley who had a number of children in Amherst
went through here to collect them. what they say or think
now I don’t know. The learned blacksmith from
Worcester, whom you have often heard of as having acquired
something like fifty different languages & that too cheifly while
engaged at his trade, lectured here last week & was very
interesting (his knowledge of history is really surprising –
He is a smar[t loo]king man & his hands don’t look as if they’ve
handled the iron much lately, indeed he has not. he has been
engaged lately in literary labors lately, translating
from the German & other languages for the papers, delivering
lectures before lyceums & c. I should think from
your letter you must have fine times at home reading & c. Indeed
I really think you are about the happiest folks in the world.
I have written two compositions this term. One of them called
the “Signs of the times†& the other was on “Personal Influenceâ€
which last Stockbridge says is about as good as he has heard
from me although he allows that isn’t saying much-
I suppose you know that tomorrow, when you will get
this letter, is fast day. We shall have none but religious
exercises & I hope it will be an interesting day. Indeed it
ought to be when we know so many are praying for us.
We shall have a prayer meeting in the forenoon which no one
will be obliged to attend, in the afternoon an exercise (preaching)
which all will be required to attend as on the Sabbath.
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I expect you have made a mistake in the length of this term. it is
fifteen weeks I think as you will see by looking on the catalogue
so that the term is about eight weeks longer. I want to know
whether or not my History of England is at home. and also to
know where my French Dictionary is is. Aunt Lucy did have
it. We study French here next term. I suppose you
have first rate sleighing as it is here. and to day or this morning
is a most beautiful one. I must send love enought to last
three weeks I hope Mothers eyes have become good enough to
read this. So good bye sweet sister & good by all.
Brother Abel
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Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
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Brothers and sisters
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Amherst (Mass.)
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Chatty letter describing the setting in the dorm room, the "Millerites" (Adventists) in Amherst, textbooks being used, etc.
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Packard, Abel Kingman, 1823-1891
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Jones Library Special Collections
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1843-02
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Rudman 2-23
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N. Carpenter
Amherst, MA
Miss Susan Remis
Dudley, Mass
Amherst July 15, 1822
Dear Susan-
With evry sentiment of
respect and gratitude, I resume the pen of affection
to consecrate a woman to the pleasuring employment
of addressing my absent friend. I recevd your kind letter
by the hand of Uncle F which gave me the greatest pleasure
to hear from your family, and that you enjoyed good health.
I hope My Dear Susan will excuse me for not writing
before when I tell her the reason of it. I have so much to
do, that I can hardly get time to eat, or to sleep, I have
to write composition evry week half a yard long besides
I have drawn a map of the world-finished it last week
my studies are Geography, grammer, Rhetorick, history.
Miss Tyler had 43 schollars that attended her writing
school I was one of the numbers I assure Susan I have
been as busy as hen with one chicken the school is very
pleasant her number of scholars is 140 all kinds of
faces that one ever saw, they are from all part of the
country 40 Ladies three that board with me are from
Canada. We have very pleasant walks and some
beautiful rides on horseback we ride far as the
famous Connecticut River how delightful. I wish
you were here to go with us how pleasant would it be.
The bell rings and I must run.
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Monday afternoon. I want to see you very much. I think
of you more and more evry Day. Give my love to your Sister
tell her I should like to have some of her good drops when I
have the headache no medicine that I have taken has done
me so much good the effects, as powerful. Pleas to give
my compliments to Mr. Bemis tell him that I have not
had my roasted apples since I left Dudley. My health
is very good, is improving every day. I am most as large as
Miss Reyes--?. You would be astonished to see me if you ask Wille--?
he will tell you the same. Write soon and tell me all
the news you must write all you think of and do, I hope.
you will excuse my nonsense for while I am writing I can
se you before me I write as if you were present. give my
love to Caroline & tell her she must write me soon and let
me know where Mr Arnold is and the Lyon &c.
give my love to Uncle & Aunt. tell you sister I should be
very happy to have her write me and I will answer her
with the greatest pleasure. Dear Susan, you must be a
good girl till I come write soon and you will oblige your
Friend. I had almost forgotten to tell you how we
celebrated 4th of July. We expected to have a tea party but
it is not long since we had one and thought it not best
we had an oration delivered by one of the College students
in the Academy & after tea, all the Ladies that belonged to
the school took a walk all dressed in white, we had a
delightful time I wish you were here to go with us. It is one of the
pleasantest places that I was ever in. I should write more but my
paper is full. this from your affectionate Friend, N. Carpenter
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Letter from Amherst Academy student
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Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)
Amherst (Mass.)
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Letter from Amherst Academy student, N. Carpenter, to her friend Susan in Dudley, Mass., describing the curriculum, the number of students, Fourth of July and other recreation activities.
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Carpenter, N.
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1822-07-15
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Rudman 1-1
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1820s
Amherst Academy
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Holidays and festivals
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Message from Massachusetts Agricultural College
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An appeal from Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of Massachusetts Agricultural College, calling for young people to come and learn to become leaders in the open country. Includes sections named A Call for Leaders, The Country Boy's Creed, and A Public Service Institution, as well as a photograph of a snowy lane at the College.
