manosca170 Kate Mott Greene Stephenson Papers, 1931-1984 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Melvin Carlson, Jr.. Smith College Archives

Northampton, MA

Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Deborah A. Richards. 2006-10-04 Finding aid written in English Smith College Archives Kate Mott Greene Stephenson Papers, 1931-1984 Finding Aid RG 80. Class of 1933. Melvin Carlson, Jr. 2005

Collection Overview Stephenson, Kate Mott Greene Kate Mott Greene Stephenson Papers 1931-1984 RG 80. Class of 1933. 2 boxes (.8 linear feet) English Smith College Archives

Northampton, MA

The collection consists of class notebooks from courses taken by Kate Mott Greene Stephenson (Class of 1933) and the correspondence she received from Dorcas Brigham (Class of 1918), an Assistant Professor of Botany (1923-1928) from 1933 to 1984. Biographical Note

Kate Mott Greene Stephenson (Class of 1933) hailed from Pennsylvania. Upon her graduation from Smith College she held various clerical positions until her marriage to William B. Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson was a mechanical engineer (Penn State, B.S.) and eventually president of Allen Sherman Hoff Company of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Stephenson often accompanied her husband on his many business trips especially to Europe. She noted that in her lifetime she was mostly housewife, mother and grandmother and was involved with community activities in the various places where they lived. The Stephenson children are Helen, John, Christine and Deborah. Mrs. Stephenson died on January 20, 2005.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The papers consist of class notebooks from 1931-1933 related to art history, botany, English literature and modern European history. The modern European history notes (History 34) are most likely from lectures by Walter Carl Barnes. While at Smith College, Mrs. Stephenson formed a friendship with Dorcas Brigham (Class of 1918), an Assistant Professor of Botany (1923-1928). The papers include the correspondence Mrs. Stephenson received from Ms. Brigham from 1933-1984. There are photographs from her days at Smith College (including house portraits) and some snapshots from class reunions, plus a few personal ones.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers 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.

Preferred Citation

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

Kate Mott Greene Stephenson Papers, Box #, Smith College Archives.

History of the Collection

These are the papers of Kate Mott Greene Stephenson (Class of 1933) and donated to the College Archives by her in 2000, and her daughter Helen S. Weary in 2005.

Additional Information 2051 1 Miscellaneous memorabilia 1931-ca. 1980s 2051 2 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham n.d. 2051 3 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1933 2051 4 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1934 (Jan.-Sep.) 2051 5 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1934 (Oct.-Dec.) 2051 6 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1935 (Jan.-Apr.) 2051 7 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1935 (May-Dec.) 2051 8 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1936-1939 2051 9 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1940-1942 2051 10 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1943-1949 2051 11 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1950-1969 2051 12 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1970-1978 2051 13 Correspondence from Dorcas Brigham 1980-1984 2051 14 Art history notebooks 1931-1932 2051.1 15 Botany notebooks and plant lists 1930-1932? 2051.1 16 English literature notebook; French papers 1930-1931? 2051.1 17 History notebooks 1932-1933 2051.1 18 Photographs 1930-1980s