Academic Departments records
Scope and Contents
The Academic Departments records contains material such as publications, syllabuses, source notes, department records and memos, photographs, and material on departmental clubs.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1880 - 2014
Creator
- Smith College Archives (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Smith College retains copyright of materials created as part of its business operations; however, copyright in other items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For instances which may regard materials in the collection not created by Smith College, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Extent
10.271 linear feet (19 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains papers of academic departments, including Interdepartmental, Sciences, Colloquiu, and Social Sciences. The collection has publications, syllabuses, source notes, department records and memos, photographs, and material on departmental clubs.
Arrangement
This collection has been added to over time in multiple "accessions." An accession is a group of materials received from the same source at approximately the same time.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
As a preservation measure, researchers must use digital copies of audiovisual materials in this collection. Please consult with Special Collections staff or email specialcollections@smith.edu to request the creation of and access to digital copies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
Processing Information
Please note that prior to 2018, folder inventories were not always updated when new material was added to the collection. As a result, folder inventories may not be complete and folder numbers may be incorrect.
Processing Information
In April 2022, most of what was previously part of this artificial collection was reunited with the rest of the records of the appropriate departments.
Subject
- Smith College. Department of Sociology (Organization)
- Smith College. Department of Social Sciences (Organization)
- Smith College. Environmental Science and Policy Program (Organization)
- Smith College. Department of Italian Language and Literature (Organization)
- Smith College. Jewish Studies Program (Organization)
- Smith College. Department of Classical Languages and Literatures (Organization)
- Smith College. Department of Philosophy (Organization)
- Smith College. Department of Physics (Organization)
- Smith College. Department of Religion and Biblical Literature (Organization)
- Smith College--Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid to the Academic Departments records
- Status
- Minimum Finding Aid (Completed)
- Author
- Madison White, Ellice Amanna
- Date
- 2018, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2018-11-20: Containers added and finding aid updated as part of College Archives survey
- 2019-12-09: Added box, barcode, updated finding aid
- 2021-10-25: Added legacy container inventory
Repository Details
Part of the Smith College Archives Repository
