Classes of 1981-1990 records
Scope and Contents
The Classes of 1981-1990 records consist of individual class notes, examinations, papers and class letters, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, songbooks as well as reunion materials of the same nature, all related to or dating from the time periods during which these classes were students at Smith College.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1977 - 2021
Creator
- Smith College. Class of 1981. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1982. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1983. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1984. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1985. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1986. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1987. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1988. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1989. (Organization)
- Smith College. Class of 1990. (Organization)
- Smith College -- Students -- Correspondence (Organization)
- Smith College -- Alumni and alumnae. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for 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.
Biographical / Historical
College Archives has been collecting class material dating back to the Class of 1879. Classes of 1981-1990 records combine the student material from those graduating classes into one record group.
Extent
24.729 linear feet (39 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
College Archives has been collecting class material dating back to the Class of 1879. The Classes of 1981-1990 records consist of individual class notes, examinations, papers and class letters, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, songbooks as well as reunion materials of the same nature, all related to or dating from the time periods during which these classes were students at Smith College.
Arrangement
This collection brings together ten record groups that are arranged chronologically, one per graduating class. However, since some materials are placed in a class record group based on when they were created, and not by whom, materials relelvant to a class may exist in more than one series.
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
Whenever donation information for a particular set of material is known, it is included in the finding aid below. However, a majority of the material was not formally accessioned and its origins are not currently known.
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.
Subject
- Smith College -- Students (Organization)
- Smith College -- Alumni and alumnae. (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid to the Classes of 1981-1990 records
- Status
- Legacy Finding Aid (Updated)
- Author
- Madison White
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2018-10-24: Finding aids for each class records were combined into this meta record, with additions from recent accessions
- 2018-11-29: Finding aid updated as part of the College Archives Survey
- 2019-12-11: Added boxes 1- 5, updated notes, extents, and dates
- 2022-03-08: Added Accession 2022-A-0011
Repository Details
Part of the Smith College Archives Repository
