News & Highlights Smith College Special Collections Secondary Scroll Left In This Section Close Secondary Nav Mission, Vision & Values What We Collect Expand What We Collect Menu Donating Oral Histories News & Highlights Staff & Contacts Support Expand Support Menu Madeleine L’Engle Travel Research Fellowships More Events Postcard Writing with Special Collections, May 4 Take a break from studying and write postcards with cards & postage provided by Special Collections! Events April 30, 2026 Events Archives, Book Studies, and Museums Concentrations Capstone Presentations This Friday! See students present their capstone projects starting at 2:30 p.m. in Neilson Library! Events April 28, 2026 Special Collections Special Collections Announces 2026-2027 Travel Fellowship Recipients Awards range from $1,000-$2,500 to support research visits of four to six weeks. Special Collections April 9, 2026 News Kit Messick selected for the 2026 Archives Leadership Institute at the University of Virginia The Head of Technical Services for Special Collections was selected following a competitive applicat... News April 2, 2026 Collections Oral Histories of African-American Midwives Collection: Opening Celebration, March 26 Attend the panel discussion in person Neilson Browsing Room, 6-7:30 p.m., or register for Zoom. Collections March 2, 2026 Exhibits Celebrate Women’s History Month with Special Collections Offerings span political, academic, and historical spheres from reproductive justice to human rights... Exhibits March 1, 2026 Events Special Collections Career Insights Open House, March 5 Meet Special Collections staff and explore career options in archives and rare books, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Events March 1, 2026 Collections “Postcards from Virginia Woolf” in the Mortimer Rare Book Collection A recent article in the “Paris Review” highlights postcards from the Virginia Woolf papers. Collections February 27, 2026 Events Celebrate and learn about Rally Day! February 26 John M. Greene Hall 1:30–3:30 p.m. Afternoon classes are canceled, but Smith Libraries remain open. Events February 24, 2026 News The Origin of Basketball at Smith Learn about Senda Berenson and watch a video about the early days of Smith basketball. News February 20, 2026 1 2 3 4 5 …
Events Postcard Writing with Special Collections, May 4 Take a break from studying and write postcards with cards & postage provided by Special Collections! Events April 30, 2026
Events Archives, Book Studies, and Museums Concentrations Capstone Presentations This Friday! See students present their capstone projects starting at 2:30 p.m. in Neilson Library! Events April 28, 2026
Special Collections Special Collections Announces 2026-2027 Travel Fellowship Recipients Awards range from $1,000-$2,500 to support research visits of four to six weeks. Special Collections April 9, 2026
News Kit Messick selected for the 2026 Archives Leadership Institute at the University of Virginia The Head of Technical Services for Special Collections was selected following a competitive applicat... News April 2, 2026
Collections Oral Histories of African-American Midwives Collection: Opening Celebration, March 26 Attend the panel discussion in person Neilson Browsing Room, 6-7:30 p.m., or register for Zoom. Collections March 2, 2026
Exhibits Celebrate Women’s History Month with Special Collections Offerings span political, academic, and historical spheres from reproductive justice to human rights... Exhibits March 1, 2026
Events Special Collections Career Insights Open House, March 5 Meet Special Collections staff and explore career options in archives and rare books, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Events March 1, 2026
Collections “Postcards from Virginia Woolf” in the Mortimer Rare Book Collection A recent article in the “Paris Review” highlights postcards from the Virginia Woolf papers. Collections February 27, 2026
Events Celebrate and learn about Rally Day! February 26 John M. Greene Hall 1:30–3:30 p.m. Afternoon classes are canceled, but Smith Libraries remain open. Events February 24, 2026
News The Origin of Basketball at Smith Learn about Senda Berenson and watch a video about the early days of Smith basketball. News February 20, 2026
