manosca136 Smith Club of Sarasota Records, 1947-[ongoing] Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Sally Reede-Morris, Jaimie Fritz. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
2009 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Deborah A. Richards. 2009-01-23 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Smith Club of Sarasota Smith Club of Sarasota Records 1947-[ongoing] RG 90 2 boxes (2 linear ft.) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
The Smith Club of Sarasota Records contain minutes, photographs, membership directories, financial records, and various materials documenting the club's history and activities. Historical Note

The Smith College Club of Sarasota, Florida was started in 1947 by Mrs. Louise Whitaker, the first acting president of the club, and consisted of fifteen members. One of the club's major fundraising activities is the sale of pecans. The amount raised goes towards the Smith College of Sarasota Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarship assistance to a Smith student from Florida. Additional club activities also included the sponsorship of the annual Book Awards, joint meetings with the Wellesley Club of Sarasota, and a tradition of welcoming Smith alumnae and faculty from a variety of fields as speakers. In January of 1978 former Smith College president Jill Ker Conway was the guest of honor and speaker at a club luncheon. The club also published its own member newsletter.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Smith College Club of Sarasota records consist of items ranging in date from 1947-2006. Types of material include club by-laws; correspondence and meeting notices; fundraising records; club newsletters; membership and officer information; annual, executive board, and club meeting minutes; photographs; publicity; financial records; obituaries, and event notices.

The records are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

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

Smith Club of Sarasota Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.

The Smith Club of Sarasota records were donated over a period of time to the Smith College Archives from a variety of sources.

- 90. Alumnae Association

 1 Annual Reports 1976-2002 1 Bylaws 1948-97 1 Articles of Incorporation 1997 1 Officers 1947-99 1 Membership Directories 1974-81 1 Membership Directories 1981-88 1 Membership Directories 1988-95 1 Membership Directories 1995-2002 1 Membership Lists 1950s-80s 1 Obituaries 1954-2001 1 Nominating Committee 1997-99 1 Minutes and Correspondence - First Meeting Feb 13th, 1947 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1949-51 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1952-55 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1956-60 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1960-66 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1966-79 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1980-86 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1987-91 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1992-96 1 Minutes and Correspondence 1997-2003 1 Annual Meeting, March 24th, 1976 1976 1 Annual Meeting, March 24th, 1976, Photographs 1976 1 In Brief - Meetings 1963-81 1 Executive Board Minutes 1992-2003 1 Treasurer's Book 1947-69 1 Treasurer's Reports 1951-56 1 Treasurer's Reports 1956-69 1 Treasurer's Reports 1969-93 1 Treasurer's Reports 1994-2002 1 Dues 1965-2002 1 Scholarship Fundraising - Pecans 1977-2003 1 Tax Exemptions 1992-2002 1 Capital Campaign 1967-70 1 75th Anniversary Fund 1950 1 75th Anniversary Fund - Honey Project 1947-50 1 Scholarships 1952-99 1 Misc. Receipts and Records 1980-96 1 Internships 1997-2002 1 Smith Club Gifts 1980-96 1 Meeting Notices 1971-2006 1 Programs 1975-2002 2 Events and Clippings 1946-47 2 Events and Clippings 1948-49 2 Events and Clippings 1950 2 Events and Clippings 1951 2 Events and Clippings 1952 2 Events and Clippings 1953 2 Events and Clippings 1954 2 Events and Clippings 1955 2 Events and Clippings 1956 2 Events and Clippings 1957 2 Events and Clippings 1958-59 2 Events and Clippings 1960-61 2 Events and Clippings 1962-63 2 Events and Clippings 1964-65 2 Events and Clippings 1966-67 2 Events and Clippings 1968-69 2 Events and Clippings 1970-71 2 Events and Clippings 1972-73 2 Events and Clippings 1974 2 Events and Clippings 1975 2 Events and Clippings 1976 2 Events and Clippings 1977 2 Events and Clippings 1978 2 Events and Clippings 1979 2 Events and Clippings 1980 2 Events and Clippings 1981 2 Events and Clippings 1982-83 2 Events and Clippings 1984-89 2 Events and Clippings 1990-97 2 Events and Clippings 1998 2 Events and Clippings 1999 2 Events and Clippings 2000- 2 Events and Clippings n.d. 2 Smith College Newsletters and Magazines 2 Lois Bennett Real Estate News 1999-2002 2 Alumnae Council of 86 and Sophia Smith Bicentennial 1986, 1996 2 Music Lectures 1953-95 2 Frank Hopper - Correspondence and Artwork 2001 2 Smith and Wellesley Clubs Join Meeting 1979-97 2 President's Letters to Club 1990-2001 2 25th Anniversary Party 1972 2 Newsletter 2002-04 2 Guestbooks 1951, 1974 2 Photographs 2 Club Binder (disassembled)