Tyler papers, 1800-1902.

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Tyler papers, 1800-1902.

This collection contains a large number of letters both to and from Tyler and among members of his family; manuscript essays by Tyler and by his brother Wellington H. Tyler; addresses and sermons; articles; notes; diaries; photographs of Tyler and of his wife; pamphlets by Tyler; funeral orations; and lectures given by him throughout his life.

9 archives boxes (4.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7642340

Amherst College. Library

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Tyler, William Hart

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Tyler, W. S. (William Seymour), 1810-1897

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Tyler grew up in Harford, Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1810. He went to Hamilton College before coming to Amherst College for a year and graduating from Amherst in 1830. Afterwards, he attended Andover Theological Seminary while intermittently teaching at Amherst Academy, 1830-1831, and tutoring at Amherst College, 1832-1834. He pursued his theological course until 1836 when he became professor of Latin and Greek Languages and Literature at Amherst College, 1836-1847, and subsequently of G...

Amherst College. Class of 1830. Tyler.

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