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One of 61 drawings done by Orra White Hitchcock for use in Professor Edward Hitchcock's classes on geology and natural history. This is a reproduction of a preexisting drawing.

1 drawing : pen and ink ; sheet 12 x 18 cm

One of 61 drawings done by Orra White Hitchcock for use in Professor Edward Hitchcock's classes on geology and natural history.

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.

One of 61 drawings done by Orra White Hitchcock for use in Professor Edward Hitchcock's classes on geology and natural history.

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…