6C. Classes

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Records of the Class of 1923, dating from 1909-1997, consisting of memorabilia from events, course materials, financial records and the alumnae newsletter, reunion records, scrapbooks, photo albums and photographs; concerning student and alumnae activities. Includes the doctoral dissertation and accompanying slides of class member Janet K. Smith.

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Records of the Class of 1916, dating from 1900-1994, consisting of event programs, course materials, notebooks, correspondence, Wellesley Students’ Aid Society records, financial records, reunion records, scrapbooks, photo albums and photographs, and a diary; concerning undergraduate and alumnae activities. Also includes a file relating to “The Wellesley Idea” exhibit on the origins of the College (1940).

Scope and Contents Records of the Class of 1917, dating from 1913-2000, consisting of event programs, examinations, meeting minutes, photo album, biographical information on alumnae, class directories, Secretary and Treasurer’s records, reunion records, photographs and photo albums, and a diploma; concerning undergraduate and alumnae activities. Also includes a file relating to the College Hall Fire of 1914, and some records relating to May-ling Soong Chiang who became the First Lady of the Republic of China...

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Records of the Class of 1918, dating from 1903 to 1998, consisting of event programs, memorabilia, course materials, biographical information on alumnae, clippings, a class bookplate, reunion records, financial records, the Class Constitution, correspondence, scrapbooks and photo albums, and a diary; concerning undergraduate and alumnae activities. Of note are the papers of Ruth Altman while living in Turkey and Myanmar, and Marguerite Atterbury’s maps and photo album of China.

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Records of the Class of 1919, dating from 1915 to 1984, and consisting of course material, the Preliminary Report of the 1916 Questionnaire, news clippings, event programs and other memorabilia, class directories, scrapbooks and a photo album, concerning undergraduate years at Wellesley and information on individual class members.

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Records of the Class of 1920, dating from 1916 to 1997 and consisting of class work, biographical information, Class Treasurer's ledgers, reunion records, and scrapbooks, concerning undergraduate years at Wellesley and information on individual class members in their later lives.

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Records of the Class of 1921 dating from 1914 to 2000, consisting of programs, letters, minutes, financial records and fundraising, reunion records, and scrapbooks, concerning undergraduate activities as well as the careers and class activities of alumnae. Includes 3 manuscripts of books written by alumna Josephine Abbott Peck.

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Records of the Class of 1922, dating from 1916-1992, consisting of event programs, songs, the Class Constitution, news clippings, correspondence, biographical information and obituaries, course materials, records of admission, financial records, meeting minutes, reunion records, scrapbooks, photo albums and photographs; concerning student and alumnae activities. Includes Sally Carrighar’s typescript books “Home to the Wilderness” and “One Day at Teton Marsh” (circa 1972).

Scope and Contents Records of the Class of 1924, dating from 1920-2002, consisting of event programs, correspondence, course materials, financial records, an oral history interview of Elisabeth Luce Moore, photo albums, scrapbooks, biographical information on alumnae, reunion records, geographical directories, and meeting minutes; concerning student and alumnae activities. Of note are audiocassettes of a speech by Yukiko Domato Maki, "Education for Women in Japan,” given to members of the Wellesley-in-Japan...

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Records of the Class of 1925 dating from 1921 to 2011. Consists of class letters, clippings, correspondence, diaries, obituaries, event programs, reunion booklets, the Class Constitution, and student papers; concerning undergraduate years at Wellesley, information on individual class members, reunions, financial records, and other activities after graduation. Of note is an "Alumnae Scrapbook" with biographical information on each member of the class, created circa 1970.