manosca124 Department of Government Records, ca. 1920-[ongoing] Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Elisha Winkler. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
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Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Deborah A. Richards. 2006-04-03 Finding aid written in English Smith College Archives Department of Government Records, ca. 1920-[ongoing] Finding Aid RG 52 Elisha Winkler 2004

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 Collection Overview Smith College. Dept. of Government. Department of Government Records ca. 1920-[ongoing] RG 52 1 box (1 linear ft.) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
This collection is in one box and contains course syllabi, mid-year and final exam questions, black and white photographs, news releases, and department announcements. Historical Note

In 1919, Smith College established the History and Government Department. By 1921, the department's name changed to the Government Department.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Department records, 1880s, 1920s-1990s, contain materials describing the department's courses and activities. Types of materials include course syllabi, mid-year and final exam questions, black and white photographs of students and faculty, news releases, and department announcements.

 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

 Preferred Citation

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

Smith College Dept. of Government Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 History of the Collection

The Government Department records were created by the departments and its students and transferred/donated to the College Archives.

Processed by Elisha Winkler

Additional Information Related Material

Researchers should also view: RG 42. Faculty

1159 1 General 1995, undated material 1159 2 Courses- 11-412b 1964-66 1159 3 Courses- American Political Parties 1953 1159 4 Courses- General 1948, 1952-53, 1972-73 1159 5 Courses- Government 11 1938-39, 1945-47 1159 6 Courses- 21-40 1925-58 1159 7 Courses- 100-230a, 310b-342a 1935-63, 1977-78 1159 8 Courses- 42b-45 1945-58 1159 9 Courses- Studies in Local Government- photos 1970 1159 10 Courses- Studies in Local Government- photos 1971 1159 11 Elections 1930, 1940s, 1956 1159 12 Elections- Mock Republican Conventions 1968 1159 13 International Relations Group 1940 1159 14 Lecture notes-students 1880s 1159 15 Lectures 1936-39, 1994 1159 16 Outlines, assignments, reading lists 1920s-30s 1159 17 Speakers 1995 1159 18 Student information 1954 1159 19 Summer Intern Program 1963, undated material 1159 20 Photographs 1940s-60s, 1980s