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Mount Pleasant Classical Institute in Amherst
This institution offered boys a classical education and was a well-known school throughout the Connecticut Valley and beyond in the 1830s. The school closed around 1836 and remained empty for awhile. The wings were removed to other areas of town. One…
Military training at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Group of Massachusetts Agricultural College students in military drill formation around three cannons.
Message from Massachusetts Agricultural College
An appeal from Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of Massachusetts Agricultural College, calling for young people to come and learn to become leaders in the open country. Includes sections named A Call for Leaders, The Country Boy's Creed, and A Public…
Mathematics room in Walker Hall at Amherst College
View of a mathematics classroom in Walker Hall with student benches lined up in rows and facing the teacher's desk on a raised platform in front. There are blackboards with written calculations lining all visible walls.
Massachusetts Agricultural College campus with landscaping
View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a hill planted with rows of shrubs. View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a grassy hill. Buildings shown in background (left to right) are Old South College, North…
Massachusetts Agricultural College campus in Amherst
View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a grassy hill.
Massachusetts Agricultural College campus and surrounding area
A view of the campus and surrounding land taken from the elevated ground of Mount Pleasant and showing North Pleasant Street in the lower part of the image. Old Chapel and other college buildings are shown in the distance.
Massachusetts Agricultural College campus
View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a grassy hill. Buildings shown in background (left to right) are Old South College, North College, Old Chemistry Lab, College Boarding House and the Farmhouse. In foreground is Durfee…
Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
Chatty letter describing the setting in the dorm room, the "Millerites" (Adventists) in Amherst, textbooks being used, etc.
Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
A letter from Amherst College student Abel Packard, to sister Lucy, about Fourth of July activities around Amherst, and other details about life as a student at the college.
Letter from Amherst Academy student
Letter from Amherst Academy student, N. Carpenter, to her friend Susan in Dudley, Mass., describing the curriculum, the number of students, Fourth of July and other recreation activities.
Latin classroom at Amherst College
View over student benches with pictures and busts hanging on the back wall.
Kendal Barn and Superintendent's House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
By 1870, a commodious dwelling had been constructed for the Superintendent of Mass Aggie. Nearby was a large barn, 100 x 50 feet, constructed by Mr. C. W. Lessey of Amherst.
Kendal Barn and Superintendent's House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
By 1870, a commodious dwelling had been constructed for the Superintendent of Mass Aggie. Nearby was a large barn, 100 x 50 feet, constructed by Mr. C. W. Lessey of Amherst.
Kendal barn and Superintendent's House at Massachusetts Agricultural College
View of the Kendal barn and barn complex alongside the Superintendent's House.