The Mary Ritter Beard Papers at the Sophia Smith Collection are one of the three primary collections of Beard's papers. DePauw University and the Schlesinger Library also have collections.

For additional Beard material, including correspondence from Beard in other manuscript collections, see the Sophia Smith Collection card catalog and the Donor Files of the Sophia Smith Collection (stored in the Smith College Archives).

See also Revealing Women's Life Stories: Papers from the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Sophia Smith Collection for article on Mary Beard by Nancy F. Cott.