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DESCRIPTION
OF THE COLLECTIONS
The
Smith College Archives documents the life of the College by collecting
materials created by students, faculty, administrative and departmental
staff during the course of their time here. The records in the College
Archives can provide researchers with answers to specific questions or
help them to understand broad social and cultural issues. The following
general groups of records are represented in the College Archives collection,
as well as many, many more. Please contact the College Archives for additional
information about its holdings.
| Administrative
Records |
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Administrative
records provide information about how the College operates. Records
from major offices include the Office of the President, Dean of
Faculty/Provost, Dean of Student Affairs, Office of the Registrar
and others; also, academic department records; and official publications
produced by the College. View image
gallery.
Ivy
Day Seniors salute the president, Jill Kerr Conway, 1976.
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| Biographical
Records |
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Biographical
records provide information about alumnae, faculty and staff. These
files often contain photographs as well as newspaper clippings and
other biographical materials. View image
gallery.
Mary Ellen Chase, professor English, May 1933.
Photograph by Eric Stahlberg.
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| Academic
Life |
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Academic
life is documented through course notes, examinations, papers, and
selected theses that provide information about the changing nature
of teaching and the curriculum at Smith. Official catalogues and
reports of the President document the content of the curriculum
offered by Smith. Faculty papers provide information about their
research interests and course development. Records of departmental
clubs document extra-curricular academic activities of students.
View image gallery.
Harrison
H. Wilder's zoology class, 1895. Photographer unknown.
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| Student
Life |
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Letters,
journals, diaries, scrapbooks and photograph albums provide a personal
glimpse into the world of Smith undergraduates beginning with the
first class of 1879 continuing to the present. Programs, tickets,
photographs, and records of athletic, musical, dramatic, and arts
events, as well as records of political and social groups on campus,
are resources for learning about many of the extracurricular activities
of Smith students. Student Government Association records document
student governance on campus. Student publications highlight the
literary creativity as well as the journalistic passion for documenting
life at Smith. View image gallery.
The
Amazons dramatics at Dickinson House, 1896. Photographer unknown.
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| Buildings
and Grounds |
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Buildings
and grounds files contain photographs, architectural and landscape
drawings, manuscripts, and other records to assist researchers interested
in documenting the growth of the campus, the construction and demolition
of buildings, and the activities that took place in these buildings.
Files are maintained for all buildings on campus, as well as for
tracts of land owned by the College. View image
gallery.
Smith
College campus map, 1922.
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| Audiovisual
Materials |
| Audio-visual
materials add yet another resource to Smith College history. There
are photographs, slides, professional and amateur films, tape recordings,
long-playing records, CDs, slides, and videotapes available in the
College Archives. Whether an Admissions Office film, a homemade videotape
of Ivy Day, a recording of an Alumnae College session, or a Glee Club
concert, all these and more are here to explore. |
RECORDS
MANAGEMENT
For
information about the Smith College policy on records management and retention,
please see the Smith College Archives Records Management
Policy.
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