Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Title
- Kathryn Musser Smith collection
- Creator
- Smith, Kathryn Musser
- Inclusive Dates
- 1914-1966
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet
- Call Number
- MC.00.043
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid Prepared By
- Finding aid prepared by Gerri Mahn, Lisa Kruczek (2009)
- Repository
- W. W. Hagerty Library 3300 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215.895.6706 archives@drexel.edu
Access and Use
Acquisition Information
The papers were found in the Alumni Relations Office and transferred to the Archives in 2009.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
- Dance cards
- Photographs
- Programs
Personal Name(s)
- Cressman, Lara
- Rocca, Lauren
Subject(s)
- College publications
- Graduation (School)
- Women college students
Biographical Note
Kathryn Musser Smith was from Harrisburg, PA and attended Harrisburg High School. She graduated from the Drexel Institute in 1916 from the School of Domestic Science and Arts. She was married to Henry W. Stewart.
Scope and content note
This collection contains the papers of Kathryn Musser Smith, who graduated from the Drexel Institute in 1916. The collection consists of ephemera gathered during Smith’s time as a student, including roster cards, dance cards, report cards, event invitations, class schedules, and correspondence. There are commencement programs, Drexel Institute song books, other Drexel Institute publications, and several programs for Alumni reunions, one of which includes biographical notes on the lives of students from the class of 1916. Ten annotated black and white photographs show Smith with her fellow classmates, which include several photos taken in front of 3305 Arch Street.
Related Materials
Related material
The Historical Society of Dauphin County has a small collection of Ms. Smith's, MG 787 - Girton Collection, described here: http://www.dauphincountyhistory.org/research/archives/mg/787
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Note cards, dance cards, report cards 1914-1916 1.0 folder | 1 | 1 | ||
Programs and publications 1914-1963 1.0 folder | 1 | 2 | ||
Alumni reunion materials circa 1965 1.0 folder | 1 | 3 | ||
Photographs of students 1914-1929 10.0 photographs | 1 | 4 | ||