MS 0720.1
Correspondence , 1926, 1957
1 folder
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0720, The A. Elizabeth Adams Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/03/07
Description:
The correspondence includes two personal letters
addressed to "Dorothy" and "Dorothea" that Adams
possibly wrote to Dorothy Richardson, a Mount
Holyoke College graduate (Class of 1924) and
teacher of zoology. The letters were written
while Adams was on a cruise near Antigua and
visiting Venezuela. They describle events during
her trip. Also included is a personal letter,
1926, written to Adams by Ann Haven Morgan who
was a close friend to Adams and a teacher of
zoology at Mount Holyoke College. The letter by
Morgan is written from Kartabo, South America
regarding the people, sites, and adventures she
had along her trip through the South American
tropics. There is also a note in a Christmas
card, 1957, which Adams addressed to "Dorothy,"
probably Dorothy Cogswell, who was a professor of
art at Mount Holyoke College.
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MS 0720.2
Writings , 1924-1961
5 folders
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0720, The A. Elizabeth Adams Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/07/29
Description:
The writings includes published experiments and
writings conducted by Adams. Most of the
publications center around endocrinology,
embryology, and Triturus viridescens. They focus
on the different factors that effect the Triturus
viridescens and their endocrinology and
embryology. The series also includes some notes
and reports about her activities and a
bibliography of Adams's writing.
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MS 0720.3
Mount Holyoke College Presidential Succession Documents , 1935-1937
2 folders
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0720, The A. Elizabeth Adams Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/07/29
Description:
Materials in this series consist of letters,
telegrams, memoranda, drafts, notes, and lists.
These documents reflect Adams's leading roll in
the controversy surrounding the appointment of
Roswell G. Ham as the first male President of
Mount Holyoke College, succeeding Mary E.
Woolley. The series includes correspondence
between Adams and the Board of Trustees
concerning issues such as the process of
eliminating candidates for the position, the
worry that Mount Holyoke College was not
maintaining its standard, and President Woolley's
retirement. The series also includes significant
correspondence between Adams and various
individuals with connections to Mount Holyoke
concerning the retirement of President Woolley
and the search process. Correspondents include
Marion Park, Kathryn McHale, and Frances Perkins
(Mount Holyoke Class of 1902). The series also
includes a letter from Elizabeth Walter, a Mount
Holyoke College alumna, (Class of 1929) denying
the Trustees' request that the faculty and alumna
stop their opposition to the new president's
appointment. Also included is a list of
candidates sent to Adams by Mrs. John M.
Maguire. Most of the letters to Adams express
the sentiment that a woman should be the next
President of Mount Holyoke, but the priority is
finding someone that is experienced, educated,
and executive. Of particular note in the series
is an open letter to the Trustees of Mount
Holyoke College written by Adams asking why a man
was chosen when majority of the faculty and
alumnae prefer a qualified woman for the
position. The series also contains a list of
people who opposed and approved of Adams's open
letter to the Trustees and the statistics for
this poll. Also included are copies of
editorials and letters written by Mount Holyoke
College alumnae regarding the new President.
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MS 0720.4
Biographical Information , 1922-1962
1 folder
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0720, The A. Elizabeth Adams Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/07/29
Description:
The biographical information chiefly consists of
newspaper articles about her professional
activities. Also included are a resume and
biographical sketch, a tribute published in the
"Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly," obituary
notes, the text for her memorial service, and
notes by several friends and relatives written
after Adams's death.
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MS 0720.5
Photographs , 1914-ca.1957
1 folder
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0720, The A. Elizabeth Adams Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/07/29
Description:
The photographs consists of snapshots and formal
photographs of Adams, 1914-ca. 1957, pictures of
Adams with friends, in laboratories with
students, the house that she shared with Ann
Haven Morgan, and photographs from a Mount
Holyoke College reunion in 1939. Also included
is a group of snapshots which were collected or
taken by Dorothy Blair, Adams's Mount Holyoke
College roommate.
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