William Seymour Tyler (AC 1830) Papers, 1800-1902
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Tyler Papers
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Tyler, W.S. (William Seymour), 1810-1897
Biographical History for: Tyler Papers
Biographical Note William Seymour Tyler was born in 1810 in Harford, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. He went to Hamilton College before coming to Amherst College for a year and graduating from Amherst in 1830. Afterwards, he attended Andover Theological Seminary while intermittently teaching at Amherst Academy, 1830-1831, and tutoring at Amherst College, 1832-1834. He pursued his theological course until 1836 when he became professor of Latin and Greek Languages and Literature at Amherst College, 1836-1847, and subsequently of Greek Language and Literature, 1847-1893. Following this, he was professor emeritus until his death in 1897. Tyler was an ordained preacher and throughout his teaching career delivered many sermons and eulogies. He was also a prolific author. Among his works are A History of Amherst College, Memoirs of Henry Lobdell, Prayer for Colleges, Germania and Agricola of Tacitus, Histories of Tacitus, Plato's Apology and Crito, Demosthenes de Corona, Philippics and Olynthiacs of Demosthenes, Plutarch on the Delay of the Deity, and Theology of Greek Poets.
Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection contains a large number of letters both to and from Tyler and among members of his family; manuscript essays by Tyler and by his brother Wellington H. Tyler; addresses; articles; notes; diaries; photographs of Tyler and of his wife; pamphlets by Tyler; funeral orations; and lectures given by him throughout his life.
Congregational churches--Clergy--Biography--Sources.
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Greek literature--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Amherst.
Sermons, American--Massachusetts.
Tyler, W. S. (William Seymour), 1810-1897.
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Tyler, William Hart.
Amherst College--Faculty.
Amherst College--Students.
Amherst College. Class of 1830. Tyler.
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series
Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE
Incoming family correspondence 1832-1833
Incoming family correspondence 1835
Incoming family correspondence 1836
Incoming family correspondence 1837
Incoming family correspondence 1838
Incoming family correspondence 1839
Incoming family correspondence 1840
Incoming family correspondence 1841-1842
Incoming family correspondence 1843-1844
Incoming family correspondence 1845-1846
Incoming family correspondence 1848
Incoming family correspondence 1850-1851
Incoming family correspondence 1852
Incoming family correspondence 1853
Incoming family correspondence 1856
Incoming family correspondence 1857
Incoming family correspondence 1859
Incoming family correspondence 1860-1861
Incoming family correspondence 1862-1863
Incoming family correspondence 1864
Incoming family correspondence 1865-1866
Incoming family correspondence 1867-1868
Outgoing family correspondence n.d.
Outgoing family correspondence 1829
Outgoing family correspondence 1832
Outgoing family correspondence 1833
Outgoing family correspondence 1834
Outgoing family correspondence 1835
Outgoing family correspondence 1836
Outgoing family correspondence 1837
Outgoing family correspondence 1840
Outgoing family correspondence 1844
Outgoing family correspondence 1845
Outgoing family correspondence 1846
Outgoing family correspondence 1847
Outgoing family correspondence 1849
Outgoing family correspondence 1850
Outgoing family correspondence 1851
Outgoing family correspondence 1853-1854
Outgoing family correspondence 1855
Outgoing family correspondence 1856
Outgoing family correspondence 1857
Outgoing family correspondence 1859-1861
Outgoing family correspondence 1862-1863
Outgoing family correspondence 1864
Outgoing family correspondence 1865
Outgoing family correspondence 1866-1868
Outgoing family correspondence 1870
Letters to and from Tyler's sons - John, Henry, Mason, and William 1877
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) n.d.
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1837
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1840
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1841
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1842
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1843-1845
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1849
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1851
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1853
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1855
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1873
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1898-1899
Letters to Mrs. William S. Tyler (Amelia) 1901-1902
Letters from Mrs. William S. Tyler to her son John 1876
Letters from Mrs. William S. Tyler to her son John 1877
Letters from Mrs. William S. Tyler to her son John 1878
Letters from Mrs. William S. Tyler to her son John 1879
Letters from Mrs. William S. Tyler to her son John 1894
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) n.d.
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1817
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1822
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1830-1831
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1835
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1836-1837
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1843
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1845
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1846
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1847
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1848
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1850
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1853-1854
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1855-1856
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1858-1860
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1861-1862
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1864-1866
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1868
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1872
Letters to and from Joab Tyler (father of W. S. Tyler) 1876-1877
Letters among the Whiting Family (Mrs. Tyler's parents) 1840-1872
Letters of Condolence on Death of Tyler 1897
Letter to Mrs. Mary Tyler from her brother N. Peabody 1820
Letters with no date among the Tyler family n.d.
Incoming correspondence - A n.d.
Incoming correspondence - B n.d.
Incoming correspondence - C n.d.
Incoming correspondence - D, E n.d.
Incoming correspondence - F, G n.d.
Incoming correspondence - H n.d.
Incoming correspondence - J, K, L n.d.
Incoming correspondence - M n.d.
