Mills College Collection
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Northeastern University (Oakland)
2024
Special Collections, F. W. Olin Library
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, California 94613
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Title: Mills College Collection
Dates: 1852-present
Collection Number: Consult repository.
Creator/Collector:
Mills College
Extent: Consult repository.
Repository:
Northeastern University (Oakland)
Oakland, California 94613
Abstract: This collection chronicles the history of the College from its inception in 1852 in Benicia, California through current day
in Oakland, California.
Language of Material: English
Collection open for research.
[Identification of item]. Mills College Collection. Collection Number: Consult repository.. Northeastern University (Oakland)
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes publications issued by the College, publications about the College, and records and documentation
created in the operation of the College. The collection chronicles the history of the College and consists of both primary
and secondary sources. Formats include books, pamphlets, manuscripts, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, videos, audio recordings,
etc.
Other publications include the undergraduate and graduate catalogs; the Campanil, the Mills Quarterly, the Walrus, and the
yearbook; various newsletters; promotional material; announcements of events sponsored by departments; organizations, etc.;
publications related to commencement and other ceremonial occasions; publications related to specific buildings, including
some blueprints; etc.
Related collections include masters’ theses, faculty publications, alumnae publications, and papers of individuals (e.g.,
Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Papers).
Mills College -- History.
Mills College -- Alumni and alumnae.
Women college students.
Mills College.
Mills Seminary.
Oakland (Calif.)
Benicia (Calif.)
Records.