Records of the Class of 1900
Scope and Contents
Records of the Class of 1900, dating from 1896 to 1980, consisting of banner, reunion bags, clippings, correspondence, stamp for printing class insignia, memorabilia, notebooks, photographs, programs, schedules, scrapbooks, photo albums; concerning class activities, history, and reunions. Includes class letters and Class Book with photos of student days and reunions, prepared for the 50th Reunion of the class. Of note are the papers of Martha Ames, consisting predominantly of class notes and papers; the papers of Geraldine Gordon, including her oral history and records pertaining the the Hathaway House Bookshop; and the papers of Mary S. Barbour which include financial records created as Class Treasurer, and other alumnae and reunion records.
Dates
- Creation: 1896-1980
Creator
- Wellesley College. Class of 1900 (Organization)
- Gordon, Geraldine (Person)
- Chirurg, Martha Mabelle (Person)
- Barbour, Mary Smith (Person)
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.
Historical Note
Wellesley College, first named The Wellesley Female Seminary, was founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant. In 1875, 314 students enrolled as part of the first class. 18 of those women graduated in 1879.
Extent
10.6 Linear Feet (9 boxes, 7 oversize 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.
- Title
- Wellesley College. Class of 1900. Records of the Class of 1900, 1896-1980: a guide.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository