Resultado de búsqueda
Newcomb College opened its doors in October 1887 to 59 students in a converted two-story brownstone building on the corner of Camp and ... Brandt V.B. "A Brief History of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College 1887-1919: A Personal Reminiscence." New Orleans: Hauser Printing Company. 1928. Dyer, John P. "Tulane: The Biography of a University 1834 ...
Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans. Book. edited by Susan Tucker and Beth Willinger. 2012. Published by: Louisiana State University Press. View. summary. In 1886, Josephine Louise Newcomb donated funds to Tulane University for the founding of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College. Her contribution created the ...
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter.
The Tulane board of trustees ultimately affirmed the status of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College and established a Board to administer the Newcomb Endowment. During this period, Mignon Faget , a New Orleans jewelry artist and a member of the committee, suggested establishing an art museum to maintain the legacy of Newcomb's art program and to ensure the permanence of Newcomb College.
14 de sept. de 2017 · Soon after the exposition, in 1886, Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb, widow to a successful businessman, founded H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College as a tribute to her daughter, who had died at age 15. It was one of the country’s earliest degree-granting schools for women, in partnership with Tulane University.
1886 – Mrs. Josephine Louise Newcomb establishes the nation’s first coordinate college for women with a $100,000 gift to Tulane University. The H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, named in honor of Newcomb’s daughter, Harriott Sophie, opens on October 13, 1887 in a former residence on Camp and Delord Streets. The art faculty consists of ...
In her 1886 donation towards the founding of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Josephine Louise Newcomb (JLN) sought to provide an education for white girls and women that looked “to the practical side of life as well as to literary excellence.” This practical side of life can be seen in her letters, as well.
