Foster papers, 1897-1960 (bulk 1910-1960)
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topic: Correspondence, 1910, 1913-1914
subject: Correspondence, 1910, 1913-1914
topic: Correspondence, 1910
subject: Correspondence, 1910
topic: Correspondence, 1913-1914
subject: Correspondence, 1913-1914
topic: Scrapbook, 1910-1915
subject: Scrapbook, 1910-1915
topic: Financial Records, 1910-1911, 1913-1914
subject: Financial Records, 1910-1911, 1913-1914
topic: Memorabilia, 1910-1914, 1947
subject: Memorabilia, 1910-1914, 1947
topic: Asheville College Publications, 1897-1898, 1937-1943
subject: Asheville College Publications, 1897-1898, 1937-1943
topic: Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute Catalogue, 1897-1898
subject: Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute Catalogue, 1897-1898
topic: Asheville Normal and Teachers College Catalogues, 1937-1940
subject: Asheville Normal and Teachers College Catalogues, 1937-1940
topic: Asheville College Catalogue, 1940-1943
subject: Asheville College Catalogue, 1940-1943
topic: Asheville summer school Catalogue, 1938, 1939, 1941
subject: Asheville summer school Catalogue, 1938, 1939, 1941
topic: Asheville College "Highland Outlook,"1940, 1941
subject: Asheville College "Highland Outlook,"1940, 1941
topic: Biographical Information, 1920-1960
subject: Biographical Information, 1920-1960
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Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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is publisher of: Foster papers, 1897-1960 (bulk 1910-1960)
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provides access to: Correspondence, 1910, 1913-1914
provides access to: Correspondence, 1910
provides access to: Correspondence, 1913-1914
provides access to: Scrapbook, 1910-1915
provides access to: Financial Records, 1910-1911, 1913-1914
provides access to: Memorabilia, 1910-1914, 1947
provides access to: Asheville College Publications, 1897-1898, 1937-1943
provides access to: Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute Catalogue, 1897-1898
provides access to: Asheville Normal and Teachers College Catalogues, 1937-1940
provides access to: Asheville College Catalogue, 1940-1943
provides access to: Asheville summer school Catalogue, 1938, 1939, 1941
provides access to: Asheville College "Highland Outlook,"1940, 1941
provides access to: Biographical Information, 1920-1960
provides access to: mshm201-6-1

Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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Foster papers, 1897-1960 (bulk 1910-1960)
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encoding of: Foster papers, 1897-1960 (bulk 1910-1960)

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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
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Foster papers
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identifier: MS 0608
date: 1897-1960
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date created accumulated end: 1960
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date: 1910-1960
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extent: 1 box
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language: eng
origination: Foster, Katharine Condon, 1892-1960.
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Foster papers
scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Katharine Eleanor Condon Foster Papers consist of correspondence, a scrapbook, financial records, memorabilia, Asheville College publications, and biographical information. These materials chiefly reflect her years as a student at Mount Holyoke College, 1910-1914. Her letters written to her aunt, uncle, and parents describe her activities during her freshman and senior years, 1910 and 1913-1914. They include descriptions of faculty members, guest speakers, and events such as the Freshman Frolic, Founder's Day, an ice carnival, Senior Show, Mountain Day, and off-campus excursions. The letters also mention food, the end of the domestic work system, the support of missionary work, and physical education activities such as basketball and fencing. Her scrapbook contains addresses of friends, photographs, College publications, programs, copies of examinations, and other material reflecting her life as a Mount Holyoke student. The memorabilia consists of a cafe bill of fare, probably dating from her student years, and a Christmas card, 1947. Financial records concern her expenses at Mount Holyoke College, 1910-1911, 1913-1914. The Asheville College material concerns the institution in North Carolina where her husband served as Dean and later President. This material includes catalogues and student publications which describe the curriculum and facilities of the Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute, 1897-1898, Asheville Normal and Teacher's College, Asheville Teachers College, and Asheville College, 1937-1943. Rounding out the collection is biographical information dating from 1914-1960. This material includes Foster's obituary.
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associated with: Mount Holyoke College - Examinations - 1910-1914.
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associated with: Asheville-Biltmore College - History - Sources.
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associated with: Mount Holyoke College - Sports.
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aggregates: Memorabilia, 1910-1914, 1947
has part: Asheville College Publications, 1897-1898, 1937-1943
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has part: Biographical Information, 1920-1960
aggregates: Biographical Information, 1920-1960

