An act to establish a college in the town of Amherst
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Printed version, issued as a pamphlet, of "An Act to establish a College in the town of Amherst," the original charter granting incorporation status to Amherst College.
Amherst College was conceived out of the previously existing Amherst Academy and was founded in 1821 as the Collegiate Institution. From 1821-1825 the College was known primarily as the Collegiate Institution or the Amherst Institution. In 1825 the institution was granted charter by the Massachusetts State Legislature and was thereafter known as Amherst College.
