Sprague-Smith Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: BCA 0237 HC 62

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 31 hand written journals and clippings books written by Hilda Sprague-Smith, detailing her travels throughout Europe over various years. Overall, the notes are centered on key art history sites, though they do include other tourist locations. The notebooks vary in size—ranging from six larger binders of notes, to leather bound journals and other journal booklets. Pasted within the pages of each book are promotional materials, flowers, tickets, or other ephemera.

Dates

created: 1904-1938

Creator

Smith, Hilda Sprague. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no known restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations. Please cite all references to this collection.

Extent

8.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Isabelle Sprague-Smith was a painter, art activist, and art educator including art instructor and principal at the Veltin School for Girls in New York City from 1900-25. Sprague-Smith was also Director of the MacDowell Association in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and founder of the Bach Festival in Winter Park, Florida. Her daughter, Hilda, writer of most of the texts contained within the collection, graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1909 with a degree in History, Economics and Politics. She preceded her mother in death, passing away in 1942, the same year that the books in this collection were given to Berea College.

Arrangement Note

Materials are arranged in series (in chronological order):

Series 1: Travel Journals

Series 2: Bound Class Notes

Series 3: Essays

Series 4: Drawings and Clippings

Other Descriptive Information

Collection Number: BCA 0237 HC 62

Processing Information

The collection was processed and arranged by Samantha J. Lambert, in 2012. The original finding aid was created by Jaime M. Bradley, College Archivist, in 2012. Finding aid was revised in March 2014 by Lori Myers-Steele, Project Archivist.