Title:
Sylvia Plath and baby Frieda
Description:
Side view of Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) and Frieda Rebecca Hughes (1960- ). Plath’s hair is in a ponytail. Photograph may have been taken by Ted Hughes. Caption on verso by Sylvia Plath: "Frieda & me – she in her lacy white dress you sent – doesn’t it look sweet on her?" Caption on verso by June Johnson Helle: "Sylvia Plath and baby Frieda." Stamped on verso: "C670 Kodak Vellox Paper"
Collection:
Helle collection of Plath family photographs
Date Created:
1960
Genre:
black-and-white photographs
October calendar from Loretta Ross' appointment book
Title:
October calendar from Loretta Ross' appointment book
Description:
Page from Loretta Ross' appointment book from October 1989. Among events listed are the Essence Award, two meetings with Byllye Avery, and a board meeting for the National Women's Health Network.
Collection:
Loretta J. Ross papers
Date Created:
1989 October
Genre:
appointment books
Black Women Why Feminism?
Title:
Black Women Why Feminism?
Description:
Brochure from the Yulanda Ward Memorial Project with a list of programs for the "Black Women Why Feminism?" series from March to July 1981. Yulanda Ward was a 22 year-old student at Howard University and community activist at several organizations, including the City Wide Housing Coalition and D.C. Rape Crisis Center, when she was killed November 1980.
Collection:
Nkenge Touré papers
Date Issued:
1981
Genre:
pamphlets
"Unite to Stop Racist and Sexist Discrimination Against Black Women!" flyer
Title:
"Unite to Stop Racist and Sexist Discrimination Against Black Women!" flyer
Description:
"Unite to Stop Racist and Sexist Discrimination Against Black Women!" flyer presented by the Women of Color Caucus of the D.C. Rape Crisis Center. "Raise Your Voice" was a lunchtime demonstration on March 16, 1988 in Washington, D.C., in protest against the policies of J.W. Marriot and other companies that were prohibiting black women from wearing cornrows. The event was organized by Nkenge Touré, who was at the D.C. Rape Crisis Center at the time, and Loretta Ross, who was at the National Organization for Women at the time.
Collection:
Nkenge Touré papers
Date Issued:
1988 March
Genre:
posters
Postcard from Nkenge Touré to Loretta Ross
Title:
Postcard from Nkenge Touré to Loretta Ross
Description:
A postcard from Nkenge Toure to Loretta Ross dated November 13, 1989. Nkenge Toure sent the postcard while at a conference in Ghana, and, in the postcard, mentions it, as well as the International Council of African Women's presence there.
Collection:
Loretta J. Ross papers
Date Created:
1989 November 13
Genre:
photographic postcards
Letter of protest about commencement speaker
Title:
Letter of protest about commencement speaker
Description:
Text of a letter from the Smith College Class of 1967 to the administration of the college, protesting the appointment of Nicholas Katzenbach as the commencement speaker for the Class of 1967 in order to make a larger statement of protest about the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. At the time in 1967, Katzenbach was serving as the United States Under Secretary of State and as the United States Deputy Attorney General. The names of many Smith College students are listed under the letter of protest, and continue onto the back side of the document.
Collection:
Record Group 80.02 Classes
Date Created:
1967
Genre:
letters (correspondence)
Statement of interest from Nkenge Touré for the position at the National Black Women's Health Project
Title:
Statement of interest from Nkenge Touré for the position at the National Black Women's Health Project
Description:
Statement of interest from Nkenge Touré for the position of executive director of the National Black Women's Health Project, later known as the Black Women's Health Imperative. The letter is addressed to Bylle Avery, who founded the organization. Touré was president of the D.C. chapter of the National Black Women's Health Project from 1987-1994.
Collection:
Nkenge Touré papers
Date Created:
1988 August 16
Genre:
business letters
Title:
Plath family home, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Description:
Plath family residence at 26 Elmwood Road, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Unidentified man and car in the front yard. Drawing of the floor plan of the interior by Aurelia Schober Plath on verso: "Note: Car is not mine!" Caption on verso by June Johnson Helle: "Sylvia Plath’s home." Stamped on verso: "G625"
Collection:
Helle collection of Plath family photographs
Date Created:
probably 1948 September
Genre:
black-and-white photographs, floor plans
Quilt squares made by participants of the Gloria and Wilma School for Organizers
Title:
Quilt squares made by participants of the Gloria and Wilma School for Organizers
Description:
Quilt squares made by activists attending the Gloria and Wilma School for Organizers in June 2015. These activists organize for movements such as reproductive justice, economic justice, and indigenous sovereignty.
