Katherine Elizabeth McClellan Papers, ca. 1879-ca. 1996: Scope & Contents of the Collection

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Katherine Elizbeth McClellan Papers contain biographical information, newspaper clippings, a small amount of correspondence, a scrapbook and photographs documenting McClellan's career as a professional photographer in Saranac Lake, New York, Northampton, Massachusetts, and later Sarasota, Florida.

In the inventory, OV=Oversize, unnumbered boxes.

This collection is organized into five series:

Series I, Biographical Material contains newspaper clippings, invitations, photocopies of advertisements, and photographs documenting the life of Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, a member of the Smith College class of 1882. In addition, articles written by other about McClellan are included in this series.
Series II, Correspondence contains correspondence of McClellan to class members relating to a series of reunion activities in 1913.
Series III, Publications Series III, Publications includes copies of two viewbooks, John Brown, or A Hero's Grave in the Adirondacks (1896) and Keene Valley: "In the Heart of the Mountains" (1898), and a calendar she produced titled, Twelve Months in the Adirondacks (1899).
Series IV, Photographs contains images McClellan took of the Smith College campus in 1904. The photographs are arranged in alphabetical order by name of building and include interior and exterior shots. In 1912 McClellan took a series of images of the Hillyer Art Gallery and these images are included with this series. McClellan was noted for her photographic landscape work and the Papers include 11 folders of images from the Adirondacks as well as another 11 folders of images of Florida, where she retired. Additionally, included in this series are images of her studio at 44 State Street in Northampton, a number of self-portraits and images of family and friends.
Series V, Smith College Scrapbook documents McClellan's undergraduate years at Smith College between 1878-1882 where she served on the Class Pin Committee and the Photographic Committee. It contains dance cards, class schedules, invitations, cards, and other college-related ephemera.