Incoming correspondence - O, P, Q n.d.
Incoming correspondence - R, S, T n.d.
Incoming correspondence - W n.d.
Letters sending contributions to the Congregational Church at Packardsville 1869
Outgoing correspondence - A-Z n.d.
Series 2: DEEDS, RECEIPTS, AND OTHER BUSINESS PAPERS RE: JOAB TYLER
Deeds and receipts n.d.
Account books n.d.
Series 3: MANUSCRIPT ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND SPEECHES
Article about the Amherst Sabbath School 1833-1834
"The Relation of the Church to the Educational Institutions of Amherst" n.d.
Article for The Sabbath School Visitor No. 5, Vol. 2, with copy of the magazine 1834 May
Article for The Sabbath School Visitor No. 6, Vol. 2, with copy of the magazine 1834 Jun
Article for The Sabbath School Visitor No. 8, Vol. 2, with copy of the magazine 1834 Aug
Article for The Sabbath School Visitor No. 9, Vol. 2, with copy of the magazine 1834 Sep
Reply to the Boston Recorder on "Retrenchment" n.d.
Essays 1827-1830
Chapel Dissertation: Salutatory Oration 1830
"Radicalism" (Master's Oration) 1833
"Metaphysical Reasoning in Theology" (Andover) n.d.
Address on Colonization 1832 Jul 4
Speech on the 50th anniversary of Tyler's professorship n.d.
Notes on Greek n.d.
Notes on Mathematics taught by Tyler as tutor 1832-1835
Sermon - Amherst College 1874 Nov
Group of essays by Wellington H. Tyler (Tyler's brother) written at Amherst College 1829-1830
Series 4: MISCELLANEOUS LECTURES, ACCOUNT BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, GENEALOGY, ETC.
Book review of The Land and the Book by W. M. Thompson n.d.
Outline of Greek lectures at Amherst College n.d.
Miscellaneous pamphlets n.d.
Genealogical material on Tylers n.d.
Railroad papers (stock certificates, etc.) Joab Tyler n.d.
Copy of The Religious Intelligencer , New Haven 1837 Jan 14
Bill to Josiah Dwight 1800
Page of Advertising for Harford Academy and Confession of Faith of Harford Congregational Church 1835 Sep 1
Newspaper clippings n.d.
Series 5: SERMONS
The "Corn Sermon" (typewritten, 2 copies) n.d.
John 13, 34.35. Amherst College 1851 Jun
2 Corinthians 7: 10, College 1837 Feb
Psalms 53, 2.3. Amherst College 1853 Jan
John 1, 11.12., Amherst College 1866 Jan
Matthew 6: 5., Amherst College (2 sections) 1841 Apr
Psalms 97: 2, Amherst College 1845 Apr
John 15, 11. Amherst College 1845 Apr
Ecclesiastes 12, 13. Williston Seminary Anniversary 1851
Ecclesiastes 12, 13. Hadley 1841
Daniel 5: Amherst College 1848 Mar
Luke 12. 56.57., Amherst College 1852 Jan
Ecclesiastes 11.9. College 1839 Mar
Phil. 3.8. Amherst College Lecture 1846 Nov
Luke 9.25. Amherst College 1849 Feb
Romans 13: 8, Conway. National Fast 1841 May 14
Exposition of Ecclesiastes 12: 1-7. Amherst College lecture 1846 Jul
2 Corinthians 12.2 Amherst College lecture 1857 Mar
Proverbs 28.25. Amherst College 1846 Jun
Psalms 51.6. Amherst College 1856 Nov
Romans 5:1. East Hadley 1843 Jan
Genesis 16.13. Amherst College 1852 Feb
Matthew 25:21. Amherst College lecture 1841 Mar
Romans 8:7, Amherst College lecture 1843 Oct
Timothy 3:16. Amherst North Parish 1846 Jul
Romans 11:36. Amherst College 1846 May
No title, Amherst College 1884 Nov 30
Genesis 13: 8.9. n.d.
Acts 20, 31. North Amherst 1863 Jan
Luke 14.18. Amherst College 1876 Mar
"Intemperance" North Hadley 1857 Jul
Mark 2, 27. "The Sabbath Was Made For Man", Amherst College 1871 May
several incomplete pages n.d.
Series 6 : ADDRESSES, ARTICLES, NOTES, AND DIARIES
Address to Philological Club 1892 Oct 11
Julius Hawley Seelye, D.D., L.L.D. In Memoriam n.d.
Reminiscences (written for the Amherst Student) n.d.
Article in Springfield Republican 1871 Jul 14
"Captain Samuel Fiske", article in the New Haven Weekly Palladium 1864 Jul 7
Printed address on William A. Stearns (Commemorative) n.d.
Funeral discourse on Rev. Prof. Edward Hitchcock 1864 Mar 20
"Our Wife and Mother", Funeral Discourse on Orra White Hitchcock (Mrs. Edward Hitchcock) n.d.
Synopsis of Esquire Frost's lectures n.d.
