Collection Overview
Out But Not Down Club
Out But Not Down Club Records
1952-1998
RG 40
2 boxes
(1.5 linear ft.)
English
Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
The records contain minutes, photographs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, membership directories, and reunion materials documenting the Out But Not Down Club's activities.
Historical Note
The Out But Not Down Club (OBND) was the generous innovation created by
Albert Blakeslee, Professor of Botany and Director of the Smith College Genetics Experiment Station, 1942-1954. When his wife Margaret Blakeslee died in 1947 he donated money to the college to create a memorial fund in her honor called "An Investment in Friendship." The memorial fund supports the activities of the OBND Club which primarily consist of several dinners each year featuring speakers on a wide variety of topics. Members of the Smith College faculty and administration who plan to continue living in the Northampton area are eligible for membership when they retire.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The records of the club consist of memos, correspondence, photographs, treasurer's reports, meeting minutes, invitations, financial records, newsletters, officers lists, CVs of members, mailing lists, speeches, and information about the various speakers over the years.
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 papers must be requested from the College Archives. The Archives has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Out But Not Down Club Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.
The records of the Out But Not Down Club have been donated over the years by the secretary of the club at the time.
646
1
Records
1952-53
646
2
Records
1953-54
646
3
Records
1954-55
646
4
Records
1955-56
646
5
Records
1956-57
646
6
Records
1957-58
646
7
Records
1958-59
646
8
Records
1959-60
646
9
Records
1960-61
646
10
Records
1961-62
646
11
Records
1962-63
646
12
Records
1963-64
646
13
Records
1964-65
646
14
Records
1965-67
646
15
Records
1967-69
646
16
Records
1969-73
646
17
Records
1973-75
646
18
Records
1975-78
646
19
Photographs
n.d.
646
20
Newspaper clippings
n.d.
646
21
Treasurer's Reports
1967-70
646
22
25th Anniversary records
1977
646.1
1
Records
1975-84
646.1
2
Records
1984-87
646.1
3
Records
1987-88
646.1
4
Records
1988-89
646.1
5
Records
1989-90
646.1
6
Records
1990-91
646.1
7
Records
1991-92
646.1
8
Records
1991-92
646.1
9
Records
1992-93
646.1
10
Records
1992-94
646.1
11
Records
1994-95
646.1
12
Records
1995-96
646.1
13
Records
1996-97
646.1
14
Records
1997-98