News & Events 06/2000

June 11, 2000Director of Media Relations 413/542-8417AMHERST, Mass. - Professor Ellen Louise Hart, one of the leading experts on the manuscripts of Amherst native Emily Dickinson, will give a talk in the Barnett Reading Room of the College's Archives and Special Collections at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19. The talk, titled "Editing in Amherst: The History and Mystery of Emily Dickinson's Manuscripts to Susan Dickinson," is open to the public at no charge.

June 9, 2000 Director of Media Relations 413/542-8417AMHERST, Mass.-The Amherst College Library has acquired a Latin textbook that American poet Emily Dickinson used when she was a student at the Amherst Academy.

June 7, 2000Director of Media Relations 413/542-8417 AMHERST, Mass.-Four Amherst College professors have received a $195,895 supplemental grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This grant supports a $239,472 NSF grant awarded in April of this year, bringing the total amount of funding for the collaborative project to $435,367.

June 1, 2000 Director of Media Relations 413/542-8417 AMHERST, Mass.-Pianist Makiko Takeda-Herms will perform a piano recital to benefit the Evergreens and the Dickinson Homestead on Tuesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Amherst. The program includes music by Haydn, Chopin, Schumann, and the Japanese composer Masao Endo. A reception will follow. Tickets will be available at the door at $12 for the general public, $10 for senior citizens and students.