The records of the Office of Admission include correspondence (1963-1980); annual and semiannual reports (1920-1992); subject files, including "Accreditation" and "Freshman Research Program"; publications (1920s-1996); and photographs. The materials provide information on the strengths and weaknesses of Mount Holyoke's applicant pool; the college characteristics sought by the applicants, and how they ranked Mount Holyoke with other colleges, in terms of academic superiority, community's friendliness, and social life, the academic and extracurricular ability and achievements of the incoming classes; and informative brochures about the college for prospective applicants.