Research Guides: HST383: U.S. Women's History: Researching People of Color at Smith: Smith History

Visiting Smith Special Collections

Special Collections is offering services online and remotely. Minimal reference services will be managed remotely by staff.

Reference inquiries that require materials investigation will be held in order of when they were received and responded to once the campus is opened. Digitization services are not available at this time.

Please submit all questions and requests to specialcollections@smith.edu.

Weaving Voices Archive

Weaving Voices Archive
"The Weaving Voices Archives Project was started in the fall of 2012. Its purpose is to document and make public the histories of students of color on Smith’s campus, with a focus on recording past and present student activism and promoting communal healing. "

Smith College Finding Aids

Smith College Finding Aids (ArchivesSpace) This link opens in a new window
Finding aids to over 1,000 Smith College archival and manuscript collections. Provides in-depth information about a collection, and a box listing of the materials.

Newspapers

Smith College Associated News (SCAN, 1911-1952)
A complete run of SCAN is available in the Smith College Archives and can be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room
Current (1948-1952)
The Precursor to the Sophian, a complete run of Current is available in the Smith College Archives and can be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room
The Sophian (1952 - Present)
A complete run of the Sophian is available in the Smith College Archives and can be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room
The Sophian - Online Access (2012 - Present)

Daily Hampshire Gazette [NewsBank] 1994+ This link opens in a new window
Republican (Springfield, MA) 1850-1987 This link opens in a new window
Part of America's Historical Newspapers. To search just this title, click on Places of Publication / Massachusetts, then scroll to the Springfield listings (Springfield Republican, Springfield Union, etc.)
Republican (Springfield, MA) 1988+. MLIN This link opens in a new window
Under Access World News, click on "United States," then "Massachusetts," then scroll down and click on "Republican, The".

Access World News [NewsBank] (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window
Alternative Press Index and Archive [EBSCO] 1969+ This link opens in a new window
Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest] 1960+ This link opens in a new window
New York Times, 1851+ This link opens in a new window
New York Times Historical [ProQuest] 1851+ (lacks current 4 years) This link opens in a new window

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HST383: U.S. Women's History: Researching People of Color at Smith: Smith History