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Anonymous. List of Books Read, 1800-1803, presumably by a member of the Social Library of Petersham, Massachusetts. Most of the 29 books listed are non-fiction; brief comments accompany each entry.

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The records of the Mount Holyoke College Anthropology Department consist of correspondence, reports, lecture series announcements, course outlines and syllabi, book lists, and photographs.

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Archibald MacLeish, 1892-1982, poet and Statesman. Papers consist of correspondence and reports relating primarily to MacLeish's involvement in the formation and activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and to a lesser degree, the publishing of poetry.

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Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931; literary critic. Essay on French literature written for his column in the "London Evening Standard" (December 1930). Begins with review of Philip Carr's "The French at Home". Also comments on latest works of Andre Malraux and Jean Girado.

Abstract The Mount Holyoke College Art Department records consist of correspondence; department reports; telegrams; historical sketches and notes; memos; lecture transcripts and announcements; pamphlets; flyers; posters; press releases; news and magazine articles; minutes, agendas, and notes from department meetings; financial records; check stubs; appropriation requests; petitions to raise funds; course outlines; syllabi; teaching notes; examinations; student papers; student enrollment lists;...

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From 1899 to 1939, Asa Kinney held the position of Botany and Plant Science Associate Professor Emeritus at Mount Holyoke College. Over the course of 41 years, Kinney extensively photographed the Mount Holyoke College campus, community, activities, natural environment, and architecture with a 5"x7" glass plate view camera. As a result, a collection of approximately two thousand glass plate negatives resides in Archives & Special Collections.

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The Asian Studies Program records contain articles, posters, a sponsorship request, and annual reports dating from 1979 to the present.

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The records of the Assistant Business Manager and Purchasing contain reports, questionnaires, pamphlets, campus announcements and memos.

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The Astronomy Department records consist of correspondence, telegrams, reports, financial records, ledger books, log books, documentation of observations and astronomical measurements, charts, star maps, grade books, exams, assignments, teaching notes, problem sets, lab work, lecture announcements, fliers, clippings, department histories, and photographs.

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With original envelope.Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898; artist and author. Short letter to his publisher Leonard Smithers with oblique reference to Beardsley's recent illness and his move to Boscombe in Dorset (England).

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Records of the Audit Committee, established in 1988 to oversee the accounting procedures and practices of Mount Holyoke College, date from 1987-1989 and 1993-1994 and consist of a statement of the group's duties and responsibilities, minutes and agenda, and a financial statement and auditor's report for the College.

Abstract Auxiliary Services records concern academic centers, centers for the care and study of children, Friends groups. and units of Mount Holyoke such as the Art Museum, Library, Chapel, and Equestrian Center that are neither administrative offices nor departments. The records are arranged by the name of each unit. Materials date from circa 1855 to the present and include minutes, reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, architectural plans and drawings, programs, and...

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Babcock, Virginia Frances, 1909-1997; student and secondary school teacher. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1931. Mount Holyoke College graduate student and graduate assistant, 1931-1933. Papers consist of a scrapbook, a photograph album, an account book, correspondence, memorabilia, biographical information, and photographs; principally documenting her years as an undergraduate and graduate student at Mount Holyoke.

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Baker, Helen Craig, 1888-1990; student, clerical worker. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1910. Papers consist of correspondence, material relating to the Gamma Kappa secret society, programs for Mount Holyoke College Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs concerts, biographical information, a photograph album and photographs; primarily documenting undergraduate social activities and activities of members of Gamma Kappa and the Class of 1910 while at Mount Holyoke and after.

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Ball, Margaret, 1878-1952; College teacher and author. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1900. Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1901-1945. Papers contain correspondence, essays, drafts, research notes, clippings, subject files, family financial records, and memorabilia; chiefly notes her academic activities as both a student and professor along with four decades of correspondence between faculty and alumnae.

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The records contain a tentative wording for the announcement of the Barbara Benson Prize.

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Gilson, Barbara, b. 1925; student. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1945. Papers consist of course records, correspondence, an account book, a brief diary, calendars, freshman hazing material, memorabilia, biographical information and a photograph; pertaining principally to her daily activities and academic studies at Mount Holyoke. Also included are documents describing conditions in Massachusetts and London, England during World War II.

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Taylor, Barbara Howland Barber, 1889-1975; student, teacher, scholar, housewife. Mount Holyoke College Graduate, 1913. Papers contain research material, writings, memorabilia, information on plants and gardening, biographical information, and photographs; primarily relating to her research about Mexican culture and literature and the Spanish language.

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White, Barbara Jeanne Johnson, 1918-; student and college teacher. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1939 (M.A. 1941). Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1939-1944. Papers consist of correspondence, course records, a scrapbook, teaching records, a published article, biographical information, and photographs, primarily documenting her academic and social life as a Mount Holyoke College student and instructor.

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This collection consists of the papers of dancer, author, and educator Barbara Mettler. The collection includes professional correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, artworks, photographs, articles detailing her dance career, notebooks, and numerous published works related to her philosophy of dance.

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Barkhuff, Margaret (Margareta) Niles, 1892-1992; student. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1914. Papers consist of a scrapbook, a photograph album, recollections, memorabilia, biographical information and a photograph; principally pertaining to her undergraduate years at Mount Holyoke. Also included are recollections of her childhood in Amsterdam, New York.

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Barnes, Viola Frances, 1885-1979; Historian, college teacher, and author. Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1919-1951. Papers contain correspondence, writings, course materials, family history drafts, autobiography, and financial records; principally consists of her work as a historian and the development of the American Studies program at the College. Author of "The Dominion of New England."

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Barnett, Louise Eleanor Fruen, 1927- ; Teacher and housewife. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1949. Papers consist of letters to her family. Primarily describing her academic and social activities while at Mount Holyoke with an emphasis on classes, traditions and special events, including a lecture by Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Bayley, Priscilla Beals Shaw, 1844-1924; student. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1862-1863. Diary written during her time at Mount Holyoke focusing primarily on her life as a Christian, with references to the American Civil War.

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Beach, Emily Kellogg, 1871-1955; Teacher and Young Women's Christian Association member. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1893. Papers consist of a scrapbook, writings, memorabilia, biographical information and photographs. Mainly documenting her experience at Mount Holyoke with special attention to the Presidential election of 1892 and her later interest in missionary work.

Abstract Beal, Helen Brugger, 1890-1984; Secondary school teacher and art collector. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1912. Papers consist of correspondence, clippings and memorabilia including a herbarium made in botany class. Chiefly documents her experience at Mount Holyoke including her letters to alumnae members of the Psi Omega secret society and later, her letters to antique dealers. Researchers should note that the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections also has the papers of...

Abstract Beecher Family. Lyman Beecher and children: Catharine E. (1800-1878), William (1802-1889), Edward (1803-1895), Mary (1805-1900), George (1809-1843), Henry Ward (1813-1887), Charles (1815-1900), and Thomas Kinnicut (1824-1900); daughter-in-law, Katherine Edes Beecher (d. 1870), and grandson, Frederick W. Beecher. Papers consist of correspondence, sermons, lecture notes, funeral sermons, a poem and biographical information relating to members of the Beecher family; principally pertaining to...

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The records contain one letter to Mrs. Harold E. Bennett from Robbin M. Hallock in the Development Office.

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The records contain a list of donors to the fund, and a letter describing the purpose of the fund.