mshm256 Women's Christian College papers, 1919- Finding Aid Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
South Hadley, MA
© 2004

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 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 mshm256 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Women's Christian College papers, 1919- Finding Aid MS 0603 Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Women's Christian College (Madras, India) Women's Christian College papers 1919- MS 0603 LD 7093.9 W5 A2 4 boxesill. (1.8 linear ft.) Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
South Hadley, MA
Women's Christian College. Founded in Madras, India, 1915. Collection consists of minutes from Council meetings, publications, Mount Holyoke alumnae files pertaining to fundraising, anniversary materials, and photographs. English. Historical Note

The Women's Christian College was founded in 1915 in Madras, India. In 1920 it became a sister college to Mount Holyoke. Many Mount Holyoke graduates have since gone on to teach there. The College specializes in nutrition, and advises other schools on diet for students with limited means. It also has advised the military on making healthy foods which will not spoil.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Women's Christian College Records contain minutes from College Council Meetings 1924-74, information on two daughter colleges, publications, Mount Holyoke Alumnae files, materials concerning anniversaries 1915-65, and photographs. The two daughter colleges are Christa Seva Vidhyalaya and St. Christopher's Training College, both in Madras, India. The publications include issues of "College News" from 1949-58, various issues of the "Principal's Journal," and the 1982/83 Principal's Report. The Mount Holyoke College Alumnae files mostly contain fundraising brochures.

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Women's Christian College Collection, Mount Holyoke College, Archives and Special Collactions, South Hadley, Massachusetts

 Search Terms Mason, Eleanor D., Class of 1919. Women's Christian College (Madras, India) Mount Holyoke College - Sister colleges. Mount Holyoke College - Associated schools. Christa Seva Vidhyalaya, Madras. St. Christopher Training College, Madras. Women's Christian College (Madras, India) Women - Education - India - History - Sources. Universities and colleges - India - History - Sources.