Board of Trustees Records, 1877-[ongoing]
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Smith College Archives Northampton, MA
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Board of Trustees Records
Smith College. Board of Trustees.
Biographical History for: Board of Trustees Records
Historical Note The Board of Trustees governs many aspects of the college, including financial decisions. Members include the President of the College, the President of the Alumnae Association, the head of student government, alumnae trustees elected by the Alumnae Association, and other regular members elected by the Board of Trustees. Harriet (Bliss) Ford graduated from Smith College in 1899. She served as the first chairman of the Alumnae Fund Committee and as a director of the Alumnae Association before becoming a trustee of the college in 1928. She was the first resident trustee, and lived at the college from 1931 until the end of her term in 1936. Harriet Ford also participated in national service organizations, such as the American Red Cross and YWCA, was chairman of the Paris committee of the Smith College Relief Unit in France, and was a civic leader in the city of Northampton until her death in 1964. Dorothy Nepper Marshall graduated from Smith College in 1935, and went on to receive her PhD from Bryn Mawr College. She was a dean at Bryn Mawr for more than twenty years, before moving to work for UMass Boston. She held the position of vice-chancellor there for several years, and was considered to be one of the highest-ranking women in education. She held many trusteeships, including the Ford Foundation, Holy Cross College, and Smith College. She was trustee of Smith from 1959-1969, and then again as Chairman from 1975 until her retirement in 1980. Charlotte (Cheever) Tucker graduated from Smith College in 1891. She was a trustee of the college from 1889-1895.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Board of Trustees records contain materials describing the function, duties, and organization of the Smith College Board of Trustees, including the by-laws, as well as information on various members throughout college history. The collection contains records of such activities as building construction, college planning, committees, promotion and tenure, and the election of a new president. The collection includes an alphabetical listing of trustees, as well as more detailed information on several individuals. Types of materials include extensive correspondences, such as letters and memos, newsletters, pamphlets, lists of trustees, by-laws, and newspaper articles. The Harriet (Bliss) Ford individual files contain materials describing her activities as a trustee of the college, member of the Alumnae Association, and civic leader. The materials cover the tour of the country she made as a trustee speaking to prospective students and alumnae clubs. Types of materials include extensive correspondences, publications, articles, and poetry by Harriet Ford, photographs, newspaper articles, and speeches. The Dorothy Nepper Marshall individual files contain materials from her years as a scholar, consisting almost entirely of correspondences with institutions, as well as some biographical information. Types of materials include letters, memos, newspaper clippings, photographs, some writings, notes, and research materials. The Charlotte (Cheever) Tucker files contain materials describing her daily life, some family history, and some of her activities with the Alumnae Association and as a trustee of the college. Types of materials include correspondences, journals, genealogy charts, tuition bills, photographs, and writings. Organization of the Collection: The Board of Trustees records are organized into four series:Series I: Meetings and MinutesSeries II: CorrespondenceSeries II: Committee on Tenure and PromotionSeries IV: Individual Trustee Biographical Files
Meetings-Notices of 1871-1874, 1926
Minutes-Discredited 1888-, 1918, 1916
Minutes 1920-1928
John M. Greene Award-Euphemia Hare Steffey, '44 1992
John M. Greene Award Citations 1980-1998
John M. Greene Committee 1985-1990
General
Alumnae Trustees 1888
By-Laws 1925-1999
List Trustees 1968-1976
Correspondence
Appointment of a new President 1917, 1956
Dormitory Construction 1917
Honorary Degrees 1916-1917
Infirmary 1917
Clark L. Seelye to John M. Greene 1894-1905
Sabbatical Leaves 1917
Meetings and Minutes
Neilson Chair 1930-1936
Photographs 1933-1964
Planning Committee 1956-1957
Pledges to General Education Board 1921
Allen, Charles H.
Baldwin, Ruth (Bowles) 1887
Baldwin, William H. 1896
Ballou, Emily (Crabbe) 1919
Brooks, Harvey
Buck, Paul Herman 1952-1962
Clark, Charles N. 1895-1911
Cone, Kate (Morris) 1879
Dawes, Anna L.
Dawes, Anna L. 1889-1938
Dawes, Anna L.-Correspondence 1889-1896
Dawes, Anna L.-Correspondence to Charlotte (Cheever) Tucker 1890-1894
Day, Pomeroy 1951-1960
DeConingh, Edward H. 1963
Emerson, Kendall 1917-1935
Fosdick, Harry Emerson-Recording
Fosdick, Harry Emerson 1925-1969
Committee on Promotion and Tenure
General 1920-1923
General 1923
General 1924
General 1925, n.d.
William Allan Neilson and Mary Van Kleeck 1923-1925
Ford, Harriet (Bliss)
General 1899-1935, n.d.
