02. Manuscript Collections
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Kilham Family Collection
Letter dated December 22, 1852 from Ipswitch Female Seminary student
Letter dated December 22, 1852 from Ipswitch Female Seminary student
Letter from "Vinnie" to a cousin relating news about schooling under Eunice Caldwell Cowles at Ipswitch Female Seminary.
Lucy A. Morse Collection
Lucy Larcom Collection
Lydia Folger Fowler M.D. Papers
Lydia Folger Fowler's papers include: several biographies written about Lydia; a letter (original and transcription) to Mrs. Wheaton from Lydia’s sister, M. F. Allen, concerning the donation of “In Memoriam” card (1879); correspondence between John T. Miller and the College Librarian about Lydia (1939-1940); and a copy of The Daisy: a Journal of Pure Literature, which features a portrait of, and an article/obituary on, Lydia.
Mabel H. Perry W1896 Collection
A collection of notebooks belonging to Mabel H. Perry, Wheaton Female Seminary Class of 1896, comprising her studies on campus. Student notebooks on a wide variety of topics, including Botany, Arithmetic, Art History, Birds & Birdsongs, Chemistry, Drawing, English Composition & Literature, History of Civilization, Latin Prose Composition, Mental Science, Physics, Senior Literature, and Senior Middle Literature. 19 vols.
Mary Lyon Papers
The Mary Lyon papers focuses on Mary Lyon's correspondence and memory. The papers contain numerous speeches and articles about Mary Lyon's lasting influence on education and her role in the creation of Wheaton College and Mount Holoyoke College. The materials span the years 1834 to 2003. Materials include letters, speeches, articles, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Miguel Bravo de Acuña Papers
Myrna Pearson Papers
Nancy Dodge Hartford, Class of 1951, Collection
The collection is comprised of intellectual property--images, notes, papers, and documents--created by Nancy Dodge Hartford in the course of her career as an art historian from 1951 until her retirement in 1995.
Sarah A. Jarvis Correspondence
This collection is comprised of typescript copies of Sarah A. Jarvis' correspondence. It contains twenty letters between Sarah, friends, and family, while she was a student at Wheaton Female Seminary, 1843. The collection also contains forty letters between Sally, friends, and family concerning family affairs, 1843 -1850. A color photograph of Sarah A. Jarvis' portrait in included.
SMC365: U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) Consumer Pamphlet Collection
Eight pamphlets produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Home & Garden, and Consumer & Marketing Divisions. Two pamphlets on manners, and drinks.
Sterling Alam Papers
The collection consists of 5 cartons of lecture notes from his years as a professor, political and personal correspondences, research materials, and general information from his interests in gerontology, human rights, and communes. Numerous magazines, reports, books, and newspaper articles have been retained, although many were removed from the collection. In addition, Alam collected political buttons, political cartoons, and comics, from which a sample was taken.
Wardrop Family Writings
Agnes Wardrop's writings include two compositions: one on physiology and the other a description of the Seminary building and rooms. An extract of letters describes Agnes Wardrop's life at school and the daily course of studies, 1836-37. Agnes’ student notebooks include: Extracts on [Watt's] Improvement of the Mind and Penmanship exercises.
Margaret Wardrop's, 1836 History and Bible Lessons are also found within the collection.