Genevieve Frances Pratt papers

The Genevieve Frances Pratt Papers contain diaries, correspondence, biographical information, memorabilia, and photographs. Of particular note is the diary kept by Pratt while she was a student at Mount Holyoke College from 1916 to 1920. The diary includes short daily descriptions of classes, social activities, people, and the weather. A travel diary dating from 1958 to 1970 is also included. In it are details about Pratt's trip in 1958 to England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. Descriptions of her trip to Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, and England in 1964 are included as well. The later entries document Pratt's trips around New England. Topics mentioned in the travel diary include her activities, expenses, and food. The correspondence dates from 1938 to 1975 and includes personal letters by Pratt and several friends. The biographical information dating from 1921-1976 includes newspaper clippings and a tribute by classmate Eleanor C. Buchholz. The memorabilia dates from 1920-1976 and includes greeting cards, her Mount Holyoke diploma, an auto sales bill from 1927, and documents relating to her retirement. The photographs series consists of photographs of Pratt and her Mount Holyoke classmates engaging is social activities such as senior rope-jumping, the laurel parade, and other traditional events. There are also photographs of a visit to Mount Holyoke by Princess Juliana of the Netherlands in 1941. Photographs of campus buildings and of President Mary Woolley are included, as is a retirement photograph of Pratt.