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Amherst College Financial Record Books

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00068

Scope and Contents

Ledgers, account books, correspondence and other financial records relating to Amherst College scholarships, loans, tuition payments, special funds, and investments, dating chiefly from circa 1830-1900.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1830-1952
  • Creation: Majority of material found in circa 1860-1921

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Volumes were opened for research use in November, 1991, after review by Peter Shea, Comptroller; Gerry Mager, Secretary for the Board of Trustees; and Kent Faerber, Secretary for Alumni Relations and Development.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish materials should be directed to Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Extent

13.5 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Ledgers, account books, correspondence and other financial records relating to Amherst College scholarships, loans, tuition payments, special funds, and investments, dating chiefly from circa 1830-1900.

Arrangement

Most items in the collection are single volumes devoted to a single topic. Some volumes, however, include more than one record or account. In such cases, all records in a volume are listed and clustered.

Related Materials

Amherst College Early History Collection

Processing Information

Processed:
1990
Updated:
1991 Mar 25, 1991 Nov 20, 1992 Jan 7, 2009 Jun 16
By:
Paul Milazzo, Student Assistant
Susannah Pelletier, Student Assistant
Updated by:
Emily Silverman, Archives Associate
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Paul Milazzo, Susannah Pelletier, Emily Silverstein.
Date
2004
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Repository Details

Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299