Staff are here to help, but the best place to start is by emailing specialcollections@smith.edu!
College Archives
Nanci Young
nyoung@smith.edu
Mortimer Rare Book Collection
Shannon Supple
ssupple@smith.edu
Sophia Smith Collection
Maureen Cresci Callahan
mcallahan@smith.edu
Research Services
Kate Long
klong@smith.edu
Smith College Special Collections is a unit within Smith College Libraries. As a special collections library, it is home to materials outside the general library collection, including rare books, archives (historic records), manuscripts, maps, oral history interviews, and audiovisual material. These materials do not circulate outside of the library and are used onsite in the Reading Room. The Reading Room is open to all researchers working on a variety of projects including fiction books, art pieces, documentaries, family history, academic publications, and coursework.
For more information about Smith College Special Collections, please visit our website.
To orient yourself to the collection, visit our Resource Lists page.
Materials related to Gloria Steinem are found throughout Smith College Special Collections, which comprises the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, the Smith College Archives and the Sophia Smith Collection of Women’s History.
Read the “Scope and Contents” and the "Biographical/Historical" notes in the finding aids for more information on each individual collection.
