manosca318 Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records, 1960-[ongoing] Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Anna Eisen. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
2010 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Deborah Richards. 2010-03-29 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Smith Club of Palm Beaches Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records 1960-[ongoing] RG 80 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
This collection contains minutes, membership directories, event programs, financial records, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and a scrapbook documenting the Smith Club of Palm Beaches's activities. Historical Note

The Smith Club of Palm Beaches began in 1959 as an informal sect of the nearby Smith Club of Fort Lauderdale. This new group consisted of Mrs. David Chandler Prince (1911), Mrs. Lee Porter (1912), and Mrs. John Eldredge Smith (1931). These three women resided in the Palm Beaches, Florida, area and met informally with Mrs. Ralph Smith (1931) at local hotels and restaurants. It was not until the Smith Club of Palm Beaches was officially recognized by the Alumnae Association in 1965 that they gathered at regular monthly luncheon meetings at Testa's Restaurant in Palm Beaches. The Club's by-laws were amended in 1973 and 1981. Members include Smith alumnae residing from Boca Raton to Vero Beaches, Florida.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

This collection is comprised of several decades' worth of minutes and meeting agendas, as well as extensive newspaper clippings documenting the club's activities. Official records of Alumnae Councils and donations to the Alumnae Fund for scholarships are also in the files. Additional material ranges from photographs of club events to fundraising efforts, events announcements and invitations, and membership directories from 1966 to 2005.

The records are open for research according to the regulations of Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.

The Smith Club of Palm Beaches Records were donated over a period of time to the Smith College Archives from a variety of sources.

- 90. Alumnae Association, Smith Clubs, General

 1 Alumnae Council, Smith College 1963-1989 1 Announcements 1962-2000 1 Annual Reports 1966-1989 1 By-laws 1973-1981 1 Club History 1960-1991 1 Community Calling Program/Capital Campaign for Smith 1966-1989 1 Correspondence: Alumnae Association of Smith College 1965-1988 1 Correspondence: Career Development Office 1986-1987 1 Correspondence: Miscellaneous 1961-2001 1 Correspondence: Other Smith Clubs 1967-1971 2 Directories 1966-2005 2 Finances: Tax Exempt Status 1974 2 Fundraising/Pecan Sales 1969-1999 2 Guests: Conway, Jill Ker 1975-1976 2 Guests: Hindmarsh, Ronald 1967-1968 2 Minutes and Agendas 1965-1982 2 Minutes and Agendas 1983-2003 3 Miscellaneous 1968-1988 3 Networking Questionnaire 1993 3 Newsletters 1966-2000 3 Newspaper Clippings 1960-1998 3 Photographs 1986-1992 3 President's Letters 1966-2002 3 Presidents: Smith, Ethel 1966-1968 3 Program Arrangements 1986-1988 3 Scholarship Candidates/Alumnae Admissions Committee 1963-1990 3 Scrapbook Contents 1961-1966