Contents
Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Section 1: Correspondence
Section 2: Notes for Lectures on Greek
Literature & Philosophy, Mental Philosophy, Sacred
History, Ancient Geography, American History
Section 3: Published Works
Section 4: Works about Fiske
Section 5: Miscellaneous
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Nathan Welby Fiske Papers,
1824-1847
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by .
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon
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© 2002
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Creator:
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Fiske, N. W. (Nathan Welby), 1798-1847 |
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Title:
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Fiske Papers |
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Dates:
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1824-1847 |
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Abstract:
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The bulk
of his collection is comprised of notes by Fiske on Greek
Language and Literature, Mental and moral philosophy and
American History, in which he apparently had an
interest. |
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Extent:
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5 archives boxes(2.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
Nathan Welby Fiske, the father of Helen Hunt Jackson, was
born on April 17, 1798 in Weston, Mass. He graduated with
high honors from Dartmouth College in 1817. From there he
went to New Castle, Maine where he had charge of the Academy
there for one year. After this he returned to Dartmouth where
he tutored for two years. He entered the Theological Seminary
at Andover in the autumn of 1820, where he spent three years,
and closed his preparatory studies for the ministry in the
fall of 1823. His was not a career in the ministry, however.
He spent only one year preaching in Savannah, Ga., among
seamen and others not connected to any organized Christian
congregations. After turning down an invitation from the
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to do
missionary work in China, he accepted the appointment of
Professor of Languages at Amherst College and began his
duties in 1824. He was successively Professor of Latin and
Greek Languages, 1824-25; Professor of Greek Language and
Literature and Belles Letters, 1833-36; Professor of Moral
Philosophy and Metaphysics, 1836-47. He died of dysentery in
1847 in Jerusalem, where he had gone for his health.
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The bulk of his collection is comprised of notes by Fiske
on Greek Language and Literature, Mental and moral philosophy
and American History, in which he apparently had an
interest.
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This collection is organized into five series:
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Section 1: Correspondence
Box
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Folder
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Three letters to Fiske
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Section 2: Notes for Lectures on Greek
Literature & Philosophy, Mental Philosophy, Sacred
History, Ancient Geography, American History
Subsection A: GREEK LITERATURE
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Folder
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Outline of the course in
Greek.
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Notes on Greek Philosophy
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Notes on Greek Literature and
History.
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Notes on Greek Literature
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Notes on Greek Literature
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Notes on Greek Literature
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9 |
Two notebooks on Greek
Literature.
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10 |
Rules for pronouncing Latin and Greek -
printed pamphlet.
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Subsection B: MENTAL AND MORAL
PHILOSOPHY
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Folder
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"Outlines of Mental Philosophy or
Psychology in a System of Questions" - printed
pamphlet (2 copies)
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Two notebooks on Mental
Philosophy.
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Three notebooks on Mental
Philosophy.
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5 |
Four notebooks on Mental
Philosophy.
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Two notebooks on Mental
Philosophy.
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Box
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Folder
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Seven notebooks on Christian
Theology.
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2 |
Three notebooks on Philosophy of the human
mind.
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Subsection C: SACRED HISTORY
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Folder
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Seven notebooks on Sacred
History.
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Subsection D: ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY
Box
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Folder
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Six notes on Ancient
Geography.
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Six notebooks on Ancient Geography
(Assyrian Empire, Egypt, Voyages of Columbus, North
America)
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Subsection E. AMERICAN HISTORY
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Progress of Discovery in North
America.
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Box
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Folder
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Bunker Hill
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Campaign in Louisiana, 1814,
1815
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4 |
American Revolution - from Trenton and
Princeton Battles to Battle of
Brandywine.
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5 |
Battle of Long Island and retreat to New
York
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Harrison's History as commander of the
Northwestern Army in the late War with Great
Britain.
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Siege of Yorktown and Capture of
Cornwallis
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Pertaining to the events after Retreat
from Long Island to the Battle of Trenton, including
the battle of the White Plains.
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Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Rhode
Island.
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11 |
Causes of the American
Revolution.
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On the Constitution of the United
States.
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Evils of the Revolutionary
War.
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14 |
Miscellaneous notes on the Revolutionary
War.
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Section 3: Published Works
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Obituary address at the funeral of the Rev.
Royal Washburn, Pastor of the first Church and Parish
Amherst, Mass. Jan. 4, 1833 (4 copies). Also a volume
containing sermon by Rev. Washburn.
1833
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Book - Tuwarri: A Story of the Coral Isles,
Boston, Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1848.
1848
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Book with preface and memoir of author by
Fiske: The Course of Time, a poem by Robert Pollok
A.M., New York, M'Elrath and Bangee, 1832 (2 copies)
1832
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Section 4: Works about Fiske
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Folder
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Sermon preached at the ordination of Fiske
by Elias Cornelius.
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A Tribute to the Memory of Rev. Nathan W.
Fiske. Late Professor of Intellectual and Moral
Philosophy in Amherst College by Rev. Heman Humphrey,
D.D. (3 copies)
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Death of Professor Fiske - manuscript of
article from Hampshire & Franklin Express, July 22,
1847
1847
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Section 5: Miscellaneous
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Notes on other professor's lectures at the
Andover Theological Seminary (5notebooks)
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