Newcomb Archives
Despres, Doris Stern
2007-37
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Creator - Author
- Despres, Doris Stern
- Title
- Doris Stern Despres Collection
- ID
- 2007-37
- Date [inclusive]
- Between 1912 and 1998
- Extent
- 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Doris Stern Despres was an active woman in New Orleans. She attended Newcomb College from 1929 to 1933, where she was the editor of The Hullabaloo, an athlete, and a member of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. After she graduated, she became a journalist, businesswoman, life master bridge player, and an artist.
Scope and Contents note
The bulk of this collection is personal documents and periodicals, as well as materials by and about female artists. The material, which covers the period of 1930 to 1995, may be helpful to researchers interested in the subject of women in the twentieth century and female artists.
Organization and Arrangement
The material is organized into four categories: Biographical Information, Photographs, Donations to the Nadine R. Vorhoff Library, and Miscellaneous.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Newcomb Archives
Newcomb Center for Research on WomenSeltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu
Controlled Access Headings
Occupation(s)
- Female Artists in the 20th Century
Personal Name(s)
- Despres, Loraine
Collection Inventory
I Biographical InformationGeneral note1) Membership certificate to the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority on October 18, 1930 2) Bachelor of Arts degree from Newcomb College on June 7, 1933 3) Volunteer Special Services Certificate from the American National Red Cross on June 26, 1944 4) Evanston-North Shore Board of Realtors certificate that gives Despres the title of Active-Associate Member on January 26, 1955 5) Certificate from the Mayor of New Orleans and the Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art for Despres' participation in the Treasures of Tutankhamun Exhibition, which was open from September 1977 to January 1978 6) Programs from a function at the Newcomb Center for Research on Women on April 30, 1999 that commemorated Despres for a donation of art books on and about women to the Nadine R Vohoff Library. |
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II PhotographsGeneral note1) Photograph of Despres in graduation garb 2) Photograph of Despres |
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Donations to Nadine R Vorhoff LibraryGeneral note1) "Betye Saar: Selected Works 1964-1973" from the Associated Students and Art Department at California State university, Los Angeles in 1973 2) "Beth Van Hoesen: Prints, Drawings, Watercolors" from Oakland Museum Art Department in 1980 3) "Julie Mihaly: She Began to Realize" from the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts in 1985 4) "Her Story: Narrative Art by Contemporary California Artists" from the Oakland Museum Art Department in 1991 5) "Then What?: Photographs and Folklore of Carrie Mae Weems" from the CEPA Gallery in 1991 6) "Barabara Spring: Wood Sculpture" from the William Sawyer Gallery in 1992 7) "Tendencies: New Art Form from Mexico City" from San Franciso Art Institute in 1995 |
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IV MiscellaneousGeneral note1) Article "75-Year-Old Stern Store Scans Past, Future" from "The Amite Progress" on July 12, 1945. |
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