Skip to main content

Mount Holyoke Female Seminary -- Domestic work

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Annie S. James Burling papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: Annie S. James Burling Papers]
Identifier: MS 0846
Abstract

Burling, Annie Sherman James, d. 1920; student, school principal. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1863-1864. Papers consist of a letter from J.H. Ripley, principal of a school that she attended, a combined personal journal and account book, a botany notebook, and an autograph album. Primarily documenting her experiences and expenses as a Mount Holyoke Female Seminary student.

Dates: 1863-1866

Bayley diary

 Item
Identifier: MS 0773
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1863

Cowles papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0718
Abstract

Cowles, Eunice Caldwell, 1811-1903; Teacher. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Associate Principal, 1837-1838. Papers contain correspondence, writings, biographical information, Caldwell and Cowles family papers and a photograph. Chiefly focusing on her connections to Mary Lyon and Zilpah P. Grant Banister through both Mount Holyoke and Ipswich Female Seminaries and her activities and social events at each institution.

Dates: ca. 1821-1903

Emily Dickinson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0716
Abstract

Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth, 1830-1886; Poet. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary student, 1847-1848. The collection chiefly consists of newspaper clippings, articles, books and published and unpublished papers concerning Dickinson's life and work. Also includes a letter that she wrote while at Mount Holyoke, collections of her poems, and documents relating to the Emily Dickinson International Society, a postage stamp issued in her honor, and films, music, novels, plays and poems about her.

Dates: 1847- (bulk 1924-)

Lane papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0555
Abstract

Lane, Mary Haynes, 1841-1922; student and college teacher. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1864. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1864-1868. Papers consist of correspondence, writings, memorabilia, biographical information, and photographs chiefly documenting her activities as a student at Mount Holyoke with an emphasis on religious life and references to the Civil War.

Dates: 1861-1922

Linda Thayer Guilford papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0756
Abstract

Guilford, Linda (b. Lucinda) Thayer, 1823-1911; Teacher. Founder of Cleveland Academy, 1860. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1847. Papers contain correspondence, writings, an autograph album, memorabilia, biographical information, and photographs. Primarily concerning her academic and social activities as a Mount Holyoke student and her work as a teacher.

Dates: 1845-1912

Lydia Baldwin Phelps papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0641
Abstract

Phelps, Lydia R. Baldwin, d. 1872; student. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1845. Papers consist of correspondence, compositions, a certificate of good character and a biographical note; primarily documenting her activities as a student at Mount Holyoke.

Dates: 1843-1872

Mary C. Whitman Eddy papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 0851
Abstract Eddy, Mary Coolidge Whitman, 1809-1875; teacher and college principal. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1839, teacher and Associate Principal, 1842-1849, and Principal, 1849-1850. Papers consist of correspondence, a notebook, biographical information, photographs and a portrait concerning both her personal life and her work at Mount Holyoke. Letters by Eddy are chiefly addressed to Hannah Porter and include references to Mary Lyon, the missionary work of Fidelia Fiske, and activities...
Dates: 1837-1875

Mary McLean Hardy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0755
Abstract

Hardy, Mary McLean, 1831-1927; Student and teacher. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1852. Papers contain notebooks, writings, an autograph album, biographical information and a photograph. Primarily document her studies at Mount Holyoke (1850-1852), the University of Chicago (1893-1894) and the University of California (1898-1900), her experiences at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893), and her research into the genealogies of the Gregory, McLean and Talcott families.

Dates: 1848 - 1924

Nutting papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0572
Abstract

Nutting, Mary Olivia, 1831-1910; Librarian. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1852. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary staff member, 1870-1901. Papers consist of correspondence, account books, diaries, books written by Nutting, a notebook, and photographs. Primarily documenting her daily activities as a student at Mount Holyoke and her plans for Peterson's Lodge faculty apartment house.

Dates: 1850 - 1910

Putnam papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0710
Abstract

Putnam, Lucy Pepper, 1823-1849; Student. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1845-1846. Papers contain a letter, ten compositions and poems. Primarily documenting her travel from her home in New Hampshire to Mount Holyoke and her social life and activities at school.

Dates: 1845-1846