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A portrait of Edward Hitchcock, facing right, with caption, made by Boston lithographer J.H. Bufford. This image was used as the frontispiece for Hitchcock's "Reminiscences of Amherst College," published in 1863 by Bridgman & Childs.

An excerpt from a Thomas Moore poem, "Farewell -- but whenever," handwritten on a sheet with an embossed boarder. The transcriber is not identified.

A certificate entitling Edward Hitchcock to four shares in stock of The Metropolitan Soap Stone Company. Signed by the President of the company, Charles B. Stuart and its Secretary, whose name could not be deciphered.

A 3-stanza poem by Edward Hitchcock on religious subjects.

A handwritten transcription of the poem "Disappointment" written by Orra White [Hitchcock]. It is noted at the top of the page that the poem was published in the Hampshire Gazette, March 4, 1818. The poem is simply signed "O." The final page…

A watercolor drawing of an unidentified flowering plant by Orra White Hitchcock. The plant has two clusters of pink five-petaled flowers and green leaf stalks. The drawing is labeled but the label is illegible. The artwork is housed in a mat for…

A poem by Edward Hitchcock about Orra White Hitchcock written sometime prior to their marriage.

A drawing of a type of rose by Orra White Hitchcock. The drawing shows two flowers, several leaves, and two buds or fruits along the stem, which is thorny. Orra White has written "Lesson 5th" in the bottom right corner. The artwork is housed in a mat…

A 401-line poem in verse by Edward Hitchcock on the subject of the study and humility of science, which Hitchcock presented to the Alexandrian Society at Amherst College in 1843. The poem also deals with the concept of the relationship between…

A poem by Edward Hitchcock on the subject of the golden calf idol worshipped in the Hebrew Bible. Hitchcock uses the symbol of the golden calf to discuss the general idea of idolatry.