Historical Note

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Historical information

Introductory Course in History: Digest of Material Obtained by Questionnaire from Sixty American Colleges and Universities, by Sidney R. Packard 1940

History Club 1896-1930s

Departmental rosters and committee lists 1970s-1980s

Memorandum and announcements 19 -19

Photographs

Honors requirements and documents

NEA Summer Institutes 1967-1969

Departmental minutes 1914-1921

Departmental minutes--RESTRICTED 1922-1932

Departmental minutes--RESTRICTED 1932-1938

Departmental minutes--RESTRICTED 1938-1945

Reading lists for History 11 1919-1966

Course lists - General

Course lists - History 12

Course lists - History 13

Course lists - History 22-29

Course lists - History 30-31 1939-1958

Course lists - History 32-36 1930s-1958

Course lists - History 37-49 1930s-1950s

Course lists - History 100-102 1960s-1970s

Course lists - History 103 1960s

Course lists - History 114-425 1924-1958

Course lists - History 294-295 1964-1965

Course lists - History 383 2000

Courses History 100-273 - Mid-term and final examination questions 1975-1978

Lecture notes for English history Early 1900s

Student notes for History 4a - unidentified student 1909-1910

Mendenhall Prize in History 1974-1991

Records re Symposium "Faces of Tradition" in honor of Klemens von Klemperer, held April 2-4, 1987 1986-1987

Smith College studies in history 1915-2003

Department of History Records, ca. 1900-[ongoing]

Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Melvin Carlson, Jr..

© 2006


Collection Overview
	Creator:	Smith College. Dept. of History.
	Title:	Department of History Records
	Dates:	ca. 1900-[ongoing]
	Abstract:	The records contain some historical documents on the teaching of history at Smith College, general records of the History Department and reading lists and course lists for the department. There are documents related to the Mendenhall Prize in History and on the symposium "Faces of Tradition" in honor of Klemens von Klemperer held April 2-4, 1987. Access to Box 2 is restricted.
	Extent:	8 boxes(3.3 linear ft.)
	Language:	English
	Identification:	RG 52

Historical Note

Various lecturers taught history courses from the beginning of Smith College in 1875 until 1894 when a Department of History was more formally established with Prof. Charles Downer Hazen as the resident head. Prof. Hazen remained in this position until 1914 when Prof. John Spencer Bassett became head of the department; Prof. Bassett was responsible for the establishment of the department's publication Smith College Studies in History, 1915-2003. By 1919-1920 the teaching staff included five full professors, two associate professors, two assistant professors and three instructors plus two readers.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Department of History files contain correspondence, reading lists, lecture and student notes from classes, publications and other material documenting the history of the department.