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Correspondence from Dean Eleanor Clifton to students living on the Residence Campus.

Correspondence between Simmons College Dean Eleanor Clifton and Yale University Associate Dean John W. Powell about a stolen jardiniere.

West House was included as part of the sale when the College purchased a 60,000 sq. ft. parcel of land on Brookline Avenue, Short Street, and Bellevue Street (renamed Pilgrim Road in 1913) for $67,500 in July 1904.

Effective July 1, 1953, the…

Students’ House was included as part of the sale when the College purchased a 60,000 sq. ft. parcel of land on Brookline Avenue, Short Street, and Bellevue Street (later renamed Pilgrim Road) for $67,500 in July 1904. While it was initially set aside…

After over a decade of student advocacy for an athletics building, construction for the Holmes Sports Center began in October 1987. Turner (East House) and Hastings (Students' House) were demolished to make way for the long-anticipated Center.

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South Hall was completed in 1905 as the College's first permanent dormitory. Located on Brookline Avenue, it was connected to the Refectory (dining hall) by a colonnade. As South Hall closely bordered the east boundary of the property line, another…

Pilgrim House and Longwood House were demolished in the summer of 1963 to build Smith Residence Hall, named in honor of Dr. Richard Mason Smith (1881-1981), a member of the Corporation since 1937.

Faced with a shortage of on-campus housing during…

Located on the corner of Pilgrim Road and Brookline Avenue, students moved into the V-shaped Simmons Hall for the first time in Fall 1957. The interior decoration of the dorm was led by Georgia MacDonald Park, wife of President William E. Park…

First located at 9 Hamilton Place, the School was a collaborative program between Simmons and Harvard University until 1916, when Harvard withdrew its participation due to conflicting views on the role of women in social work. The School moved to 18…

First located at 9 Hamilton Place, the School was a collaborative program between Simmons and Harvard University until 1916, when Harvard withdrew its participation due to conflicting views on the role of women in social work. The School moved to 18…