The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection with the additional restriction that users of the client files must sign a written agreement to keep all names and street addresses of private clients confidential until January 1, 2031. Researchers must sign such an agreement before they are given access to the folder list for Series II. Client Files, and portions of the list for Series V. Photographs. These portions are not included in the online version of the finding aid.

Copyright is owned by Alice Ireys' three children until their deaths or until 2050, whichever comes sooner, at which time copyright will pass to Smith College. Those wishing to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must obtain permission. Copyright to materials authored or produced by persons other than Alice Recknagel Ireys 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.

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

Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Alice Ireys donated the bulk of her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1996. Two additional donations were received from her estate in 2001.

Processed by Maida Goodwin, 2008