mnsss104 Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection, 1860s-1970s Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by mnsss. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Laura Cutter. 2003-06-12 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss104 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection, 1860s-1970s Finding Aid MS 441 Revised 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection1860s-1970s MS 441 6 boxes (2 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Includes postcards of women and historic sites pertaining to women, unidentified photographs of women and families, political buttons, and posters. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection contains postcards of women and historic sites pertaining to women; photographs and other images, mostly unidentified, of women and families; and numerous political buttons reflecting the opinions of various types of activism, mostly feminism. Received from various donors, the postcard collection is eclectic in that it contains images of women who represent a range of social callings and political persuasions from Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Beecher Stowe, to Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra, and Miss America. The photographs include portraits, snapshots, and postcards of women and families organized by decades. Also included are 31 commemorative portrait medallions of famous women, issued from 1968 to 1979 by the Societe Commemorative de Femmes Celebres, plus newsletters and related documents, as well as a few posters from the March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC, April 2004.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

Material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy all copyright holders. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

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

Miscellaneous Memorabilia Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Additions to the Collection

Periodic additions to collection are expected.

History of the Collection

Materials in this subject collection were either purchased or given to the Sophia Smith Collection by various donors.

Finding aid revised in 2005. Recent additions may not be reflected in the finding aid.

Search Terms Women--History--Pictorial works Photography of women--History--Sources Postcards--United States--History--20th century-- Sources Feminism--History--Collectibles APPENDIX: List of postcards Louisa May Alcott Priscilla Alden Miss America Susan B. Anthony Clara Barton Rebecca and Abigail Bates Sarah Bernhardt Belle Boyd Lizzie Borden Audrey and Elsie Brinkley Nancy Brown Pearl Buck Edith Cavell Cleopatra Katherine Cornell Elizabeth Cushman Zena Dare Diana Darrell Dionne quints Dorothy Dix Hannah Duston Amelia Earhart Mary Baker Eddy Evangeline Frances Fairchild (Bryant) Mrs. John Lowell Gardner Hampton Beach Memorial Ann Hathaway Margaret Haugery Almira and Georgiana Hillman Lady Caroline Howard Helen Hunt Jackson Mary Jamison Anna M. Jarvis Joanne of Arc Helen Keller Gertrude Lawrence Annie Allegra Longfellow Caroline Lowe Juliette Gordon Lowe Mary Lyon Jane McCrae Madonna of the trail monuments Maria Mitchell Margaret Mitchell Marilyn Monroe Lucy Maude Montgomery Grandma Moses Lucretia Mott Lillian Nordica Rebecca Nurse Ocean Born Mary House Elizabeth Pabodie Alice Freeman Palmer Persia Gabrielle Petit Mary Pickford Pilgrim maiden/mother Pioneer women monuments Pocahontas Emily Post Ramona Alice Roosevelt Betsy Ross Lillian Russell Ann Rutledge Sakajawea Deborah Sampson Mary E. Schenley Mary Shaw Frances Slocum Elizabeth Foster (Mother Goose) Margaret Chase Smith Barbara Fritchie Elizabeth Cady Stanton Statue of Liberty Lucy Stone Harriet Beecher Stowe Tahitian Dancer Shirley Temple (Black) Nyla Thompson Joanna Troutmann United Daughters of the Confederacy Jennie Wade Mrs. Humphrey Ward Mary (Polly) Warner Peregrine White Mrs. Wiggs Ella Wheeler Wilcox Frances Willard Mrs. Willoughby 1 Postcards of women and historic sites related to women

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2 Photographs and other images of women and families, 1860s-1950s 3-4 Political buttons 5 31 commemorative portrait medallions issued by the Societe de Commemorative de Femmes Celebres, photograph (photocopy), newsletters, and related documents, 1968-2004, n.d. OVERSIZE MATERIAL Flat file Posters (5): March for Women's Lives, D.C., April 2004