manosca83 Celebrations and Conferences Files, 1922-[ongoing] Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Christine Merrill. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
© 2003

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 Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Laura Cutter. 2003-06-04 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 manosca83 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Smith College Archives Celebrations and Conferences Files, 1922-[ongoing] Finding Aid RG 12 Christine Merrill Revised 2002, 2009 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Smith College. Celebrations and Conferences Files1922-[ongoing] RG 12 1 box (.5 linear ft.) Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
Records deal with issues such as race, class, sex, art, famous persons, history, and politics. Materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, publications, conference notes and reports, press releases, and speeches. Of particular note are the extensive records docuemting the coference, Campuses Against Racist Violence. English. Biographical Note

Smith College has hosted a large number of celebrations and conferences. Converging upon the campus, many of the participants were Smith students, students from various colleges, Smith alumnae, guests, and guest speakers invited by the college.

The Campuses Against Racist Violence Conference was a college-wide function that aimed to create awareness of and possible solutions for acceptance. It was a two night and one day conference with workshops and group discussions specifically aimed at college campuses and students.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The files contain photographs, newspaper articles from local papers reporting on the event, and various pamphlets and publications from the events themselves. Many of the folders have only a newspaper clipping while others contain only photographs. However, a few of the files contain conference notes and reports, photographs, press releases, programs, and speeches.

Many of the conferences deal with issues such as race, class and sex in addition to history and politics. The various celebrations that are included also address history and politics in addition to art and famous persons.

Information found in the Campuses Against Racist Violence box is much more complete. Taking place in 1991, the conference records contain both event planning and event documents. Also included are documents from the event, however, there are no records of the event's success.

The folders are arranged alphabetically.

 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The records are open to public research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or to quote from the documents must be obtained from the Smith College Archives.

 Preferred Citation

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

Celebrations and Conferences Files, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 Additions to the Collection

Additions to the collection are expected.

History of the Collection

Records of the various conferences and celebrations were collected over time by the Smith College Archives.

Processed by Gayla Spaulding.

 Search Terms Smith College. Congresses and conventions--Massachusetts--Northampton. 1 American Presidency Conference 1989 1 American Presidency Conference Conference 2001 1 Berkshire Conference 1984 1 "Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for a Latina Identity" 1993 1 Conventions of Gender 1984 1 Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Political Correctness at Universities, Conference 1993 1 "Education at the Grassroots: Women and the Struggle for a Safe Environment 1995 1 Eighteenth Century Conference 1947 1 Ethics in Medicine and Science 1982 1 "Future of Feminism" Conference 1993 1 Gender, Authority and Leadership: Perspectives from the Political World 1990 1 Gender in Hip Hop Music and Culture 2000 1 Ghandi Centennial Celebration 1969 1 Interterm Conference: China Today 1990 1 International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women 1999 1 Japan-America Student Conference 1998 1 Model League of Nations 1933 1 Model League of Nations Photographs 1933 1 Moliere Tercentenary Celebration 1922 1 New England Black Students Conference 1994 1 New England Renaissance Conference 1964 1 Of Women Born: The Rebirth of Midwifery in 20th Century America 1999 1 Renaissance Conference 1953-1976 1 Kathleen Ridder Conference 1991 1 Ronsard Celebration Photographs 1926-1927 1 Safe Schools 2000 1 Simon S Shargo Memorial Conference 1983 1 Southern New England 1942 1 Transgender Conference 2000 1 United Nations and Photographs 1946-1949 1 "What's Next" American Pluralism and the Civic Culture 1999 1 Woman's Health: The Impact of Physical Activity and Nutrition 1994 1 Women, Welfare and Higher Education: Public Policy Continued n.d. 2 Campuses against Racist Violence (CARV) Conference 1991 2 Committees 2 Financial 2 Food 2 General 2 Memorabilia 2 Organization and Planning 2 Reading Lists 2 Registration 2 Special Needs 3 Power of Women's Voices Conference 2007