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Smith College Special Collections

Researchers working in the Special Collections reading room

Welcome to Smith College Special Collections. Start here to explore our three repositories, the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, and the College Archives.

Explore Special Collections

Search

Search tools, how to find materials, digitized content, and research guides.

Visit

Make an appointment, directions & parking, accessibility, reading room info.

Ask

Explore our FAQs or ask a question.

Digitization Services

Digitization requests, fees & payment, permissions & copyright, attribution

Students making a Victory Garden between Library and Burton Hall, 1943. Photograph by Fred G. Chase, Northampton, MA.

Teach With Special Collections

Schedule a class visit to Special Collections

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Research Fellowships

Travel grants and fellowships for Smith and visiting researchers

Special Collections Research Fellowships

Our Three Repositories

College Archives

Explore the many narratives of Smith College, with an emphasis on its vibrant undergraduate life.

Smith College yearbooks in Special Collections, College Archives

Mortimer Rare Book Collection

View printed books and manuscripts, and study the original papers and drafts of Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath.

Student working with a rare book in the Special Collections reading room.

Sophia Smith Collection of Women’s History

Access diverse stories of people who have advocated for women and other gender minorities.

Buttons from the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

About Special Collections

Mission, Vision & Values

Mission, Vision, and Value statements of Smith College Special Collections

Panoramic view of Special Collections Reading Room, Neilson Library

Collection Development Strategy

Collection development policy and what we collect

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Special Collections Staff & Contacts

Special Collections staff members and contact information

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News & Highlights

News and highlights from Smith College Special Collections

Materials from Special Collections

Donating Oral Histories

Information for donors of oral histories to Special Collections.

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Special Collections FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Special Collections

Students in the Special Collections Reading Room

Support Special Collections

Support Special Collections through financial contributions or donations of collections and materials.

Support Special Collections Madeleine L’Engle Travel Research Fellowships

Contact Special Collections

Neilson Library
7 Neilson Drive
Northampton, MA 01063

Staff & Contacts

Visit Special Collections

Phone: 413-585-2970 Email: specialcollections@smith.edu