Papers, 1861-1922.

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Papers, 1861-1922.

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The Mary Haynes Lane papers include correspondence, writings, memorabilia, biographical information, and photographs dating from 1861 to 1922. Of particular note are letters that she wrote as a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1861-1863. These letters are written to her brothers, Charles T. and John Haynes. Lane discusses many aspects of her life at the Seminary including the rules, her course work in botany, domestic work on campus, and prayer meetings. These letters also include references to the Civil War and its impact on students. Also included in the papers are two essays by Lane (written in 1889 and 1907), which discuss the history of Mount Holyoke and her experiences as a student. Biographical material includes notes and obituaries concerning Lane. Included in the memorabilia is a United States Christian Commission pin worn by her husband John William Lane during the Civil War, and letters by Charles T. Haynes. The photographs consist of two formal portraits of her taken in 1868.

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Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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United States Christian Commission

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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary

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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary was chartered in 1836; it was reincorporated as Mount Holyoke Seminary and College in 1888 and as Mount Holyoke College in 1893. From the description of Catalogue, 1862. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007161 ...

Lane, Mary Haynes, 1841-1922

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Mary Haynes was born in Townsend, Massachusetts on July 11, 1841 to Samuel Haynes and Eliza Spaulding Haynes. She attended public and private schools in Townsend and Groton, Massachusetts, then taught in Townsend and New Ipswich, New Hampshire. In 1861 she entered Mount Holyoke Female Seminary and graduated in 1864. She taught at Mount Holyoke from 1864-1868. She married the Reverend John William Lane, a Congregational minister, on August 26, 1868. They had eight children, three of whom died in ...

Lane, John W. (John William), 1827-1911

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Haynes, John, 1839-1863

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Haynes, Charles, 1835-1916

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