Collection inventory

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Marjorie C. Smith Papers

An inventory of her papers at the Syracuse University Archives

Finding aid created by: Amanda Galvin
Date: 2007

Revision history:

Biography

Marjorie Carolyn Smith was born in Troy, New York, on February 3, 1903. She came to Syracuse University on July 1, 1935, to take the position of Director of Residence for Women. She was quickly promoted to Assistant Dean of Women in 1936, and she worked under Dean M. Eunice Hilton. In 1945 Smith became an assistant professor of education at Syracuse University while maintaining her position as Assistant Dean of Women. When Dean Hilton decided to focus her work on the College of Home Economics, Smith took over the role of Dean of Women in 1949.

Smith was actively involved outside of the Syracuse University campus as well. She was a member of a dozen regional, state, and national organizations, including the National and the New York State Association of Deans of Women. She served as president of both the Troy and Syracuse Business and Professional Women's Clubs as well as for the Zonta Club of Syracuse. Smith also served on the boards of the Syracuse Red Cross and the Syracuse Y.W.C.A. She was an honorary member of Pi Delta Theta and Eta Pi Upsilon and also a member of the Delta Omega sorority. Her work for the women of New York State was recognized by a citation awarded by Governor Thomas Dewey in 1950.

Smith retired in 1969 after over 30 years of service at Syracuse University. She passed away in 1972.

Scope and Content Note

The Marjorie C. Smith Papers, spanning in years from 1834 to 1972, comprise of materials relating to her family as well as her personal life, including her education, travels, participation in women's clubs, home, and work at Syracuse University. Among the papers are correspondence, photographs, printed materials, notebooks and journals, certificates, deeds and bills of sale, scrapbooks of clippings, and other materials.

The Smith Papers are arranged into five series: Personal Memorabilia, Correspondence, Family Papers, Photographs, and Scrapbooks.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

The Syracuse University Archives holds additional materials related to and from Marjorie C. Smith:

Dean of Women Collection, Office Files, Marjorie C. Smith, 1932-1970: 52 boxes (V#30151 through 30202)

Memorabilia Collection: 4 boxes (V#30291 through 30294) of various buttons relating to academic and athletic events and student activities, donated by Marjorie C. Smith

Scrapbook Collection: Scrapbooks #295 (Eta Pi Upsilon, 1955) and #296 (Eta Pi Upsilon, 1956), both from Marjorie C. Smith

Selected Search Terms

Names

Smith, Marjorie C., 1903-1972.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Women -- Societies and clubs.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.
Higher education.
Women deans (Education)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Marjorie C. Smith Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

After Marjorie Smith's death in 1972, her house was rented and then eventually sold. In 1984 the new owner donated materials that had been left behind in the house, and these now make up the Marjorie C. Smith Papers.

Processing Information

The Marjorie C. Smith Papers are processed.

Table of Contents

Personal Memorabilia

Correspondence

Family Papers

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Inventory