ma77 Portraits and Signatures Collection, ca. 1825-1900 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Peter Nelson, Kimberley Hickie. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Sarang Gopalakrishnan. 2003-06-24 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma77 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Portraits and Signatures Collection, ca. 1825-1900 Finding Aid Kimberley L. H. Hickie, Archives Assistant for Projects 2002 November Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Portraits and Signatures Collection ca. 1825-1900 1 archives box (0.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Artificial collection of engravings and photographs, predominantly portraits of a variety of individuals, as well as reproduced signatures. Subjects include American presidents, British monarchs, famous actors, Lord Jeffery Amherst, and others. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Portraits and Signatures Collection is an artificial collection of engravings and photographs, being predominantly portraits of a variety of individuals both famous and unknown and including many signatures in reproduction. Subjects include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and several other American presidents and statesmen; Lord Jeffery Amherst; Kings George III, George IV, George V and Queen Victoria of England; and several actors in character (George Alexander, John L. Toole). The collection also includes a series of engravings depicting scenes from Shakespeare's plays, several depictions of historic events in European history, and a small number of city views. Also of note are two photographs of teachers and children in the Freedmen's schools sponsored by the American Missionary Society, Norfolk, Virginia, ca. 1865. The collection also includes one folder of unidentified 19th century photographs.

 Arrangement of the Collection

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use.

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Curator of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Portraits and Signatures Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 Search Terms Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Illustrations. American Missionary Association--History--Sources. Portraits. Signatures (Writing) Amherst College. Library. 1 1 Adams, John 1 2 Adams, John Quincy 1 3 Adams, John Quincy 1 4 Alexander, George 1 5 American Missionary Association - Freedman's Schools - 2 photos c. 1865 (Miss Coan; Miss Skearman) 1 6 Amherst, Lord Jeffery 1 7 Anderson, Mary 1 8 Arnold, Miss 1 9 Barlow, Joel 1 10 Basin, City of 1 11 Bouchard, Eva (Maria Chardelaine); Louis Hemon; Samuel Chardelaine 1 12 Bryant, William Cullen 1 13 Burroughs, John 1 14 Buchanan, James 1 15 Cable, G. W. 1 16 Chatham, Death of 1 11 Chardelaine, Maria 1 11 Chardelaine, Samuel 1 17 Clay, Henry 1 18 Cleveland, Grover 1 19 Colbert, Jean Baptist 1 20 Duck, Stephen 1 21 Durham Cathedral (2) 1 22 Dyer, John (2) 1 23 Fields, James Thomas 1 24 Fillmore, Millard 1 25 Franklin, Benjamin 1 26 Garfield, James Abram 1 27 George III, King of England 1 28 George IV, King of England 1 29 George IV, King of England 1 30 Gibralter, Siege of 1 31 Grant, Ulysses Simpson 1 32 Hamilton, Alexander 1 33 Harrison, Benjamin 1 34 Harrison, William Henry 1 35 Hayes, Rutherford Birchard 1 36 Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von 1 11 Hemon, Louis 1 37 Hill, Aaron 1 38 Hilton Castle 1 39 Horatio, Death of 1 40 Howe, Richard Howe, Lord 1 41 Hurd, Richard 1 42 Jackson, Andrew 1 43 Jefferson, Joseph 1 44 Jefferson, Thomas 1 45 Jennings, Clara 1 46 Johnson, Andrew 1 47 Johnson, Samuel 1 48 Kellog, Orlando 1 49 Lafayette, Marie Joseph, Marquis de 1 50 Lamb, Charles 1 51 Langtry, Lily 1 52 Leasowes, Estate of 1 53 Lee, Robert E., Surrender of 1 54 Lincoln, Abraham 1 55 Lincoln, Abraham 1 56 Mackay, F.F. 1 57 Madison, James 1 58 Monroe, James 1 59 Mortland, Anna 1 60 Owens, John E. 1 61 Penn, William 1 62 Phelps, Samuel 1 63 Pierce, Franklin 1 64 Polk, James Knox 1 65 Roberts, Cornelia Bishop 1 66 Rowe, George F., Jr. 1 67 Sandeyer, Sybil 1 68 Seward, William H. 1 69 Shakespearian Scenes (12) 1 70 Shield, Lion 1 71 Sunbury, Town of 1 72 Taylor, Zachary 1 73 Thomson, James (6) 1 74 Toole, John L. 1 75 Tyler, John 1 76 Van Buren, Martin 1 77 Queen Victoria 1 78 Washington, George 1 79 Waterloo, Battle of 1 80 West, Gilbert 1 81 William IV 1 82 Unidentified Photographs - 14, (3 ferrotypes), tax stamps on back c. 1864-65