Hahn papers, ca. 1843, 1876-ca. 1968 (bulk 1908-1951).

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Hahn papers, ca. 1843, 1876-ca. 1968 (bulk 1908-1951).

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The collection consists of correspondence, a scrapbook (compiled after her death by Alice G. Renfrew and Janet Evans Austin), writings, biographical information, a pair of laboratory safety glasses and photographs. Most of the material relates to her association with Mount Holyoke College as a chemistry professor from 1908-1941. The correspondence mainly consists of Hahn's four letters from 1914-1915 to James M. Foster, father of Mount Holyoke English professor Dorothy Foster, regarding Foster's research trip to England. There are twenty-four publications included in the collection, dating from 1913-1940; all relating to Hahn's work as an organic chemist. The scrapbook contains photographs, personal information related to Hahn and her family, a biographical sketch probably written by Dorothy Foster, and a bibliography. The biographical information includes numerous press clippings, including those documenting her retirement from Mount Holyoke and her death in 1950. The three photographs in the collection include one probably taken during her undergraduate years at Bryn Mawr College, 1895-1899, and two probably dating from her tenure at Mount Holyoke, 1908-1941. Material relating to a box given to Hahn as a retirement gift and a memorial fund set up in her name are available in Hahn's faculty biographical file.

2 boxes (1.6 linear ft.)

Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7625548

Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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Hahn, Dorothy A. (Dorothy Anna), 1876-

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Chemist and college teacher. Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1908-1941. From the description of Hahn papers, ca. 1843, 1876-ca. 1968 (bulk 1908-1951). (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 50432757 Dorothy Anna Hahn was born on April 9, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father, Carl S. Hahn, born in Germany, was a teacher and a scholar and her mother was Mary Deborah Beaver Hahn. Hahn attended Bryn Mawr College from 1895-1899, graduating with a B.A. in...

Mount Holyoke College.

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The first official publication of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary was a catalogue issued in 1837 containing information about trustees, teachers, terms of admission, the course of study, the schedule for the year, Family Accommodations, and the Moral and Religious Influence at the school. Subsequent catalogues (with periodic updates) trace the growth of the institution and provide detailed information about the academic program and residential life for students at the College. These publications h...

Foster, James Murray

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James Foster was a San Francisco city Health Commissioner. In 1972, he was the first openly gay delegate to address a national political party convention. From the description of James M. Foster papers, 1971-1990. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936300 ...

Hahn family.

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Foster, Dorothy, 1883-1968

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Dorothy Foster was born on July 1, 1883, in Salem, Massachusetts. She received an A.B. from Bryn Mawr College in 1904 and an A.M. from Radcliffe College in 1908. Shortly thereafter, she became an instructor at Mount Holyoke College in the English Department. She retired in 1948, after publishing many articles. Dorothy Foster died on January 27, 1968, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. From the guide to the Dorothy Foster correspondence MS 0538., 1914-1923., (Mount Holyoke College Archiv...