The Acquisitions Table: Samuel Dickinson Barton Lecture Notes

Barton notebooks

Barton, Samuel Dickinson. Lecture Notes (Amherst College), 1827 and undated. Samuel Dickinson Barton was a student in the class of 1831 at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.  These two volumes contain notes written by Barton while attending lectures at Amherst.  One is dated 1827, the other is undated.  The lectures he attended cover a variety of ...

The Acquisitions Table: Notes in College

Downer, David R., “Notes in College,” 1827-1828. David Robinson Downer (1808-1841) was born in Westfield, New Jersey.  He attended Yale College, graduating in 1828, and then entered the Auburn Seminary, eventually becoming minister of the West Presbyterian Church in New York City.  This volume consists of theological notes made by Downer during his senior year at ...