Founding documents collection, 1868-ca. 1930.

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Founding documents collection, 1868-ca. 1930.

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Letters and memorabilia of Sophia Smith, John M. Greene and others related to the founding of Smith College. Biographical material on Sophia Smith and the Smith family of Hatfield, Mass. Also correspondence and addresses of L. Clark Seelye, the first president of Smith College, including his inaugration as president. Includes early financial documents, documents on the Sophia Smith estate and other early memorabilia. Some of the documents are typescripts or photocophies of the originals.

1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes) + 2 v. ; 32-45 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7667483

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Greene, John Morton, 1830-1919

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Generally regarded as the originator of the idea of founding Smith College. College Trustee, 1871-1919. Amherst College, A.B., 1853; A.M., 1856. Married Louisa Dickinson, 1857. Pastor, Congregational Church, Hatfield, Mass., 1857-1868; Congregational Church, South Hadley, Mass., 1868-1870; Eliot Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass., 1870-1910. From the description of John Morton Greene papers, 1856-1930. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51515414 John Morton ...

Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

Seelye, Laurenus Clark, 1837-1924

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Smith College President (first), 1873-1910. Union College, A.B., 1857. Heidelberg University, 1862. Pastor, Old North Church, Springfield, MA, 1863-1965. Professor, Amherst College, 1865-1873. From the description of Laurenus Clark Seelye papers, 1820-1995 (bulk 1875-1924). (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51171602 Laurenus Clark Seelye was born on September 20, 1837, in Bethel, Connecticut. He was the youngest child of Abigail Taylor Seelye and Seth Seelye, who married ...

Smith, Sophia, 1796-1870

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Benefactor of Smith College. Her will, completed in March 1870, supported "the establishment and maintenance of an Institution for higher education of young women." From the description of Sophia Smith papers, 1861-2001. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51246356 ...