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Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
Chatty letter describing the setting in the dorm room, the "Millerites" (Adventists) in Amherst, textbooks being used, etc.
Letter from Amherst Academy student
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.
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…
Catalog of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1847-48
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.
North City primary school in Amherst
Photograph of the class of Ella L. Roberts (standing in back) posed in front of the elementary school in Cushman.
Oak Grove School brochure
Brochure with information about this Amherst school detailing policies and board and tuition terms.
School house in South Amherst
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.
School house in North Amherst
Brick schoolhouse in North Amherst which became the Amherst Survival Center.
Kellogg Avenue Grammar School in Amherst
Brick school house on Kellogg Avenue.
Terrace Home School on South Prospect Street in Amherst
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,…
Amherst Academy and Parsons House
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…
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 oration.
Mount Pleasant Hill and Institute in Amherst
Looking up Mount Pleasant Hill toward Mount Pleasant Institute. The hill is labeled "Nash Hill" on the photograph.
Mount Pleasant Classical Institute in Amherst
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…
North College at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
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.