Records, 1817-1894.

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Records, 1817-1894.

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Printed material (including circulars and catalogues), legal documents, financial records, notebooks, and miscellaneous records. The school opened Dec. 6, 1814, and incorporated Feb. 13, 1816, to provide (for children of both sexes) education at a level preparatory for collegiate instruction. Amherst Academy was the parent institution of Amherst College; the same men served as founders and trustees of both. Notebooks include Noah Webster's notes for the history of Amherst Academy and Amherst College, and records of two student organizations, the Franklin Society and the Platonic Society. The Charity Fund (also known as the Charitable Fund), established by the Trustees of the Academy in 1818 for the " ... education of indigent young men ... for the Christian ministry," provided the financial support for The Collegiate Institution in Amherst (later Amherst College) as a separate and distinct institution. Among those who attended were Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke College; Emily Dickinson; and Helen Hunt Jackson. Amherst Academy closed in 1861, and the site was sold to the town of Amherst, which erected the Amity Street public school on it.

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Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885

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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...

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