mshm039 Herron papers, 1849-1886 (bulk 1855-1863) Finding Aid Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

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Collection Overview Herron, Mary L. (Mary Louise), 1834-1863. Herron papers 1849-1886 1855-1863 MS 0548 LD 7096.6 x1857 Browning 1 box (2.5 linear in.) Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Herron, Mary Louise Browning 1834-1863; Missionary and Teacher. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1855. The papers contain correspondence, family material, biographical material and a published letter. The letters are. The papers primarily document missionary life in India. The collection also includes some family materials written after her death discussing family issues. English. Biographical Note

Mary Louise Browning was born on July 18, 1834, in Petersham, Massachusetts to Asaph and Lois Hastings Browning. She attended public schools in Springfield, Massachusetts and taught in Chelsea. She attended Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1855 (x1857). She did not graduate, but sailed for India as a missionary in July of 1855. She married David Herron in April of 1857, and they had four children in India. She founded a school which became the United Church of North India Girls High School in Dehra Dun, where she died on November 25, 1863.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Mary L. Herron Papers contain correspondence, dated 1849-86, family material, biographical material and a published letter. The letters are primarily written by Herron to her family and discuss missionary life in India. Some family letters were written after her death and discuss family issues. The family material includes histories written by John C. Herron, Mary's grandson. The biographical material includes alumnae surveys and a newspaper clipping. The published letter was included in the February 1972 issue of "News Circle," a magazine of the American Women's Club in Delhi.

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Mary L. Herron Correspondence, Mount Holyoke College, Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, Massachusetts

Search Terms Herron, Mary L. (Mary Louise), 1834-1863. Herron, David, 1820-1900. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary - History - Sources. United Church of Northern India. - Girls' High School (Dehra Dun, India) - History - Sources. Browning, Mary L., x-class of 1857. Spouses of clergy - United States - Biography. Family - United States - History - Sources. Marriage - United States - History - Sources. Missionaries - India - Correspondence. Teachers - India - Correspondence. Teachers - Massachusetts - Correspondence. Voyages and travels. Women - United States - Economic conditions - Sources. Women missionaries - India - Correspondence. Women teachers - India - Correspondence. Women teachers - Massachusetts - Correspondence. Death. Disease. Transportation and travel. Agra (India) - Description and travel. Dehra Dun (India) - Description and travel. India - Description and travel. India - Social conditions. United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865. Mount Holyoke College - Student life - 1855. Letters