Jane Sommer Papers, 1964-66
1 box (.25 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 148
Terms of Access and Use:
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
The copyright owner of this collection is unknown. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Jane Sommer graduated from Radcliffe College in 1964. She served with the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1964 to 1966, training elementary school teachers. In 1967, Sommer was appointed field director of the Seven College Conference Program for Admission and Scholarships. From 1973 to 1977, Sommer held the position of Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey. From 1977 to 1980, she was the Cooperative Education Coordinator at North Adams State College, in Massachusetts. Sommer took the position of Associate Director in the Career Development Office of Smith College in 1980 and still hold the position. From 1999 to 2000, she was also the Interim Associate Dean for International Study at Smith College.
The papers consist primarily of letters to her family written during her service for the Peace Corps as a teacher in the Philippines from 1964 to 1966. The letters also cover her training in Hawaii and at Northern Illinois University in 1964. Included are reports to the Peace Corps, correspondence to and from others about her work, and itineraries of her travels in Asia during and after her Peace Corps duty.
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
The copyright owner of this collection is unknown. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. 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:
Jane Sommer Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Jane Sommer donated her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1977.
Finding aid revised in 2002 by Gayla Spaulding, intern.
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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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Correspondence to family,
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1964-66
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Box 1: folder 1-8
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Report: recommendations for Peace Corp in Silay,
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1966
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Box 1: folder 9
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Correspondence to and from others about Sommer's work,
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1965-66
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Box 1: folder 10-12
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Asian travel itineraries,
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1966
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Box 1: folder 13-14
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