Biographical Record 1922-1964
Capen House 1935
Century of Progress 1933-1934
European Recovery Plan 1948
Fight for Freedom 1941-1942
Five and Seven Colleges 1932-1933
Ford, George Burdett 1919-1941
French Relief 1945-1946
League of Women Voters 1952
Mss- Pearman, Mabel capelle n.d.
Mss- Summering on Tyler Court n.d.
Neilson, William Allan
Chair of Research 1935
Death-Resolution of Alumnae Association 1946
Dinners 1929
Dinners 1937
Portraits 1929
Scholarships 1932-1933
Speech 1937
New Creation 1930
Photographs 1877-1892
Photographs 1892-1896
Photographs 1897-1900
Photographs 1901-1919
Photographs 1920-
Photographs-Birthday Party 1956
Photographs-Index
Publications
"the Cricket" 1904
"In the Smith Tradition" 1945
League of Nations 1925
"March-Time Duet" 1935
"The Minor Poet" n.d.
"A House for the Towne" 1952-1954
Poetry Scrapbook 1897-1928
"Return of a Native" 1899-1932
"Smith College Weekly" Editorial 1933
"Stephen Phillips" 1903
"The Tel Club" n.d.
"The Trustees Look at the Future" 1932
The Reel 1933-1934
The Reel 1875-1953
Resignation 1936-1955
Smith Clubs 1932
Smith Primer 1946
75th Anniversary Correspondence 1949-1950
Snow, Florence H.-Retirement Skit 1948
Trustee Appointment 1931
Trustees, Criticism-Barnes, H.E. 1928-1934
Trustees, Criticism-Parshley, H. 1934
Trustees-Meetings 1931
Trustees-Reports n.d.
United Nations Weekend 1948-1949
War Bond Campaign 1942-1944
Alumnae Association 1936-1937
Anderson, Dorothy May 1936
Baldwin, Ruth (Bowles) 1932
Bacon, Josephine Daskam 1921
Berliss, Ruth Ernestine 1932
Bolster, Susanne Ricker 1934
Chase, Mary Ellen 1935
Churchill, Ruth (Pierson) 1949-1950
Comstock, Ada Louise 1931
Conkling, Grace (Hazard) 1924
Cutter, Annie Spencer 1935
Davidson, Adaline (Allen) 1933
Davies, Hallie Flanagan 1952
Development Fund 1962
Eller, Alice (Seely) 1935
Evans, Bess Orr 1935
Emerson, Kendall 1932
Finley, John Huston 1935
Ford, Harriet (Bliss) 1936
Gleason, Emily (Clapp) 1936
Hill, Edith Naomi n.d.
Hodgkinson, Laura (Cabot) 1952
Kimball, Charlotte (Smith) n.d.
League of Women Voters 1932
Martin, Caro (Taylor) 1931
Morrow, Elizabeth (Cutter) 1933-1934
Murphy, Mary Carolyn 1934
Neilson, William Allan-Faculty Salaries 1927
Neilson, William Allan 1929-1935
Norton, Katherine (Garrison) n.d.
Perkins, James H. 1932
Prince, Winifred (Notman) 1925
Rausch, Louise (Cornell) 1932
Ripperger, Henrietta (Sperry) 1932
Sabin, Florence Rena 1935
Spahr, Jean (Fine) 1928
Teagle, Alice (Wright) 1933-1935
Wells, Marguerite Milton n.d.
Right, Benjamin Fletcher 1950-1956
Zinsser, Dorothy (Douglas) 1935
Speeches
General Speeches
Anniversary 1925
Alumnae Council 1926
Alumnae Association 1927
Alumnae Association 1928
Alumnae Association 1929
Alumnae Association 1932
Alumnae Association 1935
Alumnae Association 1936
Alumnae Council 1932
Alumnae Council 1935
Alumnae Council 1936
Baldwin Round House Table
Bennett School, Buffalo, New York 1935
Bridgeport, Conn. 1935
Burnham School 1952
Class of 1899 1899-1909
Class of 1924 1924
Class of 1927 1927
Growth in Opportunities for College Women in the professions and covations
M.I.T. Student Visitors
Press Board
Smith Clubs 1934
Smith in Washington 1934-1935
Student Assembly 1932
Student Assembly 1934
Student Assembly 1935
Student Assembly 1936
Student Assembly 1946
Tours
Tour 1 1933
Tour 1-Alumnae Association 1933
Tour 1-Dallas 1933
Tour 1-Denver 1933
Tour 1-Kansas City 1933
Tour 1-Omaha 1933
Tour 1-St. Louis 1933
Tour 1-Tulsa 1933-1934
Tour 2 1934
Tour 2-Atlanta 1934
Tour 2-Augusta, Charlotte, Charleston, Richmond 1934
Tour 2-Wilmington 1935
Tour 2-Winston-Salem 1932-1934
Tour 3 1934
Tour 3-Duluth 1934-1935
Tour 3-Milwaukee 1934
Tour 3-Minneapolis and Oshkosh 1934
Tour 3-St. Paul
Tour 3-South Bend 1934
Tour 4 1936
Tour 5-Albuquerque 1936
Tour 5-Alumnae Association 1936
Tour 5-California 1936
Tour 5-Santa Fe 1936
Tour 5-Washington 1936
Marshall, Dorothy Nepper
Biography 1946-1986
General 1946-1975
General 1976-1985, n.d.
