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Pratt papers
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Series Descriptions
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1912-1972
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4 folders
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Arranged chronologically.
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This series consists of diaries written by Pratt from 1912-1972. The diary written in 1912 while she was a student at Mount Holyoke College discusses daily activities, including her domestic work, studies, thoughts on Sunday sermons, and social life. Subsequent diaries mainly discuss her travels in the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. One diary documents her 1939 trip through the southern United States, which included stops in Virginia, New Orleans, and Alabama. The 1954 entries discuss another United States trip. This one included stops in Chicago, the Grand Canyon, and California. The diary also includes accounts concerning her expenses. In a later diary, entries from 1964 document a trip to Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, and England in the company of her sister Genevieve F. Pratt. Other entries describe a 1967 cruise in the Caribbean. The last diary from 1972 consists of very short notes about daily activities at home.
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1961-1981
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1 folder
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This series contains correspondence to and from Pratt from 1961-1981. The letters to Pratt are personal letters from Mount Holyoke College alumnae and other friends. Also included are several sympathy cards to Pratt following the death of her sister Genevieve in 1976. The letter written by Pratt dated March 3, 1981 describes her activities and the effects of old age.
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1913-1970
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1 folder
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This series consists of writings by Pratt from about 1913-1970. The writings include poems, a sermon written in January 1970, notes about school programs offered in the early 1900s, undated poetry, the original manuscript, words and music for the "Alma Mater" Pratt composed in 1913.
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1950-1978
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1 folder
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This series contains information about Pratt's participation from 1950-1978 in the Framingham Heart Study program. This program involved examinations every two years to detect cardiovascular disease. The series is made up of letters from the Framingham Heart Study to Pratt, giving the results of her tests, as well as a newspaper clipping dated March 6, 1958, about the program.
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1924, 1986
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1 folder
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This series consists of a biographical note dating from 1924 and an obituary from 1986.
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circa 1914-1957
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2 folders
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This series contains a few items of memorabilia that belonged to Pratt and her 1914 diploma from Mount Holyoke College. The memorabilia includes a Valentine, a hand-made birthday card, a reunion card from 1957, and a certificate from the Mount Holyoke College Institute on the United Nations, dated 1949.
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circa 1909-1979
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1 folder
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
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This series contains photographs of Pratt alone and with others, photographs relating to Mount Holyoke College, and other photographs. Included in the series are several formal and informal photographs of Pratt, such as her 1909 Westfield High School portrait and photographs taken of her between about the 1940s-1979. Also included is an undated picture of Pratt's house, possibly from about 1909. Pictures of Pratt related to Mount Holyoke College include one of her in a graduation gown, dated 1917-18, a 1960 class reunion picture, and two pictures of Pratt at the 1979 reunion.
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