My Book Collection, 2000-

History

I've been collectings book about Mount Holyoke, chiefly for my own research into the history on my postcards. But they began taking on a charm of their own. These are the books, magazines, articles, and pamphlets that are dated 2000 or later.

The Images

The covers of the books, and some illustrations, are available now. I will be adding text about each item in coming months. The books are listed in chronological order.

• "Doc" (2000)
  
  • a biography of Orra Phelps 1918
    

• "Mount Holyoke College" (2001)
  
  • by Donna Albino 1983
    

• "Ring Out Wild Bells" (2001)
  
  • by Carroll Thomas (Carole Bernstein Shmurak 1965 and Thomas Ratliff)
    
  • a historical novel for children, partly set at Mount Holyoke Seminary in the 1860s
    

• "Through the Camera's Lens: Seeing Mount Holyoke College" (2001)
  
  • Joint effort from Mount Holyoke College Art Museum and Weissman Center for Leadership
    
  • historic and modern photos of the campus
    

• "Changing Prospects: The View from Mount Holyoke" (2002)
  
  • edited by Marianne Doezema
    
  • historic and modern artwork and photography of the mountain and oxbow
    

• "Defining Women's Scientific Enterprise: Mount Holyoke Faculty and the Rise of American Science" (2005)
  
  • by Miriam R. Levin
    
  • A look at how gender, religion, pedagogy, and geography help shape women's scientific work
    

• "Mount Holyoke College Off the Record" (2005)
  
  • by Jennifer Lewis 2004
    
  • Student-gathered facts and opinions about college life at Mount Holyoke
    

• "Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone" (2010)
  
  • by Martha Ackmann, professor of gender studies at Mount Holyoke
    
  • Toni Stone was the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro League