manosca48 Annetta Isabel Clark Papers, 1907-1952 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Gayla B. Spaulding. Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
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 Collection Overview Clark, Annetta Isabel, 1881-1961 Annetta Isabel Clark Papers 1907-1952 RG 42 4 boxes (1.80 linear ft.) English Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
Secretary to the Smith College President (1909-46) and to the Smith College Board of Trustees (1919-1952). Contains biographical material, correspondence, and photographs. Biographical Note Assistant Registrar, Smith College, 1907-09 Secretary to the President, 1909-46 Secretary to the Board of Trustees, 1919-52 Secretary to the Faculty, 1922-24

Annetta Isabel Clark was born in Northampton, MA on April 30, 1881 to Edwin Cook Clark and Mona C. Vogel Clark. Clark attended Northampton High School and graduated from Smith College with the class of 1904. From 1904-05 Clark taught at Springfield Business College, and between 1905-07 taught high school in Perth Amboy, NJ before returning to Smith as Assistant Registrar. From 1909-46, Clark worked as secretary to the President at Smith for the first four presidents of the college, as well as Secretary to the Board of Trustees from 1919-52 and Secretary to the Faculty from 1922-24.

Clark was active in many organizations, and served as secretary and president of the Northampton Community Chest, was a member of the Board of Directors of the Northampton Red Cross, and served as secretary of the Smith Student Aid Society. She was also a member of the Business and Professional Women's Association and served as the secretary of the Hampshire County branch of the American Association of University Women for two years. In 1929, the college awarded Clark an honorary MA degree. Clark retired from her work at Smith officially in 1952.

Clark died at the age of 80 on October 9, 1961 after a lingering illness.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Annetta Isabel Clark Papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, numerous photographs, writings, and tributes spanning Clark's career as a staff member at Smith College.

 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.

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 Additional Information Related Material 80. Class of 1904 Records 713 1 Biographical Materials 1938, n. d. 713 2 Birthdays 1891, 1952 713 3 Correspondence: Abbott, Jere 1936-1960 713 4 Ainsworth, Dorothy S. 1960 713 5 Allen, Mary Adele 1939 713 6 Blakeslee, Albert F. 1952 713 7 Bourland, Caroline Brown 1939 713 8 Burton, Nina 1934 713 9 Byard, Margaret (Mather) 1933 713 10 Caverno, Julia H. 1941 713 11 Clark, Annetta (to others) 1934-56 713 12 Coolidge, Grace G. 1935, 1946 713 13 Cutler, Anna Alice 1941-42 713 14 Davis, Gladys W. n. d. 713 15 Davis, Hallie F. 1942, 1952 713 16 Davis, Herbert 1940-57 713 17 Deane, Sidney N. 1928, n. d. 713 18 Folinsbee, John F. 1948 713 19 Galbraith, A. V. 1939 713 20 Garrison, Eleanor 1949 713 21 Greene, Helen French 1946 713 22 Grierson, Margaret Storrs 1960 713 23 Halverson, Harlan 1941 713 24 Hill, Justina H. 1942 713 25 Hodgkinson, Laura (Cabot) 1950 713 26 Huntington, Frances (Carpenter)n. d. 713 27 Kane, Amanda (Bryan) 1927 713 28 Lamont, Thomas S. 1951 713 29 Lindbergh, Anne Morrow 1935 713 30 McElwain, Mary Belle 1952 713 31 Mensel, Mary Elizabeth 1952 713 32 Morrow, Elizabeth Cutter 1929-54 713 33 Morrow, Elisabeth Reeve n. d 713 34 Neilson, Allan 1918 713 35 Neilson, Margaret 1943 713 36 Neilson, William Allen 1917, 1944 713 37 Nicolson, Marjorie H. n. d. 713 38 Patch, Howard R. 1961 713 29 Perry, Alice (Cone) 1913 713 40 Randall, Helen W. 1946 713 41 Sabel, G. A. 1934 713 42 Seelye, L. Clark 1907 713 43 Snow, Judith Johnston 1957 713 44 Stevenson, George S. 1949 713 45 Thorp, Margaret Farrand 1955 713 46 Turner, J. W. Cecil 1942 713 47 Vorenkamp, Alphons 1934-42 713 48 Withington, Robert 1952 , 1954 713 49 Wright, Benjamin Fletcher 1949 713 50 Wright, Polly n.d. 713 51 Crossword Puzzles n. d. 713 52 Diplomas, Certificates and Honorary Degree 1929 713 53 Elizabeth Morrow School 1956 713 54 Emeritus 1952 713 55 Family Record n. d. 714 1 General 1923-52 714 2 Handwriting Analysis 1952 714 3 Holland Relief 1953 714 4 Ink-blot Autographs 1908-16 714 5 Hard Lines by Ogden Nash 1931 714 6 Neilson of Smith College, Corrections n. d. 714 7 Neilson of Smith College, Publications 1955 714 8 Notes 1910-13 714 9 Obituaries 1961 714 10 Oral history interview with Miles Henley 1934 714 11 Pins and Seal 1904 714 12 Presidents of Smith College n. d. 714 13 Publications 1954 714 14 Scholarship 1961 714 15 Sketches n. d. 714 16 Speeches 1932-57 714 17 Tributes 1952 714 18 Verse and Prose n. d. 715 1 Photographs 1904-1959 715 2 Photographs n. d. 715 Photo Album I 1934-1951 715 Photo Album II 1946-1951 716 1 Retirement 1952 716 2 Retirement Party 1952 716 Framed Photograph n. d. 716 Relief by Marion Wakeman 1952