Women's colleges
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Colorado Women's College (1888-1982) Records
Collection
Identifier: M130
Abstract
Colorado Woman's College was conceived as a "Vassar of the West" by its founder, the Rev. Robert Cameron, who wanted to establish a women's college in the Western United States that would offer high-level academics to women. Cameron was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Denver. The sponsoring body was inadvertently incorporated in 1888 as the Woman's College Society (amended to Colorado Woman's College Society the following year), though it did not open until 1909. Located in...
Dates:
1888-1982
Eugene Dawson Papers
Collection
Identifier: M116
Dates:
Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
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Eugene Dawson Papers
Marjorie Bell Chambers Papers
Collection
Identifier: M124
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection contains general correspondence to and from Dr. Chambers during her tenure as president and papers concerning fund-raising efforts. Other major areas covered are interviews and employment at Colorado Women's College, Chambers' inauguration and resignation, and newspaper clippings regarding Colorado Women's College’s near-closure in 1976.
Dates:
1976-1978