Bryn Mawr 1970-1985, n.d.
College of the Holy Cross 1970-1980
Ford Foundation 1972-1985, n.d.
National Endowment for the Humanities 1974-1982
Northfield Mt. Herman 1981-1985, n.d.
UMass Boston 1971-1981, n.d.
Smith College 1959-1982
University of Southern Maine 1980-1985
Writings/Notes 1937-1976
Writings/Notes 1977-1985
Writings/Notes n.d.
Writings/Notes-University of Southern Maine 1983-1985
Research File 1982-1985, n.d.
Photographs 1970-1982, n.d.
Memorabilia 1972-1981, n.d.
Correspondence-Bryn Mawr 1969-1985, n.d.
RESTRICTED
Correspondence-Smith Board of Trustees 1972-1985
Correspondence-Smith Consultancy 1980
Galbraith, Archibald 1929-1939
Gillett, Arthur L. 1923
Gillett, Edward Bates 1899, n.d.
Greene, John Morton 1883
Gulliver, Charlotte Chester 1884
Hanes, John W. 1942
Henderson, Alexander I. 1951-1954
Hidden, Molly 1951
Hofer, Philip 1936, 1984
Hood, Donald 1999
Hoskins, Harold Boies 1941-1951
Hubbard, George W. 1876
Ingersall, Robert S. 1966
Kane, Amanda (Bryan) 1927
Knight, Francis McMaster 1946-1956
LaCroix, Morris Felton 1935-1955
Lamont, Thomas S. 1941
Lamont, Thomas William, Jr. 1928-1976
Lewis, Phoebe Reese 1989
McCallum, George Bliss 1918-1928
Mendenhall, Thomas C. 1959-1975
Michel, Anthony L.
Morgan, Constance Morrow 1933-1995
Noyes, Lucia (Clapp) 1881
Morgenthau, Robert M. 1977
Northrup, Birdsey Grant
Park, Edward A. 1872-1892
Parker, Franklin Eddy Jr. 1949
Perkins, James Handasyd 1935
Raymond, Eleanor Agnes 1919-1981
Rosenberry, Cicely 1962
Sachs, Paul J. 1965
Seelye, Julius H. 1849-1914
Seelye, L. Clark to Charlotte (Cheever) Tucker 1893-1896
Seelye, L. Clark to Anna L. Dawes 1890-1893
Sheffield, Frederick 1967
Smith, Frank
Stevenson, George Stanley 1921-1931, 1932-1949
Symonds, H. Gardiner 1950-1954
Taylor, Nell Cochrane 1951
Tyler, William Seymour 1871-1946
Tyler, William Seymour-Photographs 1897
Tucker, Charlotte (Cheever)
Valentine, Alan Chester 1933
Van Dusen, Henry P. 1945-1950
Vaughan, Richard Henry 1971-1980
Wallace, Rodney 1885-1947
Washburn, H. Bradford 1938, 1967
Washburn, William Barrett 1850-1980
White, Alexander M. 1956-1960
Woods, Robert McEwen 1893-1924
Wyzanski, Judge Charles Edward Jr. 1949-1952
Biography 1858-1917, n.d.
Biography-Genealogy 1901-1931, n.d.
Biography-Misc. Lists, Account Book 1878-1928, n.d.
Biography-Journals 1882-1888, 1894, 1903
Education 1877-1879
Lecture Notes-First Chapel 1877
Lecture Notes-Old Testament Lectures by Pres. Seelye 1878
Poetry, Speech, Report 1871-1916
Photographs 1867-1910
Journal 1879
Journal 1879-1880
General 1880-1927, n.d.
Burton, Marion LeRoy 1910
Caverno, Julia Harwood 1895
Cheever, Charlotte Barrell to family 1878-1885
Cheever, Louisa Sewall 1917
Frost, Mary Adeline 1896
Harris, George 1920
Howells, William Dean 1923
Huntington, Eliza Prentiss 1917-1931
Jordan, Mary Augusta 1891
Kapp, Marie F. 1893
Rockwood, Ellen (Cheever) 1886-1927
Scudder, Vida Dutton 1893
Seelye, Laurenus Clark 1909
Tucker, Charlotte to William J. Tucker 1901-1926
Tucker, William Jewett 1886-1887
Tucker, William Jewett 1887
Tucker, William Jewett 1901
Wheeler, Elizabeth (Cheever) 1919-1925
Woods, Robert Archey 1925