Ada Louise Comstock papers, 1897-1950.

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Ada Louise Comstock papers, 1897-1950.

Contains biographical materials, correspondence (especially with Mabel Dick Swan, Helen French Greene and Harriet Louise Peloubet), employment histories, speeches and writings, information on her volunteer services and photographs. Also includes a biography by Barbara Miller Solomon.

3.375 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7636251

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Comstock, Ada Louise, 1876-1973

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Ada Louise Comstock (December 11, 1876 – December 12, 1973) was an American women's education pioneer. She served as the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later as the first full-time president of Radcliffe College. Ada Louise Comstock was born on December 11, 1876, in Moorhead, Minnesota, to Solomon Gilman Comstock, an attorney, and Sarah Ball Comstock. Her father recognized her capabilities and potential and set about to cultivate them by encouraging an early and sound ...

Greene, Helen French, 1868-1952

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Peloubet, Harriet Louise.

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Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

Solomon, Barbara Miller

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Barbara Miller Solomon, historian, received her A.B. (1940) and Ph.D. (1953) from Radcliffe College. She was Director of the Radcliffe Seminars (1959-1963), Director of the Schlesinger Library (then the Women's Archives) (1960-1965), and first woman dean of Harvard College (Assistant Dean, 1971-1973). As Senior Lecturer in American Civilization, she taught the first courses in women's history at Harvard University. From the description of Oral history interview with Barbara Miller So...

Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

Swan, Mabel Dick.

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