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Amherst College (/ ˈ æ m ər s t / ⓘ AM-ərst) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts.
- Rural, 1,000 acres (4.0 km²)
- Michael A. Elliott
The College has published dozens of books about its people and history, including an account of the first half-century of women teaching at Amherst and a collection of historical narratives. Bicentennial Books Books About Amherst.
The College has published dozens of books about its people and history, including an account of the first half-century of women teaching at Amherst and a collection of historical narratives.
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The 11 books relevant to the history of the College that are already freely available online are included below. Links to their catalog records and direct links to the books are provided. Amherst Academy: A New England School of the Past, 1814-1861 by Frederick Tuckerman.
Reverend Daniel Bliss 1852, founder and president of American University of Beirut (1866–1902) James Griswold Merrill, president of Fisk University (1901–1908) [1] Francis Amasa Walker 1860, third president of MIT (1881–1897) George Harris 1866, seventh president of Amherst College. William Jacob Holland 1869, fifth Chancellor, University ...
The department was established in 1860 in an attempt to combat student ill health, making Amherst the first college to introduce physical education and hygiene into the curriculum. 1866. College adopts school colors of mauve and white, later changed to purple and white.
Sabrina, Being a Chronicle of the Life of the Goddess of Amherst College by Winthrop H. Smith, Halvor R. Steward and John G. Gibson II, 1921. $7 — Hardcover. The Seed and the Sowers, A Series of Chapel Talks on the History of Amherst College and a Play about Its Founding by F. Curtis Canfield, 1955. $7 — Hardcover.
