With the exceptions of the Board of Directors minutes and the membership applications, both of which are closed for 40 years from the date of creation, all material is open according to the rules of the Sophia Smith Collection.

The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to the records of the Headmistresses Association of the East. Copyright to materials created by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission must be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use."

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Headmistresses Association of the East Records, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

The records were donated in June 1990 through the efforts of Agathe Crouter, headmistress of the Hewitt School and Evelyn J. Halpert, headmistress of the Brearley School and president of the HMAE.

Periodic additions to collection are expected.

Processed by Susan Boone, 1991.

Recent additions to this collection are unprocessed and not reflected in the finding aid.