The Archives and Special Collections are open to the public and our staff are available to support your research process in-person, by email, video appointment, or telephone. We are open by appointment 9:30-12 pm Monday through Friday and for walk-ins from 1-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Understanding your research needs will help us recommend relevant materials from our collections.
Pencils, notebooks, laptops, tablets, cameras and camera phones are all welcome in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. (Please note that some collections may have restrictions that prevent photography.)
Please leave jackets, bags, laptop cases, folders, pens, food (including gum and hard candy) and drinks at our lockers.
We are open Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – noon and 1 – 4:30 pm during the academic year. Appointments are required in advance of your visit. Please email an archivist at archives@mtholyoke.edu to make your appointment.
We are located on the basement level of Mount Holyoke College’s Dwight Hall, at the corner of Church and College Streets in South Hadley, MA.
Before your visit, please take note of our Reading Room procedures:
Please see our policies and services for full information about Archives and Special Collections Reading Room regulations that protect and preserve rare, fragile and unique materials for future use.
