Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection, 1860s-1970s
6 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 441
Terms of Access and Use:
The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
Material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy all copyright holders. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
The Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection contains postcards of women and historic sites pertaining to women; photographs and other images, mostly unidentified, of women and families; and numerous political buttons reflecting the opinions of various types of activism, mostly feminism. Received from various donors, the postcard collection is eclectic in that it contains images of women who represent a range of social callings and political persuasions from Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Beecher Stowe, to Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra, and Miss America. The photographs include portraits, snapshots, and postcards of women and families organized by decades. Also included are 31 commemorative portrait medallions of famous women, issued from 1968 to 1979 by the Societe Commemorative de Femmes Celebres, plus newsletters and related documents, as well as a few posters from the March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC, April 2004.
The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
Material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy all copyright holders. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Materials in this subject collection were either purchased or given to the Sophia Smith Collection by various donors.
Periodic additions to collection are expected.
Finding aid revised in 2005. Recent additions may not be reflected in the finding aid.
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Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063 Phone: (413) 585-2970 Fax: (413) 585-2886 Email Reference Form: http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/emailform.html URL: http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/ |
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Postcards of women and historic sites related to women
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Box 1
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Photographs and other images of women and families,
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1860s-1950s
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Box 2
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Political buttons
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Box 3-4
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31 commemorative portrait medallions issued by the Societe de Commemorative de Femmes Celebres, photograph (photocopy), newsletters, and related documents,
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1968-2004, n.d.
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Box 5
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OVERSIZE MATERIAL
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Posters (5): March for Women's Lives, D.C., April
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2004
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Flat file
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