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1914-12
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English
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Folder: Massachusetts State College
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Amherst (Mass.)
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Ephemera
1910s
Education
UMASS
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Catalog
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Catalog of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1847-48
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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary -- Curricula -- Periodicals
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary -- Directories
Schools
South Hadley (Mass.)
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This 16-page catalog lists trustees, teachers and pupils at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for the year that Emily Dickinson attended, describing the course of study, entrance requirements, books used, vacations, Sabbath requirements, etc.
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1847
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application/pdf
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English
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Amherst Imprints 279
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Documents
1840s
Education
Emily Dickinson
Muses
Schools
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North City primary school in Amherst
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
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Photograph of the class of Ella L. Roberts (standing in back) posed in front of the elementary school in Cushman.
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Oak Grove School brochure
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Schools
Education
Amherst (Mass.)
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Brochure with information about this Amherst school detailing policies and board and tuition terms.
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1885
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Folder: Oak Grove School
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards).
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School house in South Amherst
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
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View of the small brick school house in South Amherst, which later became the East Street Alternative High School, part of the Amherst Regional School system.
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1910
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SPC58
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Cards
1910s
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Schools
South Amherst
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards).
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School house in North Amherst
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
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Brick schoolhouse in North Amherst which became the Amherst Survival Center.
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1910
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English
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SPC57
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Cards
1910s
Amherst Survival Center
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North Amherst
Schools
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Edgar Scott Postcard Collection
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An account of the resource
Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century.
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Kellogg Avenue Grammar School in Amherst
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
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Brick school house on Kellogg Avenue.
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Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Circa 1915
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English
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SPC55
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Cards
1910s
Education
Schools
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Terrace Home School on South Prospect Street in Amherst
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
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View of the school which came to be called the Terrace Home School on South Prospect Street. It was run for many years by Josephine Herrick and was a school for children with special needs. Instruction was given in instrumental and vocal music, physical training, easy manual and domestic work, and orderly habits of personal care, neatness, self-control and politeness.
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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Circa 1895
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image/jpg
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English
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Folder: Herrick, Josephine -- The Terrace
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Photographs
1890s
Education
Houses
Schools
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Title
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Jones Family Collection
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Jones Family
Jones, Samuel Minot, 1836-1912
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The Jones Family Collection contains documents, photographs, and artifacts related to the family of Samuel Minot Jones, benefactor of the Jones Library.
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Jones Library Special Collections
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Photograph
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4 x 5
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Amherst Academy and Parsons House
Description
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View of Amity Street and Amherst Academy building, where Emily Dickinson went to school. The Academy building is three and one-half stories and federal style. The building was razed in 1868. Rev. David Parsons House is on the right. The Jones Library is now located directly across the street from the site where the school once stood.
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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Before 1868
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English
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Folder: Amherst Academy
Subject
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Schools
Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)
Type
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Photographs
Relation
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From Amherst College Collection
1850s
Amherst Academy
Education
Emily Dickinson
Jones Library
Schools
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Program
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Program for Amherst Academy exhibition
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Program for an exhibition of music and oration in Greek, Latin, and English at the Amherst Academy. Noah Webster is listed as the speaker giving the opening oration.
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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1821-11-15
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image/jpg
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English
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Folder: Amherst Academy - Broadsides
Subject
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
Type
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Ephemera
1820s
Amherst Academy
Education
Schools
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4 x 7.5 in.
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Mount Pleasant Hill and Institute in Amherst
Subject
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Schools
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
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Looking up Mount Pleasant Hill toward Mount Pleasant Institute. The hill is labeled "Nash Hill" on the photograph.
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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1899
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image/jpg
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English
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Folder: Mt. Pleasant Institute
Type
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Photographs
1890s
Changing Physical Landscape
Education
Mount Pleasant Institute
Neighborhoods
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5.25 x 9 in.
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Mount Pleasant Classical Institute in Amherst
Subject
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Schools
Education
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
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This institution offered boys a classical education and was a well-known school throughout the Connecticut Valley and beyond in the 1830s. The school closed around 1836 and remained empty for awhile. The wings were removed to other areas of town. One became a tenement on North Pleasant Street known as the "Bee Hive." Other sections were removed to Northampton Road. John A. Nash opened a school in the remaining central part of the building in 1846 (Carpenter & Morehouse, page 271).
The illustrator, Liberato Cardella, was listed as instructor in Italian, music, and drawing at the Institute in May 1831. Cf. Groce and Wallace. The New-York Historical Society's dictionary of artists in America (New Haven, 1957), p. 108.
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Cardella, Liberato
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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Circa 1835
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image/jpg
Language
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English
Type
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Prints
Identifier
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Folder: Mount Pleasant Classical Institute
Source
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Pendleton's Lithography
1830s
Education
Mount Pleasant Classical Institute
Schools
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
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John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
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Photograph
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good
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Title
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North College at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
Subject
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Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
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North College was one of the first buildings constructed in 1867 as housing for students attending the Massachusetts Agricultural College. It stood until about 1957 when it was razed for the construction of new college buildings.
Creator
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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Circa 1870
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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image/jpeg
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English
Identifier
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LOV1116
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Photographs
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Provenance
Cutter
Education
UMASS