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Hooker papers
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Series Descriptions
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1896-circa 1927
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1 folder
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Consists of letters written by and to Hooker between circa 1896-circa 1927 (with gaps). Of particular note are two letters that discuss the destruction of the seminary building by fire in 1896. The first letter, written to Mount Holyoke alumna Marim Gaylord Atwell, soon after the fire offers a twenty-one page description of the event. Also described are the reactions of faculty and students, and the plan for reconstruction. The second letter, written a year later to another alumna, Sarah French Lee, describes the reconstructed campus. There are several letters written to Mount Holyoke College President, Mary Emma Woolley, in which Hooker states her vision of the history and future of the College's Botany Department and provides a background on her career. Another letter written to a Mount Holyoke teacher, Anna C. Edwards, in 1927 describes her experiences traveling to a poultry show in Ottawa, Canada. One to Hooker from Clara Leigh Dwight, written in 1898, was sent with a three hundred dollar donation toward the construction of the greenhouse (the Talcott Arboretum) at Mount Holyoke. Another letter from alumna Marim W. West accompanied the gifts of an herbarium.
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1884-1927
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1 folder
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This series consists of articles published in magazines, manuscript writings, lecture notes, speeches, and lists written by Hooker between circa 1884-circa 1923. Her writings include scholarly pieces on botany, historical pieces on the Botany Department at Mount Holyoke College, pieces on the general history of the College, the College's founder Mary Lyon, Mount Holyoke College President Elizabeth Stores Mead, and Botany Professor Lydia W. Shattuck. Also included is a reflection on the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt. Of particular note is an article published in 1884 about her travels in Norway.
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1911-1927
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1 folder
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Consists of information about Hooker's hobby of raising Buff Orpington chickens from 1910-1927. Included are illustrated mating lists. There are also magazine articles in which Hooker describes how she became interested in raising chickens.
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1873-1942
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1 folder
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Consists of letters and magazine and newspaper articles about Hooker, 1837-1942. Included are several newspaper articles concerning Hooker's hobby of raising and showing Buff Orpington chickens. There are also letters written by those that knew Hooker reflecting on their relationships with her. Also included are biographical accounts of Hooker's life and a newspaper article announcing her death.
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circa 1873-circa 1920
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1 folder
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Consist primarily of portraits of Hooker from circa 1873-circa 1920. Also included are two snapshots of Hooker, pictures of several of her chickens and a portrait labeled "European Tour. Party led by Prof. Swain" that includes Hooker.
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