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Esther (Mohr) McGill Raushenbush, professor and college president, was born on November 22, 1898, of Jewish immigrant parents who had settled in Seattle, Washington. She was raised in a large family, attended Seattle public schools, and received her A.B. (1921) and A.M. (1922) in English from the University of Washington.
In 1923 Raushenbush came east to marry Jerry McGill, a graduate student at Harvard, against her parents' wishes. She attended Radcliffe as a graduate student, 1924-1925, but did not complete her degree. After travel and study abroad Raushenbush taught at Wellesley College and then at Barnard. She was divorced from Jerry McGill in 1932 and married Carl Raushenbush, a labor economist, in 1935. She was appointed professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, became dean in 1946, and in 1962, founder and first director of the Center for Continuing Education, the purpose of which was to help women finish their education and training. She served as president of Sarah Lawrence from 1965 to 1969.
After retirement, Raushenbush was consultant to the John Hay Whitney Foundation, 1970-1979, helping to develop programs for minorities. She served on the boards of many educational institutions, and was author of numerous articles on education and of The Student and His Studies (1964). She received an honorary degree from the University of Freiburg, an alumnae award from the University of Washington (1965), and the Sachar award from Brandeis University.
Biography, Papers of Esther Raushenbush, 1945-1979, Schlesinger Library, viewed 7/8/21
Esther (Mohr) McGill Raushenbush, professor and college president, was born on November 22, 1898, of Jewish immigrant parents who had settled in Seattle, Washington. She was raised in a large family, attended Seattle public schools, and received her A.B. (1921) and A.M. (1922) in English from the University of Washington.<p>
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In 1923 Raushenbush came east to marry Jerry McGill, a graduate student at Harvard, against her parents' wishes. She attended Radcliffe as a graduate student, 1924-1925, but did not complete her degree. After travel and study abroad Raushenbush taught at Wellesley College and then at Barnard. She was divorced from Jerry McGill in 1932 and married Carl Raushenbush, a labor economist, in 1935. She was appointed professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, became dean in 1946, and in 1962, founder and first director of the Center for Continuing Education, the purpose of which was to help women finish their education and training. She served as president of Sarah Lawrence from 1965 to 1969.
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After retirement, Raushenbush was consultant to the John Hay Whitney Foundation, 1970-1979, helping to develop programs for minorities. She served on the boards of many educational institutions, and was author of numerous articles on education and of The Student and His Studies (1964). She received an honorary degree from the University of Freiburg, an alumnae award from the University of Washington (1965), and the Sachar award from Brandeis University.
The papers consist of correspondence, student papers, writings, speeches, subject files, congressional papers, clippings, photographs and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of Ogden Rogers Reid. Among the subjects documented in the papers are Reid's student years at Yale University, his central role with the New York Herald Tribune, and his activities as ambassador to Israel and as a United States congressman. Files relating to his newspaper career include correspondence, writings, and speeches pertaining to many national and international individuals, topics, and events of interest.
ArchivalResource:
315.25 linear feet (426 boxes, 1 folio)
Comprised of biographical information, bibliographical information, a manuscript of Taylor's doctoral dissertation and post-retirement correspondence with Sarah Lawrence College. Also includes press clippings, subject files, correspondence, memoranda, publications and scrapbooks on the College's struggles with academic freedom during the 1950s.
ArchivalResource:
10.5 linear feet 4 record cartons, 1 card file, 4 oversize boxes
Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1960-1972
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Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980
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Presidents files, 1929-1981.
Presidents files, 1929-1981.
Title:
Presidents files, 1929-1981.
Correspondence, articles, speeches, biographical materials, and obituaries of or pertaining to the presidents of Sarah Lawrence College, Constance Warren, Harold Taylor, Harrison Tweed, Paul L. Ward, Esther Raushenbush, Charles DeCarlo, and Alice Stone Ilchman.
Title:
Reminiscences of Esther Mohr Raushenbush : oral history, 1973.
Family history; education, University of Washington, A.B. 1921, M.A. 1922; marriage; professional career at Wellesley, Barnard, Sarah Lawrence, 1923- ; presidency, Sarah Lawrence, 1965-69, president emeritus, 1969- ; educational philosophy; progressive education; implementation of social change, scholarship programs for minority group members; Whitney Foundation Scholarship; McCarthy era; Jenner Committee; Center for Continuing Education; impressions of Charles de Carlo, Beatrice Doerschuk, William Van Duser Lawrence, Harold Taylor, Harrison Tweed, Paul Ward, Constance Warren.
Comprised of biographical information, course lectures, speeches, and reports relating to her time at Sarah Lawrence College. Also includes copies of published articles and books.
ArchivalResource:
2.75 linear feet (2 record cartons, 1 document box, 1 half document box)
Raushenbush, Esther Mohr, 1898-1980. The reminiscences of Esther Raushenbush.
Title:
The reminiscences of Esther Raushenbush.
Interviews with Raushenbush, president of Sarah Lawrence College, by Kitty Minns Gellhorn, 1973-1974; sponsored by the Oral History Research Office, Columbia University.
The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence; family journals (1918-1949) of trips to Europe, China, Samoa, Java and Central America; and articles, book reviews and speeches on cultural anthropology (particularly on the Pacific), education, medicine, American race relations, and philanthropic institutions. Among Embree's professional papers are also financial statements and other materials relating to the Julius Rosenwald Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation and other philanthropies with which he was associated. Prominent correspondents include James Bryant Conant, Clarence Day, Harold Ickes, Esther Rauschenbush, Walter Reuther, John D. Rockefeller and Harold Taylor.
Minutes, transcripts, reports, etc., of the United States President's Commission on the Status of Women, established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to examine the needs and rights of women and to make recommendations for "the diminution of barriers that result in waste, injustice, and frustration."
The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence; family journals (1918-1949) of trips to Europe, China, Samoa, Java and Central America; and articles, book reviews and speeches on cultural anthropology (particularly on the Pacific), education, medicine, American race relations, and philanthropic institutions. Among Embree's professional papers are also financial statements and other materials relating to the Julius Rosenwald Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation and other philanthropies with which he was associated. Prominent correspondents include James Bryant Conant, Clarence Day, Harold Ickes, Esther Rauschenbush, Walter Reuther, John D. Rockefeller and Harold Taylor.
Collection contains Raushenbush's speeches, reports, and articles on educational and social issues written while at Sarah Lawrence or after her retirement.
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