Address at Amherst College Alumni Dinner, from the Amherst Record 1886 Jul 7
Notes on Greek Philosophy n.d.
Typewritten diaries of Tyler 1877-1881
Series 7 : MISCELLANEOUS: PICTURES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, MOUNT HOLYOKE CATALOG, REVIEWS, ORDINATION PROGRAM
Pictures of Tyer and his wife n.d.
Subscriptions and correspondence about History of Amherst College by Tyler n.d.
41st annual catalog of Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary 1877-1878
Reviews of Plato's Apology and Crito and Memoirs of Henry Lobdell by Tyler n.d.
Program for Tyler's Ordination Service 1859 Oct 5
Series 8 : PAMPHLETS BY OR ABOUT TYLER
"Representative Cities. I. Damascus; or the Pearl of the Orient and the Earthly Paradise," In: Hours at Home, a Popular Monthly Devoted to Religious and Useful literature , New York, Charles Scribner and Co. p. 314 1867 Feb
"Representative Cities No. III. Jerusalem: The Mountain Sanctuary, or Revealed Religion and the Kingdom of God on Earth and Heaven." In: Hours at Home, a Popular Monthly of Instruction and Recreation , New York, Charles Scribner and Co. 1867 May
"Representative Cities No. IV. Athens: The Diamond of the Occident or the Fine Arts and Aesthetic Culture." In: Hours at Home, a Popular Monthly of Instruction and Recreation . New York, Charles Scribner and Co. p. 193 1867 Jul
The Great Commission , a sermon, November 23, 1856. Amherst, Press of John H. Brewster 1857
"Colleges: Their Place Among American Institutions," An address before the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West November 12, 1856. Reprinted from the American Journal of Education and College Review for February, 1867. New York, Calkins and Stiles, 348 Broadway 1867 Feb
Integrity, the Safeguard of Public and Private Life . A Sermon Preached in the Amherst College Chapel. Springfield, Samuel Bowles and Co., Printers 1857 Oct 17
The Men of Issachar . A discourse delivered in Whately, Massachusetts, 1858 Nov 15 at the funeral of Rev. John Ferguson. Amherst: Press of John H. Brewster 1858
The Wise Men of the Scriptures; of Science and Religion . A discourse at the funeral of Rev. Prof. Edward Hitchcock, D.D., L.L.D. Springfield, Samuel Bowles and Co. Printers 1864
The Life and Character of the Righteous or, the Palm- tree and the Cedar in Lebanon . A sermon commemorative of Joseph Adams, preached in the East Church in Amherst. Northampton: Printed by Metcalf and Co. 1864
A Discourse Commemorative of Rev. Lewis Sabin, D.D. , preached at his funeral in Templeton, Massachusetts, June 11, 1873. Springfield, Mass.: Clark W. Bryan and Co., printers 1877
The Higher Education of Women , an address before the Trustees, Teachers and pupils of Mount Holyoke Seminary, July 3, 1873. Northampton, Mass.: Bridgman and Childs 1874
Opening of Lyman Williston Hall. Address and Exercises of Dedication , Springfield, Mass: Clark W. Bryan and Co., printers 1877
Discourse Commemorative of the Late President Stearns . Delivered in Amherst College Church, June 26, 1877. Springfield, Mass: Clark W. Bryan & Co. printers 1877
"Address" In: Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Ministry of Rev. Adam Miller in the Congregational Church in Hartford, P. , Oct. 3, 1878. Amherst, Mass., McCloud and Williams, printers 1879
"The Article in the Revised Version," (2 copies) 1882 Jan
Address. In: Thirteenth Annual Report of the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West . New York, John F. Trow, printer 1856
"The Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration" from The New Englander , July, 1844. New Haven: Printed by B.L. Hamlen, 1844
"The Teaching of Christ Respecting the Duration of Future Punishment", New York: Anson D.F. Randolph and Company, Reprinted from The New Englander for March, 1878 1878
Biblical Criticism - Questions on the Old Testament n.d.
Questions on the New Testament n.d.
Questions in Biblical Criticism n.d.
"A Discourse Commemorative of the Hon. Samuel Williston" 1874 Sep 13
Discourse Delivered at the Funeral of Daniel Dickinson at Amherst, Mass., Dec 29, 1874 . Marlboro, Mass., Pratt Bros., printers and publishers. 1875
"Article II. The Theology of Sophocles" 1861
Rules for Pronouncing Latin and Greek; and a Method of Logical Analysis Applied to Greek Composition . Amherst, J.S. and C. Adams 1834
A Discourse Commemorative of Mrs. Emily Graves Williston, wife of Hon. Samuel Williston , delivered in the Payson Church, Easthampton 1885 May 31
Article on Tyler, "William Seymour Tyler", by H.H. Neill, In: Amherst Literary Monthly Vol. 12, No. 6 1897 Dec
How Much is a Man Better Than a Sheep , a sermon preached April 30, 1863. Northampton, Trumbull and Gere, Printers 1863
The Germania and Agricola of Caius Cornelius Tacitus . New York, D. Appleton & Co. 1859