Records of the Class of 1936
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the records of the Class of 1936, dating from circa 1910, 1932-2002. Series I. includes records of alumnae activities and reunions, news clippings on individual alumnae, a 1983 class directory, student materials such as event programs, clippings, and course materials. Series II. Mary Lee Brooks papers consists of: photos from her time as a student, including formal portraits of friends, a group photo of "Wellesley Granddaughters '36," and a group photo of the membership of the Tau Zeta Epsilon society; photos taken at the class' 30th, 40th, 50th, and 60th Reunions; a framed photo of the Tau Zeta Epsilon House with a key to the House; maps and photos of the campus; a class directory; files related to the passing of her two friends and classmates Susan "Sudie" Woodfin and Lucy E. Custer; a 45th Reunion canvas bag and other reunion memorabilia; and five files of Round Robin letters, a tradition begun in 1938, with an initial 16 correspondents (which dropped to 5 by 2002). Amongst the Round Robin correspondents was Nicolas (N.E.B.) Ostermann until his passing in 1996.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1910, 1932-2002
Creator
- Wellesley College. Class of 1936 (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.
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
6C Classes collections are artificial collections. Artificial collections are created by Archivists bringing together multiple smaller acquisitions to the archives from multiple creators, and organizing them based on their subject. This is unlike most archival collections which are organized by provenance, meaning by the original creator, and which maintain the original creator’s arrangement of the collection. Given that 6C Classes collections include contents from multiple creators, Archives staff have imposed criteria for when files from one individual should be grouped into its own series (a sub-grouping within the collection that gives supplementary description about the creator): series are established when there are ten or more files from one creator present in a collection.
Collection is artificially arranged in two series; Series I. consists of general records of the class, and Series II. Mary Lee Brooks papers consists of the materials of alumna Mary Lee Brooks, kept in their original arrangement.
- Title
- Wellesley College. Records of the Class of 1936; circa 1910, 1932-2002: a container list
- Author
- Natalia Gutiérrez-Jones, Project Archivist
- Date
- October 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository