manosca19 Elizabeth Stephens Papers, 1921-1926 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Bridget Byrne and Tamara J. Weiner. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Smith College Archives

Northampton, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Brook Hopkins. 2003-06-03 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 manosca19 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Smith College Archives Elizabeth Stephens Papers, 1921-1926 Finding Aid RG 80. Class of 1924. Bridget Byrne and Tamara J. Weiner 1999 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Stephens, Elizabeth, 1902- Elizabeth Stephens Papers1921-1926 RG 80. Class of 1924. 5 boxes (1.35 linear ft.) Smith College Archives

Northampton, MA

Smith graduate. Contains correspondence, class notes, photgraphs, and academic work. English. Biographical Note

Elizabeth Stephens was born on March 10, 1902 in Montclair, New Jersey to Thomas Wilcox Stephens, a manufacturer, and Elizabeth (Henderson) Stephens. Prior to her enrollment at Smith College in 1920, Stephens attended The Shipley School (Bryn Mawr, PA), Miss Walker's School (Simsbury, Connecticut), and Milton Academy (Milton, Massachusetts). Stephens graduated from Smith College on June 19, 1924 with an AB and married Ogden Bigelow in 1926. Ogden Junior was born in 1928 and their daughter, Ann (AB '51), in 1929.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Elizabeth Stephens Papers are primarily related to her years spent at Smith College, dating from 1921 to 1926. Types of material include correspondence; class notes; photographs; and academic work.

The majority of this collection is comprised of correspondence. Included are exchanges with Stephens' future husband, Ogden Bigelow and letters from both the Stephens and the Bigelow families pertaining to the wedding.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Elizabeth Stevens Papers, Box #, Smith College Archives.

History of the Collection

Ann B. Hamilton donated the letters of Elizabeth Stephens to the College Archives in April 1999. Other papers were donated to the College Archives over a period of years.

Processed by Bridget Byrne '99 and Tamara J. Weiner '00.

Search Terms Stephens, Elizabeth, 1902- Smith College--Students. Additional Information 1 1 Correspondence 1921 1 2 Correspondence 1922 1 3 Correspondence JAN-FEB 1923 1 4 Correspondence MAR-APR 1923 1 5 Correspondence MAY 1923 1 5 Correspondence JUN-JUL 1923 1 7 Correspondence AUG 1923 1 8 Correspondence SEP 1923 1 9 Correspondence OCT 1923 1 10 Correspondence NOV 1923 1 11 Correspondence DEC 1923 2 1 Correspondence JAN 1924 2 2 Correspondence FEB 1924 2 3 Correspondence MAR 1924 2 4 Correspondence APR 1924 2 5 Correspondence MAY 1924 2 6 Correspondence JUN 1924 2 7 Correspondence JUL 1924 3 1 Correspondence AUG 1-AUG 17, 1924 3 2 Correspondence AUG 18-AUG 29, 1924 3 3 Correspondence SEP-DEC 1924 3 4 Correspondence JAN-JUN, 1925 3 5 Correspondence JUL 1-JUL 23, 1925 3 6 Correspondence AUG 1-AUG 7, 1925 4 1 Correspondence AUG 8-AUG 14, 1925 4 2 Correspondence AUG 15-AUG 22, 1925 4 3 Correspondence AUG 24-AUG 31, 1925 4 4 Correspondence SEP-DEC 1925 4 5 Correspondence JAN 30-AUG 30, 1926 5 1 Class Notes Art 22: Introduction to the History of Art 1922-23 5 2 Class Notes Art 22: General History of Art 1922-23 5 3 Class Notes Art 310: The Development of House Furniture 1923-24 5 4 Class Notes Geology II: General Geology 1922-23 5 5 Class Notes Sociology 37a: Population and Vital Statistics 1923-24 5 6 Newspaper Clippings (c/o Ogden Bigelow) 1922-1923 5 7 Paper "The Essence of Confucianism as Taught by its Founder" n.d. 5 8 Paper "The Place of Italy in the Development of Painting" n.d. 5 9 Diary "A Line a Day" 1921-1924 5 10 Photographs n.d.