The 1919 student handbook describes the campus post office — then in Mary Lyon Hall — as “the place you will hang around the most.” In the 100 years since, the post office has been housed in several different campus locations. And while in 2019 the post office isn’t the main social hub on campus, receiving mail — and packages — remains very much a part of the student experience.
[et id=”112254″]November 4, 2019
The Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections has in its collection boxes of materials full of accounts that describe the lives of students in the Mount Holyoke classes of 1859 through 1865. Sources include letters, diaries and newspaper articles from The Springfield Republican and The Hampshire Gazette. In 1912, alumna Ellen C. Parsons, class of 1863,…... » Read More
¶ In its very first issue the editors of the Alumnae Quarterly invited readers to send feedback, and in its second issue—published in July 1917—letters from alumnae were included. In the 1930s and for most of the 1950s several issues did not include letters, but it’s no exaggeration to say that the voices of alumnae…... » Read More
A WINTER EXHIBITION in Hinchcliff Reception Hall at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum examined three devastating blazes that had a significant impact on the College. The exhibition reconstructed what daily life was like in campus buildings and contextualized what was lost during three fires over a period of just 26 years by examining photographs…... » Read More
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