Contents
Collection Overview
Historical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Search Terms
Africa Day
1994
All College Picnic
1986-1994
April Fool's Day
1981
Armistice Day
1935-1940
Celebration of Sisterhood
1993-1995
Commencement, general
1896-1987
Convocation, Barbara Bush recieves Honorary Degree
1989
Easter
1889-1952
Environmental Events
1968-1970
Family Weekend
1992-2000
Fathers Weekend, implementation
1949
Father's Weekend
1951
Father's Weekend
1952
Father's Weekend
1953
Father's Weekend
1954
Father's Weekend
1955
Father's Weekend
1956
Father's Weekend
1957
Father's Weekend
1958
Father's Weekend
1959
Father's Weekend
1960
Father's Weekend
1961
Father's Weekend
1962
Father's Weekend
1963
Father's Weekend
1964
Father's Weekend
1965
Father's Weekend
1966
Father's Weekend
1967
Father's Weekend
1968
Father's Weekend
1969
Father's Weekend
1970
Father's Weekend
1971
Father's Weekend
1972
Father's Weekend
1973
Father's Weekend Miscellaneous Photographs
n.d.
Float Night
1952-1998
Freshman Day
1967-1982
Halloween
1890-1951
Halloween Photographs
1888-1994
Harvest Weekend
1979-1989
Homecoming
1990-1992
Hoop Rolling
1914
Illumination
1995-1996
Ivy Day
1884-1984
May Day
1884-1951
Memorial Day
1882-1940
No Diet Day
1994
Octoberfest
1994-1995
Opening Convocation (September), All College Meeting (January)
1949
Otelia Cromwell Day
1989-2002
Parent's Weekend
1974-1991
Pre College Day
1967-1970
Sophomore Carnival
n.d.
Spirit Week
1982
Spring Weekend
1988
Thanksgiving
1880-1942
Turkey Trot
1987
Valentine's Day
1895-1951
Week of Prayer
1916
Winter Weekend
1987-1992
Women's Week
1982-1985
Women's Weekend
1972-1980
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Special Days A-Z Files, 1884-[ongoing]
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Christine Merrill.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2003
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Creator:
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Smith College. |
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Title:
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Special Days A-Z Files |
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Dates:
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1884-[ongoing] |
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Abstract:
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The records of the Special Days vary in their coverage of events. For some special days the only recognition of its existence is the presence of the folders. However, other folders contain records of the special day's beginnings on campus. The Valentine's Day and Thanksgiving Day folders contain information about past celebrations with newspaper clippings and reports, photographs, and memorabilia.
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2 boxes(.75 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
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Identification:
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RG 80 |
As an institution Smith College has many traditions, some with history since its inception. One of the earliest special days celebrated at Smith College was Ivy Day. Still celebrated, Ivy Day is a day in which departing seniors plant ivy cuts on the Smith grounds, symbolizing their seed of knowledge, in hopes that it will flourish. Today, cuts are taken from vines around campus and given to first-year students in anticipation of their own Ivy Day celebration.
Many of those traditions include Special Day celebrations for students, staff, faculty, and parents. Included in the Special Days boxes are the Father's Day folders containing programs, POPS! concert programs, photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings. The change from Father's Weekend to Parent's Weekend and then Family Weekend is documented with the information contained in these folders.
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, Float Night are special days included within the folders. And the repertoire of special days continues to grow as Smith College adds new special day traditions to its old ones: Celebration of Sisterhood and Otelia Cromwell Day. Each celebration seeks to acknowledge and diversify, celebrating what is present and what is to come. Smith College, having a history of celebrating, embracing, renewing and creating traditions, will carry several of them into the future and create several more.
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The degree to which folders contain information varies. For some special days the only recognition of its existence is the presence of the folders, perhaps containing as little as a single photograph or a single event program. In such case, the Sophian may be a good place to look for further information.
However, other folders contain records of the special day's beginnings on campus. The Valentine's Day and Thanksgiving Day folders contain information about past celebrations with newspaper clippings and reports, photographs, and memorabilia. In general, information for present day special day celebrations is not as complete as those of earlier celebratory years. For instance, though the Celebration of Sisterhood still takes place, the documents contain information for only 2 years. Similarly, Float Night is a continued Tradition that is documented for only 2 individual years. Additional files on Float Night are available in 80. Athletics Records.
The folders are arranged alphabetically. Two special days, Christmas and Mountain Day have their own boxes. These have separate finding aids.
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All College Picnic
1986-1994
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| 3079 |
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April Fool's Day
1981
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| 3079 |
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Armistice Day
1935-1940
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Celebration of Sisterhood
1993-1995
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| 3079 |
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Commencement, general
1896-1987
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| 3079 |
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Convocation, Barbara Bush recieves Honorary Degree
1989
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| 3079 |
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Easter
1889-1952
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| 3079 |
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Environmental Events
1968-1970
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Family Weekend
1992-2000
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| 3079 |
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Fathers Weekend, implementation
1949
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Father's Weekend
1951
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Father's Weekend
1952
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Father's Weekend
1953
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Father's Weekend
1954
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Father's Weekend
1955
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Father's Weekend
1956
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Father's Weekend
1957
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Father's Weekend
1958
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Father's Weekend
1959
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Father's Weekend
1960
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Father's Weekend
1961
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Father's Weekend
1962
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Father's Weekend
1963
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Father's Weekend
1964
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Father's Weekend
1965
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Father's Weekend
1966
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Father's Weekend
1967
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Father's Weekend
1968
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Father's Weekend
1969
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Father's Weekend
1970
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Father's Weekend
1971
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Father's Weekend
1972
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Father's Weekend
1973
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| 3079 |
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Father's Weekend Miscellaneous Photographs
n.d.
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Float Night
1952-1998
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Freshman Day
1967-1982
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Halloween
1890-1951
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| 3080 |
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Halloween Photographs
1888-1994
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| 3080 |
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Harvest Weekend
1979-1989
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| 3080 |
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Homecoming
1990-1992
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| 3080 |
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Hoop Rolling
1914
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Illumination
1995-1996
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| 3080 |
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Ivy Day
1884-1984
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| 3080 |
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May Day
1884-1951
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| 3080 |
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Memorial Day
1882-1940
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Box
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| 3080 |
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No Diet Day
1994
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| 3080 |
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Octoberfest
1994-1995
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| 3080 |
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Opening Convocation (September), All College Meeting (January)
1949
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Box
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| 3080 |
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Otelia Cromwell Day
1989-2002
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Box
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| 3080 |
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Parent's Weekend
1974-1991
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| 3080 |
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Pre College Day
1967-1970
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| 3080 |
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Sophomore Carnival
n.d.
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| 3080 |
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Spirit Week
1982
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| 3080 |
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Spring Weekend
1988
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Box
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| 3080 |
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Thanksgiving
1880-1942
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| 3080 |
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Turkey Trot
1987
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| 3080 |
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Valentine's Day
1895-1951
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| 3080 |
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Week of Prayer
1916
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| 3080 |
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Winter Weekend
1987-1992
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| 3080 |
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Women's Week
1982-1985
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| 3080 |
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Women's Weekend
1972-1980
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