Deborah Simpson Hutchings papers
Scope and Contents
The Deborah Simpson Hutchings Papers, 1974-1978, are comprised ofcorrespondence, biographical materials, and photographs. The correspondence consists of letters and postcards that she wrote to her parents, younger sisters, and grandfather while she was a student at Mount Holyoke College from 1974-1978. In the letters she discusses the process of adjusting to college, course registration, preparing for exams, housing arrangements, the cost of books, employment, and the Student Government Association. Two SGA topics of note are students serving on the Board of Trustees and the grading system at Mount Holyoke. She also discusses friendships, shopping in Amherst, MA and Northampton, MA, concerts, movies, plays, church, playing sports, patchwork, being a member of Campus Gold Girl Scouts, and traveling. The biographical materials (1974-1978) consist of a press release that concerns her enrollment at Mount Holyoke in 1974 and a graduation announcement. There are 14 three by five inch color snapshots that feature Ms. Hutchings as an undergraduate student and campus landmarks, including Lower Lake and the 1837 and North Mandelle dormitories.
Dates
- 1974-1978
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of the collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Biographical Note
Deborah Simpson Hutchings is a 1978 graduate of Mount Holyoke College.
Biographical Note
Deborah Richards Simpson Hutchings, an alumna of Mount Holyoke College andinformation systems analyst and manager, was born on September 3, 1956 inSyracuse, New York to Norman Loucks Simpson, a business executive, and ElizabethJean Richards, a graduate of Wells College. In 1978 she graduated from MountHolyoke cum laude with an A.B. in Mathematics. She later held accounting andinformation management consulting positions at Prudential Insurance Company ofAmerica and Prudential Asset Management Company. In May of 1991 she marriedStanley David Hutchings.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Hutchings, Deborah Richards Simpson, 1956-; Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1978. Papers contain correspondence and photographs primarily documenting her academic and personal life during her undergraduate studies (1974-1978).
Arrangement
The correspondence, biographical information, and photographs are arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
The papers were processed by Crystal L. Johnson, 2005.
- Campus Gold Girl Scouts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Holyoke College -- Curricula Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Holyoke College -- Religious life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Holyoke College -- Student expenses -- 1974-1978 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Holyoke College -- Student life -- 1974-1978 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Holyoke College -- Students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Holyoke College Manuscript Collections Subject Source: Local sources
- correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Deborah Simpson Hutchings Papers, 1974-1978
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Crystal L. Johnson.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Repository
50 College Street
8 Dwight Hall
South Hadley MA 01075-6425 USA
413-538-3079
archives@mtholyoke.edu
