manosca178 Class of 1886 Records, 1873-1950s, 1970s-1990s Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Elisha Winkler. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
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 Collection Overview Smith College. Class of 1886. Class of 1886 Records 1873-1950s, 1970s-1990s RG 80 10 boxes (4 linear ft. and 2 linear inches) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
This collection contains black and white photographs, letters, class letters, correspondence, newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, student notes, scrapbooks, and information from the commencement and reunions of the Class of 1886. Historical Note

The Class of 1886 was the eighth graduating class of Smith College.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Class of 1886 Records contain materials describing the history of the Class of 1886. Types of materials include black and white photographs, letters, class letters, correspondence, newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, student notes, scrapbooks, and information from the commencement and reunions of the Class of 1886.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The records are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.

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:

Class of 1886 Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 History of the Collection

The Class of 1886 Records were created by the students and donated to the College Archives.

 1425 1 Class of 1886: Baccalaureate Service 1886 1425 2 Class of 1886: Class Letters 1904, 1906, 1911, 1915-19, 1921, 1925, 1927-28, 1930-33, 1936, 1942 1425 3 Class of 1886: Commencement 1886 1425 4 Class of 1886: Commencement Music 1886 1425 5 Class of 1886: Composite Photography 1886 1425 6 Class of 1886: Freshman Farewell to 1883 1883 1425 7 Class of 1886: Germans 1884, 1886 1425 8 Class of 1886: Groups 1883, 1886, other n.d. 1425 9 Class of 1886: History 1911, 1932 1425 10 Class of 1886: Ivy Day 1886 1425 11 Class of 1886: Junior Prom 1885 1425 12 Class of 1886: Junior Reception 1885 1425 13 Class of 1886: Records 1882-1931 1425 14 Class of 1886: Reunions 1921, other n.d. 1425 15 Class of 1886: Reunions (1916- Seelye Victrola Record) 1916-20, 1924 1425 16 Class of 1886: Reunions (1916- Seelye Victrola Record, Correspondence) 1918-19 1425 17 Class of 1886: Reunions (1925) 1925 1425 18 Class of 1886: Reunions (1931) 1931 1425 19 Class of 1886: Reunions (1933) 1933 1425 20 Class of 1886: Reunions (1936) 1936 1425 21 Class of 1886: Reunions (1941) 1941 1425 22 Class of 1886: Reunions (1946) 1946 1425 23 Class of 1886: Senior Dramatics 1886 1425 24 Class of 1886: Songs N.d. 1425 25 Class of 1886: Sophomore Reception 1882 1425 26 Class of 1886: Sophomore-Senior Reception for 1884 1884 1425 27 Class of 1886: Class Supper 1886, 1916 1426 1 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1887) 1887 1426 2 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1888) 1888 1426 3 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1892) 1892 1426 4 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1893) 1893 1426 5 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1894) 1894 1426 6 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1895) 1895 1426 7 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1896) 1896 1426 8 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1897) 1897 1426 9 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1898) 1898 1426 10 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1900) 1900 1426 11 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1901) 1901 1426 12 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1931-32) 1931-32 1426 13 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1932-33) 1932-33 1426 14 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1933-34) 