MS 0715.1
Journals , 1844-1845
1 folder
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
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Last Updated: 2002/11/14
Description:
There are two journals in this series. They date
from October 29, 1844-July 1845 and from October
1-25, 1845. The journals discuss many aspects of
student life at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
Holden wrote almost daily in each and commented
on her schedule, her roommates, her room in the
Seminary Building, religious life and regulations
at the school, required daily walking exercise,
her homesickness, her studies, caring for ill
students, and events such as a Mountain Day
excursion on June 25, 1845.
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MS 0715.2
Correspondence , 1844-1866
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Chronological
Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/12/10
Description:
There are thirteen letters in this series. Two
letters are written by Holden, one while she was
a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, dated
March 22, 1844. It is addressed to a friend,
Abby S. Wright, and discusses her studies,
activities, required daily walking exercise, the
school's financial support of missionaries, and
Mary Lyon. This letter also includes a note from
a classmate, Harriet L. Whittemore, describing
her schedule. The other letter by Holden was
written on March 12, ca. 1847. It is addressed
to her mother, Clarissa Packard, and chiefly
concerns a visit to her cousin and James Holden.
There are also six letters to Holden from her
mother and father, her cousin, and from her
friend S.A. Pope. These letters date from
January 18, 1847, to December 29, 1856. They
discuss news of family and friends, child care,
death, national events, and religion. The
correspondence also includes two letters to
Holden from her classmate Mary Susan Rice, Mount
Holyoke Class of 1846. One of these letters,
dated March 1, 1847, discusses their teachers,
friends, and religion. Another letter, dated
August 13, 1866, describes Rice's work as a
teacher at the Fiske Seminary in Orumiyeh, Persia
(now Iran). Included in this letter is a note
from one of Rice's students. Three additional
letters in the collection include a note from
James Holden, dated February 19, 1847, asking
Levi and Clarissa Packard for permission to marry
their daughter, a letter dated August 19, 1850,
written by James Holden, and a humorous note
dated December 25, 1854 from Levi Packard to his
grandson Horace Holden II.
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MS 0715.3
Notebooks , 1838-ca. 1846
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Chronological
Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/12/10
Description:
There are three notebooks in this series. One
notebook contains songs and poems by students at
the "Medway High school" in Medway,
Massachusetts, 1838-ca. 1843, and Mount Holyoke
Female Seminary, ca. 1840-1846. The writings by
Mount Holyoke students are examples of creative
writing that has become known as Seminary
Literature. The other two notebooks date from
Holden's years as a student at Mount Holyoke,
1844-1846. One describes calisthenic exercises
and the other, listing the names of plants, was
probably compiled for a botany class.
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MS 0715.4
Compositions , 1845-1846
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Chronological
Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
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Last Updated: 1999/12/10
Description:
The three compositions in this series were
written by Holden while she was a student at
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. The first is
dated May 31, 1845, and describes the story of
Pocahontas. The second was written on June 14,
1845, and describes the memories of the life and
death of a friend. The final compostition was
written on June 6, 1846. It is entitled "Memory"
and discusses the power of memory and
remembrance.
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MS 0715.5
Biographical Information , ca. 1907
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Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
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Last Updated: 1999/12/10
Description:
There is one biographical note in this series,
dating from about 1907. The includes names,
dates, and places related to Holden's life.
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MS 0715.6
Diploma , 1846
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Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
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Last Updated: 1999/12/10
Description:
This series consists of Holden's 1846 diploma
from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
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MS 0715.7
Photograph , ca. 1860
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Forms part of MS 0715, The Sarah Packard Holden Papers
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Last Updated: 1999/12/10
Description:
This series consists of one formal photograph of
Holden taken in about 1860.
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