ABC Program Records
Scope and Contents
These records include reports (1965-), correspondence (1965-69), student publications (1969), student evaluations (1969), general material (1964-), and photographs (1965-). There are detailed analysis of the Program by instructors and advisors, and information concerning the selection of resident tutors for the Program. Literary booklets produced with student writing and artwork are included, along with brochures, newspaper clippings, press releases, programs, and lists of faculty and students.
Dates
- Creation: 1965
Conditions Governing Access
The ABC Program records contain restricted access materials. Researchers must sign a restricted access form before use.
Conditions Governing Use
The ABC Program records contain restricted access materials. Researchers must sign a restricted access form before use.
Records restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation.
Historical Note
The ABC Program (A Better Chance) began at Mount Holyoke College in 1965 with funds from the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, and was designed to improve educational opportunities for talented girls with few resources. It was modeled on a similar program held for boys at Dartmouth College. Originally, it ran for eight weeks during the summer to provide a transition from public to private school. In 1973 it evolved into a year-long program in which girls lived in a Mount Holyoke-donated house, and attended South Hadley High School. It closed its doors in 1982 due to insufficient funding.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These records include reports (1965-), correspondence (1965-69), student publications (1969), student evaluations (1969), general material (1964-), and photographs (1965-).
- Title
- ABC Program Records, 1965
- Subtitle
- Finding Aid
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives and Special Collections.
- Date
- 2011
- 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