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Smith College Club of Rochester papers

 Collection
Identifier: D.142

Biographical / Historical note

Founded in 1908, the Smith College Club of Rochester is dedicated to fund raising and other service activities to benefit Smith College, a women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Club's purpose, as the 1938 constitution says, is "to promote the interests of the College and bring its members into closer relation with the College and with each other." The main activity of the Club, an annual tour of unusual area houses, began in 1950. The proceeds from the tours provide the basis for a scholarship fund. Scholarships are offered to Rochester area students who have chosen to attend Smith College and might not be able to otherwise. In addition, the Club sponsors open houses for prospective students.

Scope and Contents

The collection, which consists of thirteen boxes and eleven scrapbooks, contains both information about the Smith College Club of Rochester and about Smith College. The first two boxes house the Club records and meeting minutes. Boxes three and four contain brochures and other information about each of the tours of houses that has been offered by the Smith College Club since 1950. In the fifth box information about Smith College itself can be found. The scrapbooks, begun in 1914, are filled with newspaper clippings about Club activities and with wedding and engagement notices of Smith alumnae. Additional materials were added in 2006. They are located in boxes six through thirteen of the collection.These materials include updated information of the later meetings and projects of the Rochester based club. It also includes programs and materials of the House Tours, 1981-2006. There are some Club Officer handbooks, along with added infomration concerning Smith College.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1908-2014

Language of Materials

English

Extent

19 box(es) (19 boxes and 16 scrapbooks)

Access

The Smith College Club of Rochester Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Smith College Club of Rochester, New York, July 16, 1980. Added material, August 25, 2006 and March 2014.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Smith College Club of Rochester Papers, D.142, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Title
Smith College Club of Rochester papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

Contact:
Rochester NY 14627-0055 USA