Collection:
Record Group 50. Special Programs
Date Created:
2015 June
Genre:
blocks (quilt components)
Notes from Forum '85: The 1985 Non-Governmental World Meeting for Women
Title:
Notes from Forum '85: The 1985 Non-Governmental World Meeting for Women
Description:
Carmen Vázquez's notes from her trip to Nairobi, Kenya for Forum '85: The 1985 Non-Governmental World Meeting for Women.
Collection:
Carmen Vázquez papers
Date Created:
1985 July 4-July 18
Genre:
notes
Title:
Aurelia Schober Plath
Description:
Full view of Aurelia Schober Plath (1906-1994) standing on the front stairs of her home in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Photograph has been trimmed. Sylvia Plath’s left hand and handbag are still visible. Caption on verso by Aurelia Schober Plath: "I was the only one who looked natural in this snap taken by my son-in-law in September ’58." Caption on verso by June Johnson Helle: "Aurelia Plath – Taken by Ted Hughes."
Collection:
Helle collection of Plath family photographs
Date Created:
1958 September
Genre:
black-and-white photographs
Title:
Sylvia Plath and baby Frieda
Description:
Head and shoulders view of Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) holding Frieda Rebecca Hughes (1960- ) on her lap. Plath’s hair is in braids on her head and Frieda is holding a teddy bear. Photograph may have been taken by Ted Hughes. Caption on verso by Sylvia Plath: "Frieda Rebecca age 9 months / plus her mother & / her teddy bear." Caption on verso by June Johnson Helle: "Sylvia Plath and daughter Frieda." Stamped on verso: "Kodak Velox Paper"
Collection:
Helle collection of Plath family photographs
Date Created:
1961 January
Genre:
black-and-white photographs
Photograph Album of Hart-Lester Harris
Title:
Photograph Album of Hart-Lester Harris
Description:
Pages from a photograph album of Hart-Lester Harris, from her undergraduate careeer at Smith College from 1910 to 1913.
Collection:
Hart-Lester Harris papers
Date Created:
1910-1913
Genre:
photograph albums
Memorabilia book of Hart-Lester Harris
Title:
Memorabilia book of Hart-Lester Harris
Description:
A memorabilia book of Hart-Lester Harris, from her freshman and sophomore years at Smith College. It includes notes, photographs, programs for events, newspaper clippings, and other small items of remembrance.
Collection:
Hart-Lester Harris papers
Date Created:
1910-1911
Genre:
scrapbooks
Letter from Mary Byrd Wells (Class of 1897) to Lola Maverick (Class of 1897)
Title:
Letter from Mary Byrd Wells (Class of 1897) to Lola Maverick (Class of 1897)
Description:
Letter about commencement and reunions in 1900, which includes photograph.
Collection:
Date Created:
1900 July 20
Genre:
correspondence
Program for Nicholas Udall's play, "Ralph Roister Doister'"
Title:
Program for Nicholas Udall's play, "Ralph Roister Doister'"
Description:
Includes cover, Dramatis Personae, and imprint statement.
Collection:
Date Created:
1900 April 25
Genre:
programs (documents)
Photograph album of Elizabeth Crocker Lawrence
Title:
Photograph album of Elizabeth Crocker Lawrence
Description:
Includes photographs of faculty, staff, and fellow classmates at Smith College.
Collection:
Elizabeth Crocker Lawrence papers
Date Created:
1882-1883
Genre:
photograph albums
Page from Hart-Lester Harris (Class of 1913) records book
Title:
Page from Hart-Lester Harris (Class of 1913) records book
Description:
A scrapbook style page including a timeline of Hart-Lester Harris' (Mrs. Joseph C. Allen) life, a photograph, and clippings from newspapers and Smith Alumnae Quarterlys about Harris. Includes articles about the death of her son, Covington Allen, in 1951.
Collection:
Hart-Lester Harris papers
Date Created:
approximately 1963
Genre:
scrapbooks
Correspondence from Harriet Seelye to Mrs. Allen
Title:
Correspondence from Harriet Seelye to Mrs. Allen
Description:
Harriet Seelye, daughter of L. Clark Seelye, sends Mrs. Allen (Hart-Lester Harris) the three enclosed letters from her father to Allen and her mother, regarding Allen's wedding. Seelye thanks Allen for allowing her to use the letters in her book.
Collection:
Hart-Lester Harris papers
Date Created:
1925 March 21
Genre:
personal correspondence
Correspondence from L. Clark Seelye to Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Title:
Correspondence from L. Clark Seelye to Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Description:
Seelye thanks Mr. and Mrs. Allen (Hart-Lester Harris) for their "flowers and friendly greetings" on the Seelye's wedding anniversary. Seelye wishes the Allen's equal happiness in their marriage to their own.
Collection:
Hart-Lester Harris papers
Date Created:
1921 November 17
Genre:
personal correspondence

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