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Mount Holyoke College -- Religious life

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Abigail Cowles Grant papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0636
Abstract

Grant, Abigail Fidelia Cowles, 1820-1881; students. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1843-1845. Papers consist of letters to her cousin Martha Grant, primarily describing academic and residential life at Mount Holyoke and her marriage to Joel Grant.

Dates: 1844 - 1848; Majority of material found in 1846 - 1846

Alumnae biographical files

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 27
Abstract Alumnae Biographical Files primarily contain biographical questionnaires, correspondence, articles and other publications, press releases, and notes documenting the lives of Mount Holyoke alumnae.. Also include diaries, letters, notebooks, and other personal materials for these individuals, often describing their experiences as students. Topics discussed by alumnae in these materials include their personal lives and employment in teaching, missionary work, and other fields. There is also...
Dates: 1931 - 2005

Barbara Gilson papers

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Identifier: MS 0805
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1912 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1945

Chapin papers

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Identifier: MS 0519
Abstract

Chapin, Margaret Learned, 1904-1961; Secondary school teacher. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1925. Papers consist of correspondence from her time at Mount Holyoke; mainly focusing on her academic and social activities.

Dates: 1921-1925

Deborah Simpson Hutchings papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0834
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).

Dates: 1974-1978

Eleanor C. Parker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0623
Abstract Parker, Eleanor Clark, 1920-1995; student and secondary school teacher. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1941. Papers contain scrapbooks, an autobiography that includes excerpts from letters written while at Mount Holyoke and recollections by her father, Leander Fox Parker, biographical information, and photographs; primarily relating to her academic and social activities as a Mount Holyoke student, her later work as a high school English teacher, and travels in the Middle East and China....
Dates: 1937-1995; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1941

Elisabeth Bardwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0508
Abstract

Bardwell, Elisabeth Miller, 1831-1899; College teacher and astronomer. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1866. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1866-1896. An instrumental supporter in building the Williston Observatory. Papers consist of correspondence, scrapbook, notebook, travel journal, notes and photographs. Primarily documenting her interest in astronomy and her trip to Europe, all dating between 1874 and 1899.

Dates: 1881-1899

Faculty and staff biographical files

 Record Group — Box 1: [Barcode: Mount Holyoke College: Faculty and Staff Biographical Files - Miscellany; Publications]
Identifier: RG 19
Abstract

Mount Holyoke College Faculty and Staff Biographical Files, circa 1837-, contain correspondence, press releases, directories, lists, writings, notebooks, school papers, drawings, audiocassettes, DVDs, and photographs relating to individuals who have served as faculty or staff members of the College.

Dates: 1837 - 2019

Fidelia Fiske papers

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Identifier: MS 0536
Abstract

Fiske, Fidelia, 1850-1895; Teacher and missionary. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1842. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1858-1864. Papers contain letters and her book entitled, "Recollections of Mary Lyon." Primarily consisting of letters regarding her journey to Persia and her founding of a girls' school while a missionary there.

Dates: 1841-1866

Gladys Ford Pratt papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0707
Abstract

Pratt, Gladys Ford, 1892-1986; librarian. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1914. Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1914-1917. Papers consist of diaries, correspondence, writings, biographical information, memorabilia and photographs primarily documenting her activities at Mount Holyoke and her travels through letters to friends. Also includes notes on the writing of the musical notes for the Mount Holyoke College Alma Mater, written in 1913.

Dates: ca. 1909-1986

Jennie Gilbert Jerome papers

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Identifier: MS 0615
Abstract

Jerome, Jennie Gilbert, 1888-1979; Student. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1911. Papers contain correspondence, scrapbook, writings, artwork, memorabilia, oral history transcript, biographical information, mah jong game, and photographs. Primarily documenting her experiences as a student at Mount Holyoke including her daily activities, teachers, and special events.

Dates: 1907-1979; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1911

Lithgow papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0683
Abstract

Lithgow, Marion Irene, 1901-1992; student; teacher. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1922. Papers contain a scrapbook, correspondence, biographical information, and a photograph primarily relating to Lithgow's time at Mount Holyoke College. Includes references to her clothing, expenses, sports, motion pictures, academics, political issues, and traditions such as Junior Prom.

Dates: 1920-1992; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1922

Lydia W. Shattuck papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0585
Abstract

Shattuck, Lydia White, 1822-1889; Botanist and college teacher. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1851. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1851-1889. Papers contain letters from scientists and correspondence between her friends and former students, primarily documenting her professional life at Mount Holyoke.

Dates: 1841-1974

Mary Ella Spooner Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0510
Abstract

Brown, Mary Ella Spooner, 1851-1946; College teacher. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1872. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1872-1884. Papers consist of correspondence, writings, biographical information, and photographs. Primarily containing her autobiography and also containing letters from Mary E.Woolley and original songs and poems.

Dates: 1872-1946

Moulton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0799
Abstract

Moulton, Anna Kimball Young, 1891-1965; student. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1916. Papers contain course records, memorabilia, correspondence, and biographical information; consisting primarily of compositions and notes for English language courses taken at Mount Holyoke College.

Dates: 1908-1965; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1916

Philips papers

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Identifier: MS 0689
Abstract

Philips, Frances Adelle Hurrey, 1909-1971; student. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1931. Papers consist of correspondence, a photograph album, biographical information and loose photographs; principally pertaining to her daily activities and social events at Mount Holyoke and her junior year abroad at the Universite de Nancy and the Sorbonne in France.

Dates: 1927-1935; Majority of material found within 1927 - 1931

Rosemary Masters correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0568
Abstract

Masters, Rosemary Cox, 1939- ; Lawyer. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1961. Papers consist chiefly of letters to her parents, concerning her activities at Mount Holyoke College and Harvard University Law School, her work as a lawyer, marriage to Jon J. Masters, life in New York City and birth of two children.

Dates: 1958-1970

Sarah Locke Stow papers

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Identifier: MS 0591
Abstract

Stow, Sarah Deborah Locke, 1836-1927; College teacher and author. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1859. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1859-1868 and 1877-1889. Papers contain letters, compositions, writings, and biographical material. Primarily documenting her academic and social experience as both a student and teacher at Mount Holyoke.

Dates: 1852-1927

Selsam papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0759
Abstract

Selsam, Georgia Elizabeth Kauffman, 1902-1997; student and secondary school teacher. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1924. Papers contain correspondence, memorabilia, biographical information, and photographs primarily documenting her daily activities while at Mount Holyoke and special events.

Dates: ca. 1919-1997; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1924

Talcott correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0592
Abstract

Talcott, Sarah Goodrich, 1835-1862; Teacher. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1855. Papers contain letters written between Talcott and her family, primarily describing hometown events and her experiences at Mount Holyoke.

Dates: 1849-1861; Majority of material found within 1852 - 1857

Usher papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0646
Abstract

Usher, Jessie, d. 1906; student. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1857. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1860-1861. Papers consist of fourteen letters to her family, notes from her sister, Melissa Usher Tyler, and three notebooks on Bible studies. Primarily documents her academic and social activities at Mount Holyoke.

Dates: 1854-1861