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MtHolyokeSemCat.pdf
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.

CushmanSchool.jpg
Photograph of the class of Ella L. Roberts (standing in back) posed in front of the elementary school in Cushman.

OakGroveBrochure.pdf
Brochure with information about this Amherst school detailing policies and board and tuition terms.

Terrace Home School on South Prospect.jpg
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,…

Am_Acad.jpg
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…

Am_Acad_broadside2.jpg
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.

amherstacademy_catalog_3b5002d55c.pdf
Catalog that includes lists of trustees, teachers, and students. Also includes lists of textbooks and general information about the school.

SPC58.jpg
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.

SPC57.jpg
Brick schoolhouse in North Amherst which became the Amherst Survival Center.

SPC55KelloggAveSchool.jpg
Brick school house on Kellogg Avenue.

AmherstRecordHomeAlmanac1877Resized.pdf
Almanac "containing matters of local interest, local business announcements...also some pages of miscellaneous reading." Includes a chronology of notable events (both local and national) for 1876, Amherst marriages and deaths for the year, statistics…

lov1087.jpg
This Amherst High School building was located on Spring Street in Amherst from 1867 to 1916.

lov1044.jpg
Group portrait of a class on the steps of a school. Jennie L. Cowles taught at First Intermediate School in Amherst for many years after graduating from Amherst High School in 1871; she stopped teaching in 1885. Students listed on verso of photograph…

lov1043.jpg
Group portrait of young women with two men and one child. Some of the women are holding books. This could be a young ladies school or a summer school.

lov1042.jpg
View of a group of young children sitting in chairs outside a house. There are a few older children standing and a couple of women. This is possibly a kindergarten or Sunday-school class.
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