Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

Archival Inventory

1 box (2.5 linear inches)

Historical Sketch:
Named after Dr. Frederick May Eliot, Eliot House was dedicated in May, 1961, as a student and faculty cooperative effort run by volunteers from the Fellowship of Faiths, a student run organization. In 1984, the Eliot House Council was abandoned. It has been replaced in preceding years with the Community Service Volunteer Program and the Interfaith Council. Eliot House holds the offices of the college chaplains and rabbi, the Coffee Grinds--a student run coffee house, the Kosher-Hallal Kitchen, and Wa-Shin-Au, the Japanese Meditation Garden. It is a center for religious and social organizations on campus and volunteer coordinating.

Description of Records:
The records of Eliot House contains newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets on conferences and information on Eliot House. There is also an Eliot House Committee Report from 1965/66 and the Constitution on Eliot House, written in 1970. There are press releases and memos, reports to the Trustees from 1975-1977 and 1979-1981, and information on the dedication of the Meditation Garden in 1984.

Cite as: Eliot House Records, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, MA.

Access Restrictions: Records restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation.