History

In 2015, the Sisters of Providence were looking for a new home for their archives due to impending renovations. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offered a temporary solution with storage in Le Fer Hall, with a long-term goal of combining both institutions’ archives together in Rooney Library. Following a year of work to enhance the protection and storage of documents, the Sisters’ archives were moved in with The College’s archives in August of 2022 to create the combined SMW Archives.

Archive Highlights

Here are just a few highlights of some of the extraordinary items located in the SMW Archives.

Blog Series

The SMW Archives has its own blog series. Check out some of the blogs below!

From the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Archives: Happy Spring! Wildflowers at The Woods

Happy Spring! One sign that spring is really here is the arrival of woodland wildflowers that grace Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). Many are as small as an inch or two tall, and it may take brushing away some winter leaves to find them…

From the Archives: Our collective story has a new home

What’s in the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods archives? The original daguerreotype photograph of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, a sewing kit belonging to a member of the Le Fer family, student scrapbooks and artwork dating back to the 1800s…

Archive Hours

To visit the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Archives, please schedule an appointment by emailing:
archives@smwc.edu