Portraits and Signatures Collection, ca. 1825-1900
1 archives box (0.5 linear ft.)
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.
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.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
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.
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
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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Phone: (413) 542-2299 Fax: (413) 542-2692 Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives |
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Adams, John
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Box 1: folder 1
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Adams, John Quincy
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Box 1: folder 2
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Adams, John Quincy
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Box 1: folder 3
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Alexander, George
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Box 1: folder 4
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American Missionary Association - Freedman's Schools - 2 photos c. 1865 (Miss Coan; Miss Skearman)
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Box 1: folder 5
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Amherst, Lord Jeffery
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Box 1: folder 6
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Anderson, Mary
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Box 1: folder 7
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Arnold, Miss
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Box 1: folder 8
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Barlow, Joel
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Box 1: folder 9
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Basin, City of
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Box 1: folder 10
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Bouchard, Eva (Maria Chardelaine); Louis Hemon; Samuel Chardelaine
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Box 1: folder 11
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Bryant, William Cullen
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Box 1: folder 12
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Burroughs, John
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Box 1: folder 13
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Buchanan, James
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Box 1: folder 14
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Cable, G. W.
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Box 1: folder 15
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Chatham, Death of
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Box 1: folder 16
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Chardelaine, Maria
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Box 1: folder 11
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Chardelaine, Samuel
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Box 1: folder 11
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Clay, Henry
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Box 1: folder 17
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Cleveland, Grover
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Box 1: folder 18
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Colbert, Jean Baptist
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Box 1: folder 19
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Duck, Stephen
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Box 1: folder 20
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Durham Cathedral (2)
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Box 1: folder 21
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Dyer, John (2)
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Box 1: folder 22
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Fields, James Thomas
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Box 1: folder 23
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Fillmore, Millard
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Box 1: folder 24
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Franklin, Benjamin
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Box 1: folder 25
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Garfield, James Abram
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Box 1: folder 26
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George III, King of England
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Box 1: folder 27
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George IV, King of England
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Box 1: folder 28
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George IV, King of England
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Box 1: folder 29
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Gibralter, Siege of
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Box 1: folder 30
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Grant, Ulysses Simpson
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Box 1: folder 31
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Hamilton, Alexander
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Box 1: folder 32
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Harrison, Benjamin
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Box 1: folder 33
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Harrison, William Henry
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Box 1: folder 34
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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard
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Box 1: folder 35
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Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von
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Box 1: folder 36
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Hemon, Louis
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Box 1: folder 11
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Hill, Aaron
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Box 1: folder 37
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Hilton Castle
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Box 1: folder 38
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Horatio, Death of
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Box 1: folder 39
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Howe, Richard Howe, Lord
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Box 1: folder 40
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Hurd, Richard
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Box 1: folder 41
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Jackson, Andrew
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Box 1: folder 42
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Jefferson, Joseph
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Box 1: folder 43
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Jefferson, Thomas
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Box 1: folder 44
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Jennings, Clara
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Box 1: folder 45
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Johnson, Andrew
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Box 1: folder 46
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Johnson, Samuel
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Box 1: folder 47
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Kellog, Orlando
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Box 1: folder 48
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph, Marquis de
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Box 1: folder 49
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Lamb, Charles
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Box 1: folder 50
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Langtry, Lily
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Box 1: folder 51
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Leasowes, Estate of
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Box 1: folder 52
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Lee, Robert E., Surrender of
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Box 1: folder 53
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Lincoln, Abraham
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Box 1: folder 54
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Lincoln, Abraham
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Box 1: folder 55
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Mackay, F.F.
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Box 1: folder 56
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Madison, James
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Box 1: folder 57
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Monroe, James
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Box 1: folder 58
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Mortland, Anna
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Box 1: folder 59
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Owens, John E.
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Box 1: folder 60
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Penn, William
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Box 1: folder 61
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Phelps, Samuel
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Box 1: folder 62
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Pierce, Franklin
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Box 1: folder 63
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Polk, James Knox
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Box 1: folder 64
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Roberts, Cornelia Bishop
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Box 1: folder 65
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Rowe, George F., Jr.
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Box 1: folder 66
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Sandeyer, Sybil
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Box 1: folder 67
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Seward, William H.
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Box 1: folder 68
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Shakespearian Scenes (12)
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Box 1: folder 69
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Shield, Lion
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Box 1: folder 70
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Sunbury, Town of
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Box 1: folder 71
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Taylor, Zachary
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Box 1: folder 72
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Thomson, James (6)
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Box 1: folder 73
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Toole, John L.
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Box 1: folder 74
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Tyler, John
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Box 1: folder 75
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Van Buren, Martin
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Box 1: folder 76
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Queen Victoria
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Box 1: folder 77
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Washington, George
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Box 1: folder 78
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Waterloo, Battle of
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Box 1: folder 79
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West, Gilbert
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Box 1: folder 80
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William IV
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Box 1: folder 81
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Unidentified Photographs - 14, (3 ferrotypes), tax stamps on back c. 1864-65
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Box 1: folder 82
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