Deborah Simpson Hutchings Papers
MS 0834
Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
English
0.5 linear feet
(1 box)
1974 - 1978
Hutchings, Deborah Richards Simpson, 1956-; Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1978. Papers contain correspondence and photographs primarily documenting her academic and personal life during her undergraduate studies (1974-1978).
Hutchings, Deborah Simpson
Organization of the Collection
This collection is organized into three series:
- Correspondence (1974-1978)
- Biographical Information (1974, 1978)
- Photographs (1974-1977)
Biographical Note
Deborah Simpson Hutchings is a 1978 graduate of Mount Holyoke College.
Related Collection
See
Alumnae Biographical Files for a high school photograph.
Processing Information note
The papers were processed by Crystal L. Johnson, 2005.
Preferred Citation
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Deborah Simpson Hutchings Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Conditions Governing Use note
Use of the collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Conditions Governing Access note
Unrestricted.
Arrangement of the Collection
The correspondence, biographical information, and photographs are arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Deborah Simpson Hutchings Papers, 1974-1978, are comprised ofcorrespondence, biographical materials, and photographs. The correspondence consists of letters and postcards that she wrote to her parents, younger sisters, and grandfather while she was a student at Mount Holyoke College from 1974-1978. In the letters she discusses the process of adjusting to college, course registration, preparing for exams, housing arrangements, the cost of books, employment, and the Student Government Association. Two SGA topics of note are students serving on the Board of Trustees and the grading system at Mount Holyoke. She also discusses friendships, shopping in Amherst, MA and Northampton, MA, concerts, movies, plays, church, playing sports, patchwork, being a member of Campus Gold Girl Scouts, and traveling. The biographical materials (1974-1978) consist of a press release that concerns her enrollment at Mount Holyoke in 1974 and a graduation announcement. There are 14 three by five inch color snapshots that feature Ms. Hutchings as an undergraduate student and campus landmarks, including Lower Lake and the 1837 and North Mandelle dormitories.
Hutchings, Deborah Simpson
Prudential Asset Management Company
Prudential Insurance Company of America.
Campus Gold Girl Scouts
correspondence
Mount Holyoke College -- Curricula
Mount Holyoke College -- Religious life -- 1974-1978
Mount Holyoke College -- Student expenses -- 1974-1978
Mount Holyoke College -- Student life -- 1974-1978
Mount Holyoke College -- Students
photographs
Correspondence
(12 folders)
1974 - 1978
Correspondence
1974 September-October
Box 1:1
Correspondence
1974 November-December
Box 1:2
Correspondence
1975 January-February
Box 1:3
Correspondence
1975 March-April
Box 1:4
Correspondence
1975 April-May
Box 1:5
Correspondence
1975 September-December
Box 1:6
Correspondence
1976 January-February
Box 1:7
Correspondence
1976 March-May
Box 1:8
Correspondence
1976 September-December
Box 1:9
Correspondence
1977 January-May
Box 1:10
Correspondence
1977 September-December
Box 1:11
Correspondence
1978 January-May
Box 1:12
Biographical Information
(1 folder)
1974, 1978
Box 1:13
Photographs
(1 folder)
1974 - 1977
Box 1:14