1933-34 1426 15 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1934-35) 1934-35 1426 16 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1935-36) 1935-36 1426 17 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1936-37) 1936-37 1426 18 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1937-38) 1937-38 1426 19 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1938-39) 1938-39 1426 20 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1939-40) 1939-40 1426 21 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1940-41) 1940-41 1426 22 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1941-42) 1941-42 1426 23 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1942-43) 1942-43 1426 24 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1943-44) 1943-44 1426 25 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1944-45) 1944-45 1426 26 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1945-46) 1945-46 1426 27 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1946-47) 1946-47 1426 28 Class of 1886: Class Letters (1947-48) 1947-48 1427 1 Class of 1886: Aldrich, May Moore N.d. 1427 2 Class of 1886: Allen, Mary Adele 1908, 1915, 1917, 1928, 1931, 1939, other n.d. 1427 3 Class of 1886: Allen, Mary Adele (Photographs, etc) 1882, 1884, 1886, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1937, other n.d. 1427 4 Class of 1886: Anderson, Jessie McMillan ("Three Freshmen: Ruth, Fran, and Nathalie") 1895 1427 5 Class of 1886: Anderson, Jessie McMillan (Photographs, etc) 1885, 1891, 1943, other n.d. 1427 6 Class of 1886: Atwater, Margaret Clarke (Photographs, etc) 1921, other n.d. 1427 7 Class of 1886: Baker, Mary Chamberlain (Photographs) 1886, 1888 1427 8 Class of 1886: Bradbury, Alice Emerson (Photographs, etc) N.d. 1427 9 Class of 1886: Bradbury, Marion (Photographs, etc) 1882-84, 1932 1427 10 Class of 1886: Bradley, Emma Louise 1932 1427 11 Class of 1886: Burleigh, Charlotte Russell 1427 12 Class of 1886: Carter, Mary Abigail (Photographs) N.d. 1427 13 Class of 1886: Clough, Mabelle Beatrice 1932 1427 14 Class of 1886: Conant, Jennie Frances 1900, 1903 1427 15 Class of 1886: Cook, Mabell Melissa 1931 1427 16 Class of 1886: Corns, Sarah Ann (Photographs) N.d. 1427 17 Class of 1886: Cushman, Hattie Frances (Correspondence) 1911, 1936 1427 18 Class of 1886: Davis, Ellen Rich 1427 19 Class of 1886: Dole, Sara L. N.d. 1427 20 Class of 1886: Duncan, Margaretta (Photographs) N.d. 1427 21 Class of 1886: Eastman, Elizabeth (Correspondence) 1885-87 1427 22 Class of 1886: Eastman, Elizabeth (Photographs) N.d. 1427 23 Class of 1886: Eastman, Mary 1427 24 Class of 1886: Edgerton, Lillian (Special, Music 1882-83) N.d. 1427 25 Class of 1886: Ferry, Isabelle (Herrmann) N.d. 1427 26 Class of 1886: Freeland, Elizabeth King (Correspondence) 1886 1427 27 Class of 1886: Freeland, Elizabeth King (Photographs) N.d. 1427 28 Class of 1886: Fowler, Esther B. 1897, 1899, 1902, 1909-10, 1917, 1929, other n.d. 1427 29 Class of 1886: Fuller, Jessie Ginevra (Photographs, etc) N.d. 1427 30 Class of 1886: Gallaudet, Grace Worden N.d. 1427 31 Class of 1886: Gallaudet, Grace Worden (Photographs) 1881-83 1427 32 Class of 1886: Gilman, Frances Chandler (Photographs) 1885 1427 33 Class of 1886: Gooding, Edith (Correspondence) 1886 1427 34 Class of 1886: Gooding, Edith (Photographs) N.d. 1427 35 Class of 1886: Goodnow, Anna Marion (Photographs) 1888 1427 36 Class of 1886: Goodwin, Frances Cullis (Photographs) N.d. 1427 37 Class of 1886: Gould, Grace Evelyn (Photographs) N.d. 1427 38 Class of 1886: Harding, Harriet N.d. 1427 39 Class of 1886: Hemenway, Sarah Gross (Photographs, etc) 1883, other n.d. 1427 40 Class of 1886: Hill, (Harriet) Hattie Bell 1950 1427 41 Class of 1886: Howes, Abigail Christina (Correspondence) 1886-87, other n.d. 1427 42 Class of 1886: Howes, Abigail Christina (Photographs) N.d. 1427 