Oral Histories | 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Bertha Capen Reynolds, clinical social work
Bertha Capen Reynolds was a pioneer educator and practitioner in the field of social work and an innovative writer on broader social subjects. An extended oral history interview follows a brief biography of her.
Songs and Skits | 1910s, Bertha Capen Reynolds
Bertha Capen Reynolds recorded the songs they sung in 1918 in her diary. Try to imagine the women with serious expressions and lovely modest white dresses singing about sex, libido and repression!
Songs and Skits | 1910s, 1920s, Campus life
This delightful “hymnal” from 1923 unfortunately does not contain authorship information. Enjoy, nonetheless!
Songs and Skits | 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, Campus life
A collection of songs lyrics they from the early days of the school to celebrate its 65th Anniversary in 1983.
Newsletters and Newspapers | 1910s, Founding, Mary Jarrett, military social work
The 1918 New York Times announcement about the Smith College Training School for Psychiatric Social Work.
Admissions Brochures | 1910s, clinical social work, Founding, Mary Jarrett
An early group of alumnae out of Boston attempted to keep everyone connected through a newsletter they called “The Social Syndrome.” Unfortunately, they only put out two issues. But they are enlightening ones.
SSW Histories | 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Admission, Campus life, Curriculum, students
In her oral history about attending SSW in the mid 1980s, Joanne Frustaci said “the racism course” was a standard part of the curriculum and, in her experience, the only class during which race was discussed. How does her experience fit into the history of the SSW curriculum? Explore this page to find out!
Newsletters and Newspapers | 1910s, 1920s, Alumni, clinical social work, Founding
One of the first groups of alumnae out of Boston attempted to keep everyone connected in the 1920s through a newsletter they called “The Social Syndrome.” Though they only put out two issues, they are enlightening ones.
SSW Histories | 1910s, Founding, SSW historiography, William A. Neilson
SSW Histories | 1910s, 1920s, Everett Kimball, F. Stuart Chapin, Founding, Mary Jarrett, SSW historiography
SSW Histories | 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Bertha Capen Reynolds, Everett Kimball, Florence Day, Founding, Howard Parad, Mary Jarrett, SSW historiography
SSW Histories | 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, clinical social work, Howard Parad, SSW historiography
Photo Galleries | 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Campus life
SSW Histories | 1910s, Bertha Capen Reynolds, Founding