The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.

The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to unpublished works of Dorothy Reed Mendenhall. 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:

Dorothy Reed Mendenhall Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Dorothy Reed Mendenhall's son, Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, donated her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection after her death in 1964. Additional papers were given by Thomas Mendenhall's estate after his death in 1998.

Reprocessed by Kate Weigand, 2001.