Contents
Collection Overview
Historical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Series 1: GENERAL
1871-1998
Series 2: ARTICLES AND CLIPPINGS
1868-2006
Series 3: PHOTOGRAPHS
1868-2006
SERIES 4: SABRINA MATERIALS OF NEWTON F. MCKEON (AC 1926),
ca. 1924-1982
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Sabrina Collection, ca. 1860-2006
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Mariah Sakrejda-Leavitt.
© 2007
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Title:
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Sabrina Collection
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Dates:
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ca. 1860-2006 |
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Abstract:
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Histories, correspondence, articles and photographs relating to the statue Sabrina, donated to Amherst College in 1857 and the object of pranks and interclass rivalry for much of the time since.
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Extent:
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1 records storage box, 2 archives boxes, 1 flat box(2.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English |
The statue of the water nymph Sabrina was donated to Amherst College by Joel Hayden in 1857. It the frequent object of student pranks in the 1860s and 1870s. In the early 1880s it was removed from campus to the custodian's residence. Students found and stole the statue in 1887, from that time until 1934 the statue was part of a fierce interclass rivalry. It was shown at class banquets and surprise campus appearances, with the guardian even or odd classes attempting to hide and the opposing classes attempting to find and steal it. In 1934, the statue was returned to the College; the students cited danger to life and limb and declining interest in the Sabrina tradition as the reasons for return. From 1934 to 1951 the statue was housed in the Hitchcock Memorial Room in Morgan Hall. The statue was stolen from its base in 1951 by members of the graduating class. It was shown by airplane and car in the following years, but returned to the college in 1955, again due to lack of interest in the tradition. The statue was briefly stolen in 1977 and apprehended at the Turners Fall airport by Campus Police. It was stolen again in 1984, shown by helicopter twice in the following years and returned to the College in 1994. The current location of Sabrina is unknown.
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The Sabrina Collection contains histories, correspondence, articles and photographs relating to the statue "Sabrina," donated to the College in 1857 and the object of pranks and interclass rivalry for much of the time since.
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This collection is organized into four series:
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Series 1: GENERAL
1871-1998
Includes written histories, correspondence and miscellaneous objects, programs, documents and printed material relating to Sabrina and the Sabrina rivalry.
Sub-Series A: General
Sub-Series B: Written Histories
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Folder
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Written Histories
1910-1950
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Written Histories
1950-1961; n.d.
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"Sabrina recaptured by even classes" W. F. Stearns, Jr., AC 1922
1921
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"Sabrina, a celebration of changing student attitudes at Amherst College, 1857-1998," Greg Schneider [do not photocopy without author's written permission]
1998
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Materials relating to 1990-1991 capture attempts
1990-1991
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Sub-Series C: Correspondence
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Folder
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7 |
Correspondence
1918-1975
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Correspondence, news clippings and miscellaneous of Samuel B. Furbish, AC1898
1895-1935
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Correspondence of J. W. Russell, AC1899
1925-1930
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Correspondence of John "Moose" McGrath, AC1951, and Thomas Wyman, AC1951
1951-1973
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Correspondence of John "Moose" McGrath, AC1951
1977-1979
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Sub-Series D: Miscellaneous
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J. L. Mott Iron Works Catalogue
1871
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Sabrina Banquet programs
1892-1919
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Sabrina Song, "All hail, Sabrina dear," original manuscript
1893
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Printing block of cartoon
1894
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Addendum to Max Shoop's 1910 Sabrina
[1910 or 11]
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Sabrina Agreement
1918
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"Sabrina Constitution"
c. 1925
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Memento from 1951 capture (Brattleboro Daily Reformer, June 11, 1951)
1951
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Series 2: ARTICLES AND CLIPPINGS
1868-2006
Includes newspaper and periodical articles and clippings relating to Sabrina.
Arranged chronologically.
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Articles and clippings
1868-1899
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Articles and clippings
1900-1909
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Articles and clippings
1910-1919
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Articles and clippings
1920-1929
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Articles and clippings
1930-1939
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Articles and clippings
1940-1949
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Articles and clippings
1950-1959
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Articles and clippings
1960-1969
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Articles and clippings
1970-1979
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Articles and clippings
1980-
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Articles and clippings
n.d.
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Newspaper clippings, originals of articles photocopied for preservation (photocopies integrated into folders 19-29)
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Series 3: PHOTOGRAPHS
1868-2006
Includes photographs of Sabrina and Sabrina related activity.
Arranged chronologically.
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Oversized photographs
c.1869
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Photographs
1875-1885
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Folder
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Oversized photographs
1912
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Oversized photographs
1922
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Photographs
1930-1951
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Oversized photographs
1952
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Oversized photograph
1952
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Photographs
1953-1969
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Oversized photographs
n.d.
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Photographs, other Sabrinas
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SERIES 4: SABRINA MATERIALS OF NEWTON F. MCKEON (AC 1926),
ca. 1924-1982
Includes correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook and printed matter related to the history of Sabrina. [Accession #2012.014]
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Photographs
1860-1870
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Oversized photographs
c.1869
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Photographs
1875-1885
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Oversized photographs
1912
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Oversized photographs
1922
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Photographs
1930-1951
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Folder
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Oversized photographs
1952
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Folder
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Photographs
1953-1969
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Folder
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5-6 |
Oversized photographs
n.d.
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Folder
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Photographs, other Sabrinas
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"Sabrina Remembered" - typescript, correspondence, notes
n.d., 1961-1970
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Correspondence, photographs, negatives, notes, clipping
n.d., 1924-1926, 1982
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Photograph, clippings, printed material
n.d., 1920-1986
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Printed material, clippings
1919-1935
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Printed material, clippings
1922-1980
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Photographs
n.d., 1924-1925
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