ContentsScope and Contents of the Collection Organization of the Collection Contents List Correspondence, Papers 1924-1935 Biographical Information, 1935 Correspondence, Papers 1924-1935 |
Holmes papers, 1924-1935.Finding AidEncoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.© 2004
Biographical NoteSarah Elizabeth Arny was born on November 11, 1906 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father was Henry Vinecomb Arny, a professor of chemistry. After graduating from Montclair, New Jersey High School, she came to Mount Holyoke College in September, 1924. She majored in botany with a minor in history and graduated in 1928. She received her M.S. degree for botany and biochemistry from Tulane University in 1930 and worked at Columbia University. She worked on vitamin testing and research before she married accountant Harold Alan Holmes on July 20, 1935 and had two children before 1942. She did volunteer work for local hospitals and the Girl Scouts and was a laboratory assistant at a local high school. Holmes obtained a Master of Library Science from Rutgers University and worked as a technical librarian after 1962. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe Sarah Arny Holmes Papers include correspondence, biographical information, and photographs. The correspondence includes twenty letters written between 1924 and 1928 addressed to her family in Montclair, New Jersey. The letters discuss her life as a student at Mount Holyoke College. They include descriptions of traditions such as Big Sisters, the hazing of freshmen, Mountain Day celebrations, Junior Prom, and Faculty Show. The letters also describe lectures, trips off campus, parties, picnics, and conferences with faculty members. The biographical information includes a wedding announcement and an "at home" card dating from 1935. The two photographs in the collection include one from her senior year in high school, circa 1924, and one from her senior year at Mount Holyoke College, 1928. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents Organization of the CollectionThis collection is organized into three series: Return to the Table of Contents Contents ListCorrespondence, Papers 1924-1935 3 foldersThere are twenty letters in this collection dating from September 18, 1924 to March 4, 1928. Eleven of them are from Holmes's freshman year at Mount Holyoke College. She wrote in detail to her family in Montclair, New Jersey, about her experiences as a student at Mount Holyoke College. The letters include descriptions of traditions such as Big Sisters, freshman hazing, Mountain Day celebrations, Junior Prom, and Faculty Show. The letters also describe parties, picnics, trips off campus, lectures, and conferences with faculty members Ralph Boas and Florence Purington. Arranged chronologically. Series 1. Correspondence. Series 2. Biographical Information. Series 3. Photographs. Biographical Information, 1935 1 folderThis series consists of a marriage announcement and an "at home" card. Arranged chronologically. Photographs, circa 1924, 1928 1 folderThis series includes two photographs of Holmes: one probably taken during her senior year in high school, circa 1924, and one taken as a senior at Mount Holyoke College, 1928. Arranged chronologically. Contents ListCorrespondence, Papers 1924-1935 3 folders
Biographical Information, 1935 1 folder
Photographs, circa 1924, 1928 1 folder
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