A Lady's Travelogue:
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington House is the ancestral home of one of Hadley’s founding families. Built in 1752 by Moses and Elizabeth Porter, the subsequent six generations observed local and national changes from a vantage point of privilege, wealth, and education. Thanks to their class privileges, the women in this large extended family were accomplished, well-educated and well-traveled. They were sent to Germany to study music, toured the great cities of Europe and did missionary work in Syria. Traveling alone in the 19th and 20th centuries was a bold venture for these women as they navigated life outside of rural New England. The following travelogues are the records of the voyages, adventures, and locations visited by seven young women in the Porter-Phelps-Huntington family.
Our Mission: A Lady's Travelogue showcases Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum's vast collection that is housed in the Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College. The mission of this online exhibit is to encourage Porter-Phelps-Huntington visitors to utilize available archival resources, to inspire original research, and to share new information with the visiting public.
How to Use the Exhibit:
As you explore this online exhibit, notice that each page highlights one woman’s travels. The page combines photographs, diary entries, letters, documents, and biographical information to guide you through their stories. Citations at the bottom of each photograph and artifact allows for future research in the archives. Citations, listed as (100.1a) indicate both box number (100) and folder number (1a) allowing individuals to visit the Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College and quickly find the artifact of their interest. Biographies are linked to their archival pages to show their relationship to the Porter-Phelps-Huntington family and other important information when exploring their travels abroad.
Special Thanks to the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum and Amherst College's Archives and Special Collections for providing the resources and support to make this online exhibit possible.
Created by Caroline Correia January 2012
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington House is the ancestral home of one of Hadley’s founding families. Built in 1752 by Moses and Elizabeth Porter, the subsequent six generations observed local and national changes from a vantage point of privilege, wealth, and education. Thanks to their class privileges, the women in this large extended family were accomplished, well-educated and well-traveled. They were sent to Germany to study music, toured the great cities of Europe and did missionary work in Syria. Traveling alone in the 19th and 20th centuries was a bold venture for these women as they navigated life outside of rural New England. The following travelogues are the records of the voyages, adventures, and locations visited by seven young women in the Porter-Phelps-Huntington family.
Our Mission: A Lady's Travelogue showcases Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum's vast collection that is housed in the Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College. The mission of this online exhibit is to encourage Porter-Phelps-Huntington visitors to utilize available archival resources, to inspire original research, and to share new information with the visiting public.
How to Use the Exhibit:
As you explore this online exhibit, notice that each page highlights one woman’s travels. The page combines photographs, diary entries, letters, documents, and biographical information to guide you through their stories. Citations at the bottom of each photograph and artifact allows for future research in the archives. Citations, listed as (100.1a) indicate both box number (100) and folder number (1a) allowing individuals to visit the Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College and quickly find the artifact of their interest. Biographies are linked to their archival pages to show their relationship to the Porter-Phelps-Huntington family and other important information when exploring their travels abroad.
Special Thanks to the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum and Amherst College's Archives and Special Collections for providing the resources and support to make this online exhibit possible.
Created by Caroline Correia January 2012