The Simmons College Archives collections reflect the unique professional character of the College and its early commitment to training women for the professions. To assist researchers, the College Archives has prepared a number of resources about its collections of College records, manuscript collections, photographs, historical books, and charitable organization materials. These resources are offered for reference purpose only; the staff of the College Archives is happy to provide further assistance to students, faculty, alumnae, and other interested researchers.

The Archival College Record Collections are comprised of records created by administrators, faculty, students, and alumnae in their various official capacities. The records are varied and range from the office files of a dean to records of student clubs to student papers to a photograph collection of approximately 15,000 images. The images reflect not only the Simmons campus and members of the College community throughout the twentieth century, but also changes in the Fenway neighborhood. Resort areas on Cape Cod, the North Shore, and the South Shore of Massachusetts, popular locations for student day trips throughout Simmons College history, are also depicted.