Goodale, Lucy T.
Goodale Papers,
ca. 1832-1841
Manuscript Collection: MS 0640
1
box
Agency History/Biographical note:
Lucy Thurston Goodale was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on
August 8, 1820. She was the eldest of six children born to David
Goodale and Millicent Warren Goodale. She attended one or more
schools in Marlborough before entering Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
in March, 1838. Goodale was a student at Mount Holyoke until July,
1840 and is considered a non-graduating member of the Class of 1841.
She died in Marlborough on August 26, 1840, probably from typhoid
fever contracted during the commencement exercises at Mount Holyoke.
Scope and Content:
The Lucy Thurston Goodale Papers consist of correspondence (original
manuscripts or typescript copies); notebooks and other writings;
drawings and paintings; memorabilia; and biographical and
genealogical information. Most of this material reflects Goodale's
activities as a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from
1838-1840. In letters written to family members, she discusses her
studies (especially in the sciences), domestic work, schedule,
regulations and religious life at the school, and the Seminary
Building. She frequently mentions Mary Lyon, describes events such
as the Fourth of July celebration in 1838, discusses her health and
that of other members of the community, and refers to slavery and
other contemporary issues. Her notebooks contain notes for lectures
concerning chemistry, geology and other sciences and "Topics in Bible
Lessons," as well as detailed descriptions of excursions to
Deerfield, Mt. Holyoke (the mountain) and a button factory in South
Hadley. Her writings also include a composition and poem and notes
on her daily schedule. Goodale's drawings consist of floor plans for
the cellar and first floor of the Seminary Building and a variety of
other works (some of them in color), including numerous stencilled
and theorem paintings. Memorabilia in the collection consists of two
certificates concerning Goodale's early education and an account of
her death written by her mother, Millicent Warren Goodale, in 1841.
Biographical information includes a copy of Goodale's obituary,
supplemented by notes about her family, ca. 1840s-1910, and an
article published in the "Old Sturbridge Visitor" in 1982.
Cite as: The Lucy T. Goodale Papers, Mount Holyoke College
Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley,
Massachusetts.
Access Restrictions: Unrestricted
Series List:
- Correspondence, 1836-1840
, 1836-1840
, 2 folders
- Writings, 1838-1440
, 1838-1840
, 3 folders
- Drawings and paintings, ca. 1838-1840
, ca. 1838-1840
, 3 folders
- Memorabilia, ca. 1832-1841
, ca. 1832-1841
, 1 folder
- Biographical material, 1840
, 1840
, 1 folder
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