Students' Aid Society records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the records of Wellesley College’s Students’ Aid Society, dating from 1878-2007. Includes the Report of the Annual Meeting (1923), Reports of the Officers (1928-1942), Reports of the Board of Directors (1943-1958, 1965), Reports of the Students’ Aid Society (1878-1898, 1919-1921, 1923-1926, 1948-1969). Also includes a file of records of the Board of Directors (1954), a file on the Reunion of the Wellesley Students’ Aid Society, and copies of the Bulletin of Wellesley College that include updates on the Society’s activities. Includes two general files on the Society and its history (1878-1970).
Dates
- Creation: 1878-2007
Creator
- Wellesley College. Students' Aid Society (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. To make an appointment to view materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.
Conditions Governing Use
The Wellesley College Archives welcomes researchers to use materials in the public domain, to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law, and to request permission to use works whose copyright is held by Wellesley College. All materials from the Archives, regardless of copyright status, should be attributed to the Wellesley College Archives, Library and Technology Services when cited, quoted, or reproduced.
Biographical / Historical
In Spring 1878, the Students’ Aid Society was established to support low-income applicants to Wellesley College, with the encouragement of college founder Pauline Adeline Durant. Trustee Mrs. M. H. Simpson gathered a group of women to her home in Boston to address the issue of financial aid at Wellesley, and this meeting resulted in the founding of the Society and three $5,000 donations. The following academic year (1878-1879) the Society provided four scholarships. The Society was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1916.
[Information from: Glasscock, Jean, and Katharine Canby Balderston. Wellesley College, 1875-1975: a Century of Women. Wellesley College, 1975. Pages 15, 167-168.]
Extent
1.6 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection is maintained in original order.
- Title
- Wellesley College. Students' Aid Society. Students' Aid Society records, 1878-2007: a container list
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository