The Mount Holyoke College Physics Department Records contain reports; articles; memoranda; newsletters; news clippings; booklets; brochures; press releases; announcements; lists; a grade book; examinations; notebooks; and photographs. The annual reports of the department to the President of the College can be found in the records. These reports contain information regarding enrollment trends, majors, honor work, graduate work, course content, the Student Science Conference, lectures, equipment and facilities, gifts to the department, faculty activities, changes in personnel, needs of the department, student work, and department curriculum. Articles found in the records include "History, Equipment and Courses" and "The New Physics Laboratory" by Professor Elizabeth R. Laird and an article about women and physics by Edward P. Clancy. Advertising materials, including brochures, press releases, announcements, and booklets, pertain to the department itself, laboratory equipment, department trips, lectures, and other department activities. Information regarding the equipment and facilities can be found in the records in addition to information regarding the major in physics, course offerings, changes in curriculum, and the needs of the department. Lists of physics majors at Mount Holyoke and their activities as alumnae are also included in the records. Course records include various examinations, class notes, and laboratory notebooks. The department newsletter contains information about daily happenings in the department, special events in the department, and the work and activities of physics students, staff, and faculty.