manosca54 Gladys Dingledine Diggs Papers, 1913-1952 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Gayla B. Spaulding. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
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 Collection Overview Diggs, Gladys Dingledine Gladys Dingledine Diggs Papers 1913-1952 RG 42 4 boxes (1.5 linear ft.) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
Registrar of Smith College (1948-58). Contains correspondence and scrapbooks. Biographical Note Assistant in Registrar's Office, 1929-32 Assistant Registrar, 1932-37 Acting Registrar, 1947-48 Registrar, 1948-58

Gladys Dingledine Diggs was a native of Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was a member of the Smith College class of 1922, and after graduation worked as the manager of the bookstore at Madison College, before returning to Smith to work in the registrar's office from 1929-1958. In 1945, Diggs received her Masters degree in history from the college. From 1951-52, she served as the Vice-president of the Northeastern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Diggs worked as registrar until her death on June 22, 1958. She left behind a daughter, Ellen-Fairbanks Diggs Bodman, Smith College Class of 1945, and 4 grandchildren.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Gladys Dingledine Diggs Papers contain correspondence and scrapbooks spanning Diggs' youth and her career as Registrar of Smith College. The papers are divided in to two series as follows:

Series I: Biographical Materials This part of the collection consists of a memory book dated 9/1/13-10/4/15, a scrapbook dated 1915-1922 (mostly as her time as a Smith College Student), a scrapbook of Diggs' trip to the Middle East in 1952 and a written account of the trip. Series II: Correspondence This part of the collection contains two folders of correspondence to Agnes Stribling Dingledine and one folder of miscellaneous correspondence. 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 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:

Gladys Dingledine Diggs Papers, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 History of the Collection

The Gladys Dingledine Diggs Papers were donated over a period of time to the Smith College Archives from a variety of sources.

 Additional Information Related Material 80. Class of 1922 Records 767 1 Account of trip to the Middle East c1952 767 2 Correspondence: Agnes Stribling Dingledine 1917-1920 767 3 Correspondence: Agnes Stribling Dingledine 1943-1951 767 4 Correspondence: Miscellaneous 1952-53 OV Scrapbook from trip to the Middle East 1952 OV Memory Book 1913-1915 OV Scrapbook (mostly from time as student at Smith College) 1915-1922