The Mount Holyoke College French Department Records contain newspaper clippings; historical sketches; press releases; flyers; brochures; reports; examinations; play programs; and photographs. The records include material related to the goals and aims of the department as well as an historical account of the first hundred years of the department. Information pertaining to Le Foyer, the French house on campus, can also be found in the records along with information regarding contests and prizes in the department and an experimental program for teaching French to elementary school students in South Hadley, MA. Among the course records are course examinations, entrance examinations, and comprehensive examinations. Advertisements for lectures, conferences, and performances are included in addition to some information about the Alliance Francaise. The annual reports of the department to the President of the College can be found in the records. These reports include information pertaining to enrollment and course registration; additions and changes to the curriculum; faculty activities; faculty course loads and leaves of absence; French majors; graduate students; changes in personnel; honor work in the department; scholarships and prizes; lectures; and various department activities. The photographs contained in the records depict students, faculty, and staff in dramatic performances, language laboratories, Le Foyer, and classrooms.