This past week I had the opportunity to learn about Esther Howland, an 1847 Mount Holyoke College alumna, who is credited with starting the American Valentine card industry. The Mount Holyoke College Archives & Special Collections, where I’m working as the Digital Collections intern, has a large Valentine collection, including 3 created by Howland.
As a part of the archive’s outreach efforts in collaboration with the College’s Communication’s Office, I shared a small part of this collection, which will be on display in the archives until February 21, 2011.
Enjoy!
[…] I saw a tweet today from Terran Birrell today who was expressing pride in his girlfriend’s contribution to a display of vintage valentines at Mount Holyoke and was sharing a link to a Republican story about the display. His girlfriend, Lori, also has a post on the subject. […]