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Howard Williams collection on women at Colgate University, A1345

 Collection
Identifier: A1345

Scope and Contents

This collection, which appears to have been assembled by former University Archivist Howard Williams, contains photographs, clippings, and a letter. All address women who taught at or attended Colgate University before it officially became coeducational in 1970.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 - 1946

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical note

According to the press release "Colgate University's Coeds," Louise Lucas, Claudia Nounnan, Helen Mues, Alice Vesely, and Mary Wallace attended Colgate in 1946 when the university ruled that it would allow wives of veterans to enroll in classes. Officially, Colgate remained an all male institution with no plans to grant degrees to women. Wives of veterans who enrolled would have the option of transferring credit they earned to a school that granted degrees to women.

Extent

.05 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Guide to the Howard Williams collection on women at Colgate University
Status
Completed
Author
Allyson Smally
Date
January 7, 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Colgate University Libraries Repository

Contact:
13 Oak Drive
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
Colgate University
Hamilton New York 13346 United States US
315-228-6175
315-228-7934 (Fax)