Historical Postcard Collection, 1900-[ongoing]
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Historical Postcard Collection
Smith College.
Biographical History for: Historical Postcard Collection
Biographical Note The materials in this collection have been accumulated over the years from various sources.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Postcard Collection contains cancelled and unmarked postcards dating from the college's early years to the present with the bulk of the collection falling between 1900 and 1950. The postcards are black and white, monochrome and color; some of them contain written messages. The postcards depict various campus and local scenes including most of the campus buildings and landmarks; local landmarks, including private homes and public areas in the pioneer valley; and various events, people and places important to the college. Included in the collection are sets and a booklet of postcards picturing the campus and Northampton. Of special interest are images of the WAVES, Grecourt gates (France) and President Calvin Coolidge's house. One item of particular interest is a special issue postcard of Northampton scenes, filed under "Northampton environs," that features an accordion style, pop-out section.
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Admissions
Ainsworth Gymnasium
Albright House
Allen Field
Alumnae House - interior
Alumnae House - exterior
"The Anchorage" - 103 South Street
12 Arnold Avenue
Athletic Fields
Baldwin House
Bedford Terrace No. 6
Bedford Terrace No. 8
Belmont Avenue
Belmont Avenue No. 9
Belmont Avenue No. 13
Belmont Avenue No. 16
Belmont Avenue No. 21
Belmont Avenue No. 22
Belmont Avenue No. 30
Boat House
Botanic Gardens
Burton Hall
Campus
Capen House
Chapin House
Clark House
College Hall
Comstock House
Calvin Coolidge's Home
Cushing House
Davis Student Center
Dawes House
Delta Sigma - 114 South Street
Dewey House
Dickinson House
Duckett House (formerly Southwick House)
Ellen Emerson House
Elm Street Houses
Faculty Center
The Field House
Franklin King House
Gardiner House
Gateway House
Gates (old)
Gillett House
Grecourt Gates at Smith
Grecourt, France
Green Street No. 26
Green Street No. 30
Green Street No. 36
Gymnasium: Alumnae
Gymnasium: Scott
Hatfield House
Haven House
Chapel: Helen Hills Hills
Hillyer Art Gallery
Hockanum Ferry
Hopkins House
Hubbard House
Infirmary: Elizabeth Mason
Ivy Day
Japenese Tea Hut and Garden
John M. Greene Hall - interior
John M. Greene Hall - exterior
Jordan House
Juniper Lodge
Lamont Bridge
Lanning Fountain
Laura Scales House
Lawrence House
Library: William Allen Neilson
Lilly Hall
Lyman Plant House
Martha Wilson
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts
Moliere Celebration
Morris House
Morrow House
Museum of Art
Northampton Environs
Northrop House
Observatory
Orchards
Paradise Pond
Paradise Road
Park House
Parsons House
Pierce Hall
Plymouth Hall
Pomeroy House
President's House
The Quad
Sage Hall
Seelye, President Laurenus Clark
Seelye Hall
Sessions House
Sets
Smith Seal
Sophia Smith and Smith Homestead
Southwick House
Stoddard Hall
Students' Building
Talbot House
Tenney House
Tryon Art Gallery
Tyler House
Wallace House
Washburn House
WAVES
West Street No. 75
Wilder House
Ziskind House