Records of Smith Hall, 1924-1996 | Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives at Illinois State University

Series I: History, 1924, 1934-1943, 1945-1949, 1951-1959, 1963, 1968-1969, 1984 contains materials concerning the lifespan of Smith Hall. Items include information about Colonel D.C. Smith, the home’s original owner and materials discussing both the acquisition of the property by the university and its eventual demolition.

Series II: Navy-12 Program, 1939-1940, 1943-1945, 1969-1970, 1984-1985, 1988, 1991 holds reunion materials that include invitations, correspondence between the Navy V-12 Reunion Committee and former members of the V-12 program concerning their 25th Anniversary.

Series III: Alumni, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1978-1980, 1982-1987, 1991, 1996 consists of materials that focus on alumni reunions. Items include member lists, event programs, posters, photographs, and newspaper articles.

Series IV: Memorabilia, 1939-1940, 1950-1951, 1954-1958 holds scrapbooks and drawings chronicling the history of the dormitory.

Series V: Ephemera, 1942-1943, 1949, 1970, 1983-1984 includes photographs, booklets, pamphlets, correspondence, and miscellaneous documents.