Philander Smith College Manuscript Collection

Title

Philander Smith College Manuscript Collection

Creator

Philander Smith College

Date

1881-1932

Description

The Philander Smith College Manuscript Collection contains handwritten student rolls, meeting minutes, ledgers and student records from the earliest period of the institution from 1881 to 1932. The highlights of this collection include historical roll of students from Walden Seminary and meeting notes from the Promethean and Philomathian Literary Societies.

Subject

Manuscripts
Account books
Minutes (Records)
Administrative records
Academic records
Philander Smith College--19th century

Extent

7 boxes: 8 bound manuscripts, 2 loose sheets

Is Part Of

PSC Collections

Table Of Contents

Box 1
Book 1: p. 25, Roll of students-Walden Seminary, 1881-1882, p. 40, Roll of Students-Philander Smith College, 1883-1886, p. 70, Faculty meeting notes, March 1, 1889-Sept. 24, 1897

Box 2
Book 2: Promethean/Philomathian Literary Society meeting minutes, Feb. 3, 1882-May 17, 1899 

Box 3
2 sheets: Enrollment and Accounts 1891-1892 
Book 3: Permanent Record of Students, ca 1900-1920 (some sheets loose)

Box 4
Book 4: Cash Book, 1891-1912 

Box 5
Book 5: Cash and College Expenses, 1890-1911 

Box 6
Book 6: Accounting logs, 1930-1932
Book 7: Cash book, 1913-1914

Box 7
Book 8: Student accounts and general expenses, 1923-1928


Format

Manuscripts

Language

eng

Type

Collection

Coverage

Little Rock (Ark.)

Access Rights

Restricted access. Contact the Archivist for more information.

Finding Aid by

L. Stacey

Accession by

L. Stacey

Accession date

2016

Accession number

08.MANU.2016.01

Acquisition Type

Deposit

Repository

D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections

Storage location

ARC STOR 8B-D

Collection

Citation

Philander Smith College, “Philander Smith College Manuscript Collection,” Philander Smith University Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://pscdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/97.