by:
Albino, Donna

Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing
Published:April 1, 2001
ISBN:0738505188
Format:Paperback
Pages:128

Description: About the Author
Donna Albino, Class of 1983, has spent the last 15 years collecting more than 1,100 postcards of Mount Holyoke College. Her favorites have long been those cards inscribed with news of the day, discussing items during President Woolleyand#237;s tenure, student traditions, or social clubs and events. Join her as she revisits this beloved alma mater through the cards of her fellow alumnae.

Product Description:
By the turn of the nineteenth century, Mount Holyoke College had already built a strong reputation as a female seminary and was emerging as a top-ranked womenand#237;s college, especially for students in the sciences. Around this time, postcards were becoming a popular and entertaining form of communication. In this attractive and fascinating volume, we get a glimpse of the early images of the school, as well as the messages written by students in attendance as they kept in touch with friends and family. As the school grew and changed, so did the messages sent home from the campus. and#221;and#221;