manosca43 Julia Harwood Caverno Papers, 1885-1949 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Gayla B. Spaulding. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
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 Collection Overview Caverno, Julia Harwood. Julia Harwood Caverno Papers 1885-1949 RG 42 1 box (.45 linear ft.) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
The materials document the life and career of Julia Harwood Caverno, as a member of the Greek Department. Biographical Note

Julia Harwood Caverno was born to Rev. Charles and Anna Watson Caverno on December 19, 1862 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received both her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Smith College in 1887 and 1890 respectively. While she was working on her M.A., Caverno taught Greek and Latin at the Grant Collegiate Institute in Chicago (1887-1893).

In 1893 Caverno came to Smith College as an instructor in Greek. She was soon promoted to a full professor. Between 1912 and her retirement in 1931, she served as the head of the department. Upon her retirement, Caverno's past students showed their respect for her by establishing the Julia Harwood Caverno Prize, which is awarded annually to a student for excellence in Greek. Julia Harwood Caverno died on February 2, 1949.

The Caverno Room in Smith College's Neilson Library is named in her honor.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Julia Harwood Caverno Papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, publications, speeches, lecture notes, student recommendations, part of her work for her Master's thesis and her scrapbook.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers 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 papers must be requested from the College Archives. The Archives has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

 Preferred Citation

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

Julia Harwood Caverno Papers, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 Additional Information Related Material

80. Class of 1887 Records

 696 1 Biographical Materials 1887-1949, n.d. 696 2 Correspondence 1893-1943, n.d. 696 3 Correspondence, Grierson 1901-41, n. d. 696 4 Photographs 1887, n. d. 696 5 Publication: The Figures of Homer 1892 696 6 Publication: "The Messenger in Greek Tragedy" 1917 696 7 Publication: "So Big" n.d. 696 8 Publication: "How Can the Colleges and High Schools cooperate to stimulate an interest in the study of Greek?" 1908 696 9 Lecture Notes n.d. 696 10 Speeches 1915-39 696 11 Student Recommendations 1904-21 696 12 Master's Thesis 1889-90 696 13 Retirement 1931 696 14 Scrapbook 1885-1943