Amherst College Financial Record Books
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
- circa 1830-1952
- Majority of material found in circa 1860-1921
Creator
- Amherst College. Treasurer's Office (Organization)
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.
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
- Amherst College -- Administration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.)
- Education, Higher Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu