mshm091 Hawley Diary, 1841-1842. 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. 2003-05-20 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mshm091 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Hawley Diary, 1841-1842. Finding Aid MS 0634 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Hawley, Lucy, ca. 1824-1878. Hawley Diary 1841-1842. MS 0634 LD 7096.6 x1843 Fletcher 1 item Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Hawley, Lucy Fletcher, ca. 1824-1878; Student. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1841-1842. Papers consist of a diary documenting her experience at Mount Holyoke including academics and social activities. English. Biographical Note

Lucy Fletcher was born circa 1824 and came to Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1841 with her sister S. Maria Fletcher (both were x-Class of 1843), leaving their home in Jamestown, New York. In 1843 she married Alpheus F. Hawley. She died in 1878 in Arcola, Illinois.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Lucy Hawley Diary contains eleven entries between October 23, 1841 and February 3, 1842. The entries include details about academic and social activities at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.

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The Lucy (Fletcher) Hawley Diary, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Search Terms Hawley, Lucy, circa 1824-1878 Lyon, Mary, 1795-1849 Mount Holyoke Female Seminary - Students Mount Holyoke College - Domestic work Mount holyoke College - Student life - 1841-1842 Diaries