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Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
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…
Letter from Amherst Academy student
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…
Message from Massachusetts Agricultural College
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…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1910s, UMASS
Catalog of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1847-48
16-page catalog listing trustees, teachers and pupils at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for the year that Emily Dickinson attended. Describes course of study, entrance requirements, books used, vacations, Sabbath requirements,…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1840s, Schools, Muses
North City primary school
Class of Ella L. Roberts (standing in back) grouped in front of the elementary school in Cushman.…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1880s, North Amherst, Schools, Cushman
Oak Grove School brochure
Brochure detailing school policies and board and tuition terms.…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1880s, Schools
School house in South Amherst
Brick school house in South Amherst, now the East Street Alternative High School, part of the Amherst Regional School system.…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1910s, South Amherst, Schools
School house in North Amherst
Brick schoolhouse in North Amherst, now the Amherst Survival Center.…
Kellogg Avenue Grammar School
Brick school house on Kellogg Avenue.…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1910s, Schools
Terrace Home School on South Prospect Street
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,…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1890s, Schools
Amherst Academy and Parsons House
View of Amity Street and Amherst Academy building. 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…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, 1850s, Schools, Amherst Academy
Program for Amherst Academy exhibition
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…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, 1820s, Amherst Academy
Mount Pleasant Hill and Institute
Looking up Mount Pleasant Hill toward Mount Pleasant Institute. The hill is labeled "Nash Hill" on the photograph. …
Mount Pleasant Classical Institute
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…
Atlas, Geography of the heavens
The most common American celestial school atlas. It includes diagrams of the planets and constellations of both hemispheres. See also the accompanying text book. Hand painted color. Bound in brown card board covers with above title information and a…
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Muses, 1830s