ContentsScope and Contents of the Collection
General File. Covers/notes from the original bound vol. General information (misc.) n.d. Catalogues: 1828; 1829, Jan (in English); 1829, Jan. (in Spanish); 1829, Oct. 1828, 1829 Catalogue of students, June 1, 1826 to Jan. 1831 (incl.) 1826-1831 Exhibitions (programs) 1830, 1831 Regulations (broadside and photocopy) n.d. |
Mount Pleasant Classical Institution (Amherst, Mass.) Collection, 1826-1870Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Elaine D. Trehub.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.© 2003
Historical NoteThe Mount Pleasant Classical Institution opened in 1827 as a school for boys aged 4 through 16. It closed five years later in 1832. The original prospectus was issued by the school's founders, Chauncey Colton and Francis Fellowes, members of the Amherst College Class of 1826, both of whom served as principals. Henry Ward Beecher, Amherst College Class of 1834, is perhaps the most famous graduate. The school and its program are described in detail in the History of the Town of Amherst compiled by Carpenter and Morehouse (pp. 271-273). A photocopy of this description is included in the General File for this collection (Folder 1). Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionCatalogues, regulations, and other printed matter as well as prints and drawings documenting the Mount Pleasant Classical Institution. Catalogues include complete lists of enrolled students (who came from a variety of locations in the U.S. and abroad), detailed information about the philosophy of the education offered by the school, and descriptions of the course of study. The "student voice" is provided by an issue of The Juvenile Monthly (Nov. 1829). Programs for exhibitions and reunions are also included in the collection. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents
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