mshm121 Holmes papers, 1924-1935. Finding Aid Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Finding aid generated in MARC format from database, then encoded using Perl scripts and XSL stylesheet. 2004-04-06 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mshm121 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Holmes papers, 1924-1935. Finding Aid MS 0714 Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Holmes, Sarah Arny, 1906- Holmes papers 1924-1935. MS 0714 LD 7096.6 1928 Arny 1 box (2.5 linear in.) Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Holmes, Sarah Elizabeth Arny, 1906-; Student. Mount Holyoke College Graduate, 1928. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical information, and photographs. The collection primarily documents her life as a student at Mount Holyoke College covering both social life and traditions and academic life. English. Biographical Note

Sarah Elizabeth Arny was born on November 11, 1906 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father was Henry Vinecomb Arny, a professor of chemistry. After graduating from Montclair, New Jersey High School, she came to Mount Holyoke College in September, 1924. She majored in botany with a minor in history and graduated in 1928. She received her M.S. degree for botany and biochemistry from Tulane University in 1930 and worked at Columbia University. She worked on vitamin testing and research before she married accountant Harold Alan Holmes on July 20, 1935 and had two children before 1942. She did volunteer work for local hospitals and the Girl Scouts and was a laboratory assistant at a local high school. Holmes obtained a Master of Library Science from Rutgers University and worked as a technical librarian after 1962.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Sarah Arny Holmes Papers include correspondence, biographical information, and photographs. The correspondence includes twenty letters written between 1924 and 1928 addressed to her family in Montclair, New Jersey. The letters discuss her life as a student at Mount Holyoke College. They include descriptions of traditions such as Big Sisters, the hazing of freshmen, Mountain Day celebrations, Junior Prom, and Faculty Show. The letters also describe lectures, trips off campus, parties, picnics, and conferences with faculty members. The biographical information includes a wedding announcement and an "at home" card dating from 1935. The two photographs in the collection include one from her senior year in high school, circa 1924, and one from her senior year at Mount Holyoke College, 1928.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into three series:

Correspondence, Papers Biographical Information Photographs Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

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Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

The Sarah Arny Holmes Papers, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, MA.

Search Terms Holmes, Sarah Arny, 1906- Mount Holyoke College - Students. Mount Holyoke College - Faculty. Mount Holyoke College - Curriculum. Mount Holyoke College - Faculty - Humor. Hazing - Massachusetts - South Hadley. Women college students - Massachusetts. College students - Massachusetts. Mount Holyoke College - Traditions. Mount Holyoke College - Student life - 1924-1928. Mountain Day - 1924-1928. Letters. Photographs. Contents List Correspondence, Papers 1924-1935 3 folders

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Series 1. Correspondence. Series 2. Biographical Information. Series 3. Photographs.

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There are twenty letters in this collection dating from September 18, 1924 to March 4, 1928. Eleven of them are from Holmes's freshman year at Mount Holyoke College. She wrote in detail to her family in Montclair, New Jersey, about her experiences as a student at Mount Holyoke College. The letters include descriptions of traditions such as Big Sisters, freshman hazing, Mountain Day celebrations, Junior Prom, and Faculty Show. The letters also describe parties, picnics, trips off campus, lectures, and conferences with faculty members Ralph Boas and Florence Purington.

Biographical Information, 1935 1 folder

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This series consists of a marriage announcement and an "at home" card.

Photographs, circa 1924, 1928 1 folder

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This series includes two photographs of Holmes: one probably taken during her senior year in high school, circa 1924, and one taken as a senior at Mount Holyoke College, 1928.

Contents List Correspondence, Papers 1924-1935 3 folders 1 1 Correspondence, 1924 1 2 Correspondence, 1925 1 3 Correspondence, 1926-1928 Biographical Information, 1935 1 folder 1 4 Biographical Information, 1935 Photographs, circa 1924, 1928 1 folder 1 5 Photographs, circa 1924, 1928