History 283 - Topic: History of MHC Campus

This lecture and discussion course studies the cultural and environmental history of the College from its origins in the farmlands of South Hadley to recent efforts to re-create former traditions and to preserve its historic landscape. Themes center on changing ideas about women, nature and natural scenery, learning and living; on the interactions of the College community and its physical environment; in sum, on ideas and practices embedded in the campus landscape, recorded in the College Archives, and interpreted by historians and writers in the broad context of American history.