Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.)
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Charity Institution at Amherst (Amherst, Mass.)
Collegiate Charity Institution (Amherst, Mass.)
Amherst Collegiate Charity Institution (Amherst, Mass.)
Collegiate Institute (Amherst, Mass.)
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Sources
found: NUCMC data from Andover Newton Theol. Sch. Lib. for Park, E.A. Papers, 1835-1899(name not given; Amherst College)
found: NUCMC files(Amherst College; college charter obtained by Collegiate Institution at Amherst)
found: Tyler, W.S. A hist. of Amherst Coll., 1895(Amherst Academy, the "mother" of Amherst College; trustees of Academy, also trustees of the college & records kept for each by same administration during early days of the college; Academy opened 1814; in 1815 estab. Charity Fund for purpose of providing free instruction to young men for purpose of ministerial training; cornerstone laid Dec. 1820 for Collegiate Institution at Amherst on property adjacent to the Academy; this was chartered in 1824 as Amherst College; ca. 1815 question of removing Williams College to more central location arose; Prof. Moore, pres. Williams resigned to become pres. of Charity Institution at Amherst; petition denied by Mass. legislature & Williams remained separate institution; 1st catalogue issued by Collegiate Institution in 1822; variant: Collegiate Charity Institution)
found: King, S. A hist. of the endowment of Amherst Coll., 1950(Collegiate Institute; board chmn., Noah Webster; in 1822, Collegiate Charity Institution)
found: Rand, F.P. The village of Amherst, 1958(Amherst Collegiate Charity Institution)
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Change Notes
1987-03-13: new
1987-04-09: revised
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