Mount Holyoke College Circa 1909 Vintage Postcard

This is a vintage postcard of Mt. Holyoke College around the turn of the Century. It is a very high resolution scan of both the original front and back of the card. Students to be, or graduates might enjoy using these cards, or receiving one! Mount Tom is in the background Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others. Mount Holyoke is part of the Pioneer Valley's Five College Consortium, along with Amherst College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school was originally founded in 1837 by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. It received its collegiate charter in 1888 as Mount Holyoke Seminary and College and became Mount Holyoke College in 1893. Mount Holyoke's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established in 1905.