{"id":56,"date":"2026-03-24T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:26:31","slug":"collections-at-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/larger-feminist-issues\/collections-at-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Collections at Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see collections related to each topic, click an option below. This is a basic list designed as a starting point for gathering sources, and Special Collections&#8217; holdings can be explored more fully using the <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.smith.edu\/\">online finding aid.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For descriptions and lists of suggested materials within collections, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.smith.edu\/c.php?g=1529337&amp;p=11455767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Collections Religious Feminism Libguide<\/a> portion of this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>General Collections<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Religion Collection (SSC-MS-00448)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collection is comprised of bibliographies, articles, pamphlets, biographies, newspaper clippings, and tracts all pertaining to women&#8217;s roles within religion and the church. Dating from 1734 to 1979, the bulk of the materials are dated after 1800. Materials include extensive records of activism related to feminist spirituality, clergy and clergy\u2019s spouses, and organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Periodicals Collection (SSC-MS-00537)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Includes over 1,500 titles of current and historical, U.S. and international women&#8217;s magazines, newsletters, and other serials dating from the 18th century to the present. Several periodicals relate to religious feminism, LGBTQ rights, reproductive healthcare, and women&#8217;s faith leadership. Titles of of interest include: Journal of Feminist Studies and Religion, Goddess Rising, Beltane Papers, Daughters of Sarah, New Women\/New Church, The Church Woman, Bridges: A Journal for Jewish Feminists and our Friends, and Lilith.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Religious Perspectives on Reproductive Rights<\/strong> <\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Florence Rose Papers (SSC-MS-00134)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Margaret Sanger Papers (SSC-MS-00138).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Katharine Asher Engel Papers (SSC-MS-00055)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Catholics for Choice Records (SSC-MS-00742)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ms. Foundation for Women Records (SSC-MS-00583)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saralee Hamilton Papers (SSC-MS-00629)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Loretta J. Ross Papers (SSC-MS-00504)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gloria Steinem Papers (SSC-MS-00237)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Voices of Feminism Oral History Project oral histories (SSC-MS-00535)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts records (SSC-MS-00359)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Planned Parenthood Federation of America records II + III (SSC-MS-00371a and SSC-MS-00371b)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National Network of Abortion Funds records (SSC-MS-00542)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reproductive Rights National Network (SSC-MS-00576)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Miscellaneous Organizations collection (SSC-MS-00482)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Richard P. Unsworth Papers (CA-MS-00365)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Student Religious Organizations records (CA-MS-00307)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Center for Religious and Spiritual Life records (CA-MS-01057).&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophia Smith Collection Topical Files (SSC-MS-00846)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Religious Perspectives on LGBTQ Equality<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Virginia Apuzzo Papers (SSC-MS-00711)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lesl\u00e9a Newman Papers (SSC-MS-00588)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jane Garrett Papers (SSC-MS-00497)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kathleen O&#8217;Shea and Sarah Alida Conde O&#8217;Shea papers (SSC-MS-00578)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Judith Plaskow Papers (SSC-MS-00565)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lorraine Hutchins Papers (SSC-MS-00701)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Batya Bauman Papers (SSC-MS-00541)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev. Dr. Chris Davies queer clergy trading cards and related material (SSC-MS-00848)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Documenting Lesbian Lives Oral History Project oral histories (SSC-MS-00661)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alumnae Oral History Project Oral Histories (SSC-MS-00661)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Helen Hills Hills Chapel Collection (CA-MS-01111)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence <\/em>edited by Rosemary Curb and Nancy Manahan (BX4225.L47 1985)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Religious Perspectives on Ecofeminism<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charlene Spretnak papers (SSC-MS-00828)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Batya Bauman papers (SSC-MS-00541)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mary Daly papers (SSC-MS-00637)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Feminist Theologians<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elizabeth Dodson Gray papers (SSC-MS-00648)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charlene Spretnak papers (SSC-MS-00828)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Judith Plaskow papers (SSC-MS-00565)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diane L. Neu papers (SSC-MS-00532)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mary E. Hunt papers (SSC-MS-00531)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mary Daly papers (SSC-MS-00637)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mary J. Oates papers (SSC-MS-00706)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Virginia Corwin papers (CA-MS-00148)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Theological Networks &amp; Publications<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Women\u2019s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Rituals records (SSC-MS-00530)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Women\u2019s Interfaith Institute records (SSC-MS-00734)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B\u2019not Esh records (SSC-MS-00626)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Theological Opportunities Program records (SSC-MS-00567)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion records (<\/strong><strong>SSC-MS-00726)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moon Journal Press records (SSC-MS-00764)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Individual Feminist Congregational Leaders and Advocates<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carolyn McDade papers (SSC-MS-00724)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diana Lee Beach papers (SSC-MS-00619)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Heather Huyck papers (SSC-MS-00505)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Katharine Asher Engel papers (SSC-MS-00055)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Batya Bauman papers (SSC-MS-00541)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Madeleine L\u2019Engle papers (SSC-MS-00801)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guida West Papers (SSC-MS-00555)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse papers (SSC-MS-00202)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kay Gardner papers (SSC-MS-00523)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andrea Ayvazian papers (SSC-MS-00760)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Teresina R. Havens papers (SSC-MS-00211)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Margaret Brackenbury Crook papers (CA-MS-00051)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rhoda Elizabeth McCulloch papers (SSC-MS-00098)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev. Dr. Chris Davies queer clergy trading cards and related material (SSC-MS-00848)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edith M. Lerrigo papers (SSC-MS-00608)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anna V. Rice papers (SSC-MS-00777)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carole Markus papers (SSC-MS-00815)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Clara Taylor papers (SSC-MS-00503)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Doris Vivian Wilson papers (SSC-MS-00650)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson papers (SSC-MS-00622)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eleanor Gwinnell Colt papers (SSC-MS-00035)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elizabeth Norris papers (SSC-MS-00508)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Organizations Supporting Feminist Leadership<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YWCA of the USA records (SSC-MS-00324)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B\u2019not Esh records (SSC-MS-00626)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Miscellaneous Organizations records (SSC-MS-00482)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Women\u2019s Interfaith Institute records (SSC-MS-00734)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jewish Women Watching records (SSC-MS-00738)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Women\u2019s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Rituals records (SSC-MS-00530)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To see collections related to each topic, click an option below. This is a basic list designed as a starting point for gathering sources, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/larger-feminist-issues\/collections-at-smith\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Collections at Smith<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6723,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6723"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":691,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/691"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/religiousfeminism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}