43 Class of 1886: Hurlburt, Katherine Maria (Photographs) N.d. 1428 1 Class of 1886: Kidder, Mabel Agnes (Photographs) N.d. 1428 2 Class of 1886: Kyle, Helen Sherwood (Correspondence) 1884-87 1428 3 Class of 1886: Kyle, Helen Sherwood (Photographs) N.d. 1428 4 Class of 1886: Lathrop, Clara Welles 1907 1428 5 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta 1428 6 Class of 1886: Peirce, Leona May 1901, other n.d. 1428 7 Class of 1886: Perkins, Sarah Huntington (Correspondence) 1884-87 1428 8 Class of 1886: Perkins, Sarah Huntington (Photographs) N.d. 1428 9 Class of 1886: Perry, Jeanette Barbour 1428 10 Class of 1886: Ray, Bertha Cornwall (Photographs, etc) 1921, other n.d. 1428 11 Class of 1886: Risley, Harriett Eliza (Photographs, etc) 1904, 1913, 1923, 1926-27, 1929, 1937, 1948, 1991-92, other n.d. 1428 12 Class of 1886: Ruble, Zulema Alice (Photographs) N.d. 1428 13 Class of 1886: Russell, Annie Maria (Photographs, etc) 1931, 1936, other n.d. 1428 14 Class of 1886: Russell, Annie Maria (Writings) 1907-08, 1911-12, 1916, 1920, 1922-24, 1926-32, 1935-36 1428 15 Class of 1886: Russell, Annie Maria (Writings) 1901-02, 1920-21, 1930, 1936 1428 16 Class of 1886: Safford, Mary Bigelow (Photographs) N.d. 1428 17 Class of 1886: Seelye, Henrietta Hurd (Photographs, etc) 1883, 1885, 1925, 1931-32, 1936 1428 18 Class of 1886: Slade, Abby Maria (Correspondence, etc) 1880, 1882-87, 1894 1428 19 Class of 1886: Smith, Florence (Photographs, etc) 1873, 1880, 1885-86 1428 20 Class of 1886: Stebbins, Mary Granger N.d. 1428 21 Class of 1886: Topliff, Susan Caroline 1884, 1886 1428 22 Class of 1886: Tuckerman, Florence Sophia (Photographs) N.d. 1428 23 Class of 1886: Upson, Grace (Photographs) 1881 1428 24 Class of 1886: Waite, Alice Vinton (Photographs, etc) 1931, other n.d. 1428 25 Class of 1886: White, Harriet May (Photographs) N.d. 1428 26 Class of 1886: Wilson, Jennie Blanche 1885 1428 27 Class of 1886: Wolcott, Charlotte Augusta 1428 28 Class of 1886: Wright, Lucy Fitts 1429 Class of 1886: Photograph Album 1886 1430 Class of 1886: Photograph Album 1886 1431 1 Class of 1886: Davis, Ellen Rich (Correspondence from Marie F. Kapp and Cecilie Kapp Precht) 1886-92 1431 2 Class of 1886: Davis, Ellen Rich (Photographs) N.d. 1431 3 Class of 1886: Davis, Ellen Rich (Report to the class at their 45th reunion) 1931 1431 Class of 1886: Lecture Notes, Memorabilia Book Various dates 1432 1 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta 1889, 1912, 1921, 1952, 1971, 1987, 1990 1432 2 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Class Letters of 1886) 1886-87, 1892-94, 1896-97, 1900-01, 1914-15, 1931-48, 1975 1432 3 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles for Bird Lore) 1899, 1913, 1915-16, 1922 1432 4 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles for The Audubon Magazine) 1887-88 1432 5 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles for 'The Auk') 1890-1952 1432 6 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles for Condor) 1906-1916 1432 7 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles for Condor) 1916-1923 1432 8 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles in The Oregon Statesman) 1916 1432 9 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- "Birds Recorded From the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona") 1923 1432 10 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Articles for "General Information Regarding Glacier National Park") 1918-19 1432 11 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- "A Return to the Dakota Lake Region") 1918-20 1432 12 Class of 1886: Merriam, Florence Augusta (Writings- Misc. Writings) 1886-87, 1896, 1898, 1910-12, 1914, 1916-17, 1923-24, 1928 1433 Class of 1886: Slade, Abby M.B. (Student Notes) Various dates 1434 Class of 1886: Stebbins, Mary Granger (Scrapbooks) Various dates