Dietel Library at Emma Willard School

Academics

Emma Willard School's curriculum allows girls to focus their future aspirations, and equips them with the interdisciplinary knowledge competitive colleges are looking for.

Our academic program offers more than 140 courses, including Advanced Placement options, where girls engage in discourse that brings context to high-level concepts and understanding of the world we live in. Personalized study programs enable girls to dive deep into a topic or field of their choosing, and gain hands-on experience.

School Life

Education at Emma isn’t limited to the classroom—it’s woven into the fabric of our community. With girls from around the world and across the United States, and faculty and staff with a wide breadth of life experiences, you will broaden your perspective the moment you walk onto campus.

Bonds created between Emma Girls in the residence and dining halls, while practicing for an athletics match or arts performance, at one of our many cherished traditions, and all the little moments in between, define many girls’ Emma experience.

Housed in the Library

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Emma Willard School Archive

The Emma Willard School Archive contain a wealth of historical documents that provide the written and visual proof of the school’s rich history. Researchers visit from all over the United States to access our collections. The larger and more widely used records housed in the school archive are the 19th and 20th century student letters collection, documents and artifacts related to the Troy Female Seminary, and The Emma Hart Willard collection.

The Archive collects materials relating to Emma Willard School (formerly Troy Female Seminary), including archival records from the school and private records of faculty, staff, and students. Holdings include manuscripts, textbooks, and publications of Madame Emma Hart Willard dating from 1817. The collection also includes a large number of photographs, videotapes, audio recordings, and ephemera from the school. Also included are school records and catalogs; student records, letters, diaries, and notebooks; curriculum materials, and records from administrative offices, all dating from 1814 to the present.

The Archive is pleased to accept donations of items relating to the establishment, development, growth, and activities of Emma Willard School. Please contact Archivist Nancy Iannucci when contemplating such a donation.

Requests for information may be directed to Nancy Iannucci. The Archive is open for research to outside researchers by appointment.
Maker Space

From 3D printers to googly eyes, the MakerSpace has tools, equipment, and materials to foster creativity and innovation. Emma students complete projects in many of their classes and come to the MakerSpace to implement them. Outside of class, you might find someone building a prop for a play, fabricating a part for their Signature project, prototyping an invention for the Entrepreneurship Club, repairing a robotic vehicle, creating holiday decorations, or sewing a garment. If you can dream it up, the MakerSpace is there to help you realize your vision.