Smith Academy Collection

Collection

Identifier: WUA-01-wua00087

Staff Only

This collection contains publications, including class books, songs, commencement programs, the Smith Academy “Record”, and catalogues; scrapbooks, including athletic and letter and ephemera scrapbooks; and student records from Smith Academy.

Dates

Creation: 1862-1917

Creator

Smith Academy (Saint Louis, Mo.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

There is restricted material in this collection. For details, contact the University Archivist at (314) 935-9730.

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

9.50 linear feet

19 boxes

Additional Description

Historical Information

Smith Academy (1856-1917) provided primary and secondary education for boys, in effect serving as a preparatory school for Washington University. Instituted to provide qualified college students when public education was unable to do so, Smith Academy was closed in 1917. Name changes were as follows: 1856-1864(?), The Academic Department of Washington University; 1864(?)-1879, the Academy; 1879-1915, Smith Academy; 1915-1917, Smith Academy-The Manual Training School. In the first fifteen years of its existence, Smith Academy and the Collegiate Department were almost inseparable. Smith Academy was not divided into Departments, but rather into Preparatory (lower) and Academic (higher) divisions. Its primary officers were the Principal and the Vice Principal. The grade book contains students’ overall grades for their courses.