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Foster, Katharine Condon, 1892-1960.
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Biographical History for: Foster papers
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body: Biographical Note Katharine Eleanor Condon was born on October 13, 1892 to Randall Judson Condon and his wife Eliza Sturtevant Condon in Everett, Massachusetts. She graduated from high school in 1910 in Helena, Montana, where her father was Superintendent of Schools. She entered Mount Holyoke College in the fall of 1910, majoring in art and English literature and earning her B.A. degree in 1914. She attended the University of Cincinnati in Ohio for additional work in "secretarial and home economics" in 1914-1915. In 1924-1925 she attended the School of Religious Education, Boston University, and assisted her father in Friendship, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts with editing the "Atlantic Readers." She was a private secretary in Cincinnati from 1915-1919. She began working for the Young Women's Christian Association in 1919 and held a variety of positions in that organization until 1931. On August 13, 1925 she married Frank C. Foster, a teacher at Hampton Institute, Virginia. The Fosters lived in Virginia, New York City, North Carolina, California, and Tennessee, but made their home in Friendship, Maine. They had two children, Randall Condon Foster, born 1929, and Walter Sturtevant Foster, born 1933. She died September 11, 1960 in Friendship, Maine at the age of sixty-seven.
topic: Foster, Katharine Condon, 1892-1960.
subject: Foster, Katharine Condon, 1892-1960.
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Physical education for women - History - Sources.
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Mount Holyoke College - Traditions.
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Mount Holyoke College - Student expenses - 1910-1914.
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Mount Holyoke College - Examinations - 1910-1914.
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Foster, Katharine Condon, 1892-1960.
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Foster, Katharine Condon, 1892-1960.
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Examinations.
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Correspondence, 1910, 1913-1914
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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extent: 2 folders
scopecontent: This series chiefly consists of seventeen letters written by Foster as a student at Mount Holyoke College. Seven are addressed to her parents, dated October 10-November 13, 1910, and ten are written to her aunt and uncle, dating October 1913-February 15, 1914. The letters discuss topics such as food, faculty members, Freshman Frolic, Founder's Day, Mountain Day, lectures by outside speakers, support of missionary work, physical education activities and events (such as basketball games and fencing), the end of domestic work, an Ice Carnival, her studies, especially in English, and Senior Show. Foster was an enthusiastic member of the College community and her letters provide lively and detailed descriptions of her activities within the limited time frame in her freshman and senior years.
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Scrapbook, 1910-1915
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 1 folder
scopecontent: This series consists of a scrapbook that Foster kept from 1910-1915. Most of this material reflects her years as a student at Mount Holyoke College, 1910-1914. This volume includes addresses of and notes from friends, College publications, examinations, programs, party favors, dance cards, and photographs of students and their activities.
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Financial Records, 1910-1911, 1913-1914
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extent: 1 folder
scopecontent: This series contains lists of expenses, 1910-1911, 1913-1914. These records are from when she was a student at Mount Holyoke College and they reflect the people with whom she dealt.
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Memorabilia, 1910-1914, 1947
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 1 folder
scopecontent: This series consists of a breakfast bill of fare from "Tip Top Café," circa 1910-1914, and a Christmas card sent by the Fosters in 1947. The photograph on the front of the card may be of their home in Friendship, Maine.
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Asheville College Publications, 1897-1898, 1937-1943
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is aggregated by: Foster papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 5 folders
scopecontent: This series contains publications relating to Asheville College, in Asheville, North Carolina, where Frank Foster was Dean and President. The series includes a catalogue for the Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, dated 1897-1898. Other publications date from 1937-1943. They are for Asheville Normal and Teacher's College, Asheville Teachers College, and Asheville College. They consist of catalogues, 1937-1943, summer school catalogues, 1938, 1939, 1941, and the "Highland Outlook," published by students at the school in 1940 and 1941. These books include historical information about the school, descriptions of the curriculum, and photographs of the campus and buildings.
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has part: Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute Catalogue, 1897-1898
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Biographical Information, 1920-1960
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extent: 1 folder
scopecontent: This series consists of biographical notes, newspaper clippings, her marriage announcement, and her obituary. The series also includes a chronicle of "Some Dates and Events" in Foster's life, prepared by her family. This material dates from 1920-1960.
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Correspondence, 1910
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Correspondence, 1913-1914
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Scrapbook, 1910-1915
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Financial Records, 1910-1911, 1913-1914
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Memorabilia, 1910-1914, 1947
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Asheville Normal and Collegiate Institute Catalogue, 1897-1898
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Asheville Normal and Teachers College Catalogues, 1937-1940
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Asheville College Catalogue, 1940-1943
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Asheville summer school Catalogue, 1938, 1939, 1941
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is part of: Asheville College Publications, 1897-1898, 1937-1943
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Asheville College "Highland Outlook,"1940, 1941
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
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Biographical Information, 1920-1960
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