Charles A. Eastman, in a white linen summer suit, at Lodestone on Belchertown Road in Amherst. The Eastman family lived at this location from 1911 to 1919. Eastman authored most of his published books during the family's time in…

Lengthy article describing Noah Webster's life in Amherst including a description of his property and house, what he grew in his garden, the process he used to write his famous dictionary, what Amherst and the Town Common looked like at the time, and…

Newspaper clipping of the obituary of Emily Dickinson written by Susan Dickinson and published in the Springfield Republican (May 18, 1886) and the Amherst Record (May 19,…

This sermon was preached at the beginning of the Civil War by Charles Wadsworth, a minister proclaimed by Emily Dickinson to be "My Shepherd from 'Little Girl'hood'." Dickinson had heard him preach at the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in…

16-page catalog listing trustees, teachers and pupils at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for the year that Emily Dickinson attended. Describes course of study, entrance requirements, books used, vacations, Sabbath requirements,…

Camera and equipment used in the photography business of J. L. Lovell.…

This is the elm tree on the lot opposite the Ray Stannard Baker house on Sunset Avenue. He purchased the meadow in order to save the tree. About the elm he wrote, "It is content. It does not weep with remorse over its past, nor tremble for its…

Ray Stannard Baker harvesting apples (or quince) from one of the fruit trees on his property.…

Portrait of Ray Stannard Baker, American author, who also wrote under the pen name of David Grayson.…

Office and studio where John L. Lovell operated his photography business in Amherst, Mass.…

The most common American celestial school atlas. It includes diagrams of the planets and constellations of both hemispheres. See also the accompanying text book. Hand painted color. Bound in brown card board covers with above title information and a…

"Fort Juniper", the home of poet Robert Francis in Amherst, MA. In the summer of 1940 Robert Francis bought 1/2 acre of land on which to build a house. The entire cost of his 20 foot by 22 foot house was $1500. He called his home Fort Juniper in…

Robert Francis in the doorway of Fort Juniper, leaning with one hand on the outside wall.…

Spending some time thinking at Fort Juniper. …

Upper body shot of Robert Francis in a suit and tie, wearing glasses, and with his arms behind his head.…