The Nellie "Nelly" Schargo Hoyt Papers span the period between 1943 and 1990, and largely concern her forty one years as a professor at Smith College. Most of the collection is made up of class materials, information about the Junior Year in Hamburg program, and notes on symposiums, Alumnae college sessions, and student projects in which she was involved. Also contained in the collection are drafts of various writings, correspondence, personal documents and photographs.

This collection is organized into eight series:

• I. Symposiums, Alumnae College, and Student Projects
• II. Junior Year in Hamburg
• III. Course Materials
• IV. Student Theses
• V. Trips with the Alumnae Association
• VI. Interterm
• VII. Personal
• VIII. Miscellaneous Materials