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Amherst College. Hitchcock Society of Inquiry

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Beecher, Henry Ward (AC 1834) - letter, 1835 August

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1835 August
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Student Work and Correspondence

Series 12: Hitchcock Society of Inquiry

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of official records and associated material of approximately ninety clubs and organizations (excluding fraternities) affiliated with Amherst College from its founding in 1821 to the present time. Included are founding records, minutes, financial records, membership lists, clippings, publications, correspondence, reports, photographs and other materials.

Dates: 1821-
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Clubs and Societies Collection

Society of Inquiry Library

 Box — Box 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Approximately 222 bookplates and bookplate designs, circa 1828-1989, used in the Amherst College library. The collection also includes information about the history of some of the bookplates; a variety of printing blocks, engravings and other print masters, and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: 1828-1989
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Amherst College Library Bookplates Collection / Series 2: Bookplates

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