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Agency History/Biographical note:
Dorothy Foster was born on July 1, 1883, in Salem, Massachusetts. She received an A.B. from Bryn Mawr College in 1904 and an A.M. from Radcliffe College in 1908. Shortly thereafter, she became an instructor at Mount Holyoke College in the English Department. She retired in 1948, after publishing many articles. Dorothy Foster died on January 27, 1968, in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Scope and Content:
The Dorothy Foster papers are made up of correspondence, writings, biographical material and photographs. Correspondence includes letters to her father, James M. Foster, written during research trips to England in 1914-1915, Scotland in 1921 and Germany in 1922. They are handwritten and provide detailed descriptions during and after WWI and reflect her particular interest in the theater. Writings consist of Foster's book, "The Earliest Precursor of Our Present-Day Monthly Miscellanies"; articles written for newspapers, some pertaining to Sir George Etherege; and notes about the Mount Holyoke Dramatic Club's affairs. The biographical material includes copies of newspaper articles, magazine clippings, and a retirement fundraiser bulletin chronicling Foster's life. Also, copies of articles pertaining to a cousin, Richard Cooley's China Shop and a notice of offering of the Dorothy Foster property by Mount Holyoke College.

Cite as: Dorothy Foster Correspondence, Mount Holyoke College, Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, Massachusetts

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