Archives

About the Archives

The Library serves as an archive for materials documenting the history of Wheelock College, including the memorabilia of its founder, Lucy Wheelock, and houses a collection of rare children's literature and scholarly books on education and the child.

Finding Aids

Find documentation on the history of Wheelock College, including information on academic programs, student life and activities, and alumni and faculty. Browse the memorabilia of Lucy Wheelock to locate documents, photographs, and other artifacts.

Special Books Collection

The Wheelock College Library has three special collections: The E. A. Liddle Collection, the Martha W. Ingraham Collection, and the Stack Collection.  A small sample of materials from these collections have been digitized for online viewing.

 

Wheelock College Historical Timeline

Learn about the history of Wheelock College from its inception in 1888 as Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training School at Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, to the appointment of Jackie Jenkins-Scott as President of the College in 2004.