Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records, 1960-[ongoing]
3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)
Collection number: RG 80
Terms of Access and Use:
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.
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.
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.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.
The Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records were donated over a period of time to the Smith College Archives from a variety of sources.
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Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone: (413) 585-2970 Fax: (413) 585-2886 Email: nyoung@smith.edu URL: http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/archives |
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Alumnae Council, Smith College
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1963-1989
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Box 1
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Announcements
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1962-2000
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Box 1
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Annual Reports
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1966-1989
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Box 1
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By-laws
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1973-1981
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Box 1
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Club History
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1960-1991
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Box 1
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Community Calling Program/Capital Campaign for Smith
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1966-1989
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Box 1
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Correspondence: Alumnae Association of Smith College
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1965-1988
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Box 1
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Correspondence: Career Development Office
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1986-1987
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Box 1
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Correspondence: Miscellaneous
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1961-2001
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Box 1
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Correspondence: Other Smith Clubs
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1967-1971
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Box 1
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Directories
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1966-2005
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Box 2
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Finances: Tax Exempt Status
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1974
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Box 2
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Fundraising/Pecan Sales
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1969-1999
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Box 2
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Guests: Conway, Jill Ker
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1975-1976
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Box 2
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Guests: Hindmarsh, Ronald
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1967-1968
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Box 2
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Minutes and Agendas
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1965-1982
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Box 2
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Minutes and Agendas
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1983-2003
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Box 2
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Miscellaneous
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1968-1988
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Box 3
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Networking Questionnaire
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1993
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Box 3
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Newsletters
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1966-2000
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Box 3
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Newspaper Clippings
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1960-1998
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Box 3
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Photographs
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1986-1992
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Box 3
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President's Letters
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1966-2002
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Box 3
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Presidents: Smith, Ethel
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1966-1968
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Box 3
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Program Arrangements
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1986-1988
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Box 3
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Scholarship Candidates/Alumnae Admissions Committee
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1963-1990
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Box 3
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Scrapbook Contents
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1961-1966
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Box 3
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