Smith College Club of Rochester papers
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
- Smith College Club of Rochester (Rochester, N.Y.) (Organization)
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
Subject
- Smith College Club of Rochester (Rochester, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Smith College -- Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- 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