Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, 1843-1932 (AC 1865)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
B.A. Emerson, Ben Kendall, 1865
Benjamin Kendall Emerson (AC 1865) Papers
The papers consist of personal and family correspondence; geological notebooks kept by Emerson during his geological survey of Massachusetts and other areas of New England; pamphlets and scientific papers relating to Emerson's Helix Chemica and his Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; essays and compositions written by Emerson when he was a student; and notes and letters concerning family genealogy.
Emerson, Benjamin Kendall Library (presented to Geology Department by his sons)
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.
Frederic Brewster Loomis (AC 1896) Papers
Journal articles, 1904 - 1910
L.L.D., hon. Emerson, Benjamin K., 1915
"Notes on the microscopes belonging to the college", 1876
Series 5: Notebooks and Catalogues - contains catalogues of various collections, and miscellaneous field notebooks.
Pratt Museum of Natural History Records
Reports, correspondence, clippings, photographs, field notebooks and catalogues related to the natural history collections formerly held in the Pratt Museum, as well as expeditionary field work undertaken to develop those collections. Also includes some records of the Amherst College department of Geology.
"The Geological and Mineralogical Collections of Amherst College", 1915-1916
Series 1: Correspondence and Reports - is arranged by subject and contains reports to the Board of Trustees by Benjamin Kendall Emerson; letters from the Smithsonian Institution to B.K. Emerson; miscellaneous papers, correspondence, reports, and records of the Visiting Committee; reports, reading lists, examinations, and class notes from the Geology Department; newspaper clippings concerning the Geology Department; field notebooks; and articles.