Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records, 1960-[ongoing]
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Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records
Smith Club of Palm Beaches
Biographical History for: Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records
Historical Note The Smith Club of Palm Beaches began in 1959 as an informal sect of the nearby Smith Club of Fort Lauderdale. This new group consisted of Mrs. David Chandler Prince (1911), Mrs. Lee Porter (1912), and Mrs. John Eldredge Smith (1931). These three women resided in the Palm Beaches, Florida, area and met informally with Mrs. Ralph Smith (1931) at local hotels and restaurants. It was not until the Smith Club of Palm Beaches was officially recognized by the Alumnae Association in 1965 that they gathered at regular monthly luncheon meetings at Testa's Restaurant in Palm Beaches. The Club's by-laws were amended in 1973 and 1981. Members include Smith alumnae residing from Boca Raton to Vero Beaches, Florida.
The Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records were donated over a period of time to the Smith College Archives from a variety of sources.
Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection is comprised of several decades' worth of minutes and meeting agendas, as well as extensive newspaper clippings documenting the club's activities. Official records of Alumnae Councils and donations to the Alumnae Fund for scholarships are also in the files. Additional material ranges from photographs of club events to fundraising efforts, events announcements and invitations, and membership directories from 1966 to 2005.
The records are open for research according to the regulations of Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.
- 90. Alumnae Association, Smith Clubs, General
Alumnae Council, Smith College 1963-1989
Announcements 1962-2000
Annual Reports 1966-1989
By-laws 1973-1981
Club History 1960-1991
Community Calling Program/Capital Campaign for Smith 1966-1989
Correspondence: Alumnae Association of Smith College 1965-1988
Correspondence: Career Development Office 1986-1987
Correspondence: Miscellaneous 1961-2001
Correspondence: Other Smith Clubs 1967-1971
Directories 1966-2005
Finances: Tax Exempt Status 1974
Fundraising/Pecan Sales 1969-1999
Guests: Conway, Jill Ker 1975-1976
Guests: Hindmarsh, Ronald 1967-1968
Minutes and Agendas 1965-1982
Minutes and Agendas 1983-2003
Miscellaneous 1968-1988
Networking Questionnaire 1993
Newsletters 1966-2000
Newspaper Clippings 1960-1998
Photographs 1986-1992
President's Letters 1966-2002
Presidents: Smith, Ethel 1966-1968
Program Arrangements 1986-1988
Scholarship Candidates/Alumnae Admissions Committee 1963-1990
Scrapbook Contents 1961-1966