Newcomb College Admissions Office
13-009

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Title
Newcomb College Admissions Office
ID
13-009
Date [inclusive]
1947-1975
Extent
5.0 Cubic feet Materials have been arranged in five boxes with binders and folders labeled by subject
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Newcomb College maintained their own Admissions department from 1886 to 1986.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection contains various files sent to prospective and incoming students, scholarship information, letters and pamplets regarding the Association of College Admissions Counselors (ASCS) and the National Association of Principals of School for Girls (NAPSG), admissions/ application materials, supplies, mailing to students, letters of acceptance, computer programming/ planning, College Days/ Nights program of admission visits to high schools around the country, college visits, scholarships, and materials gathered for the College Entrance Examination Boards.

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Organization and Arrangement

Materials have been arranged in five boxes with binders and folders labeled by subject. Here are the following boxes:

Box 1 of 5: Admissions – General Files ca. 1947 - 1975

Box 2 of 5: Admissions – General Files ca. 1947 - 1975

Box 3 of 5: Admissions – General Files ca. 1947 - 1975

Box 4 of 5: Admissions – General Files ca. 1947 - 1975

Box 5 of 5: Admissions – General Files ca. 1947 - 1975

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Newcomb Archives

Newcomb Center for Research on Women
Seltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

Dean’s Records and Tulane Archives Admission Collection

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Newcomb College, Admissions
  • Newcomb College, Students

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Collection Inventory

Box 1 of 5 

Box 1 of 5

*Note: NAPSG stands for the National Association of Principals of School of Girls; ACAC stands for the Association of College Admissions Counselors; AACRAO stands for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers; and NACAC stands for the National Association for College Admissions Counselors.

Admissions 1947-1975

NAC-061

1. NAPSG, San Francisco 1969

2. NAPSG, Philadelphia Feb. 26-28, 1964

3. NAPSG Independent Women's College Questionnaire March 1967 and December 1966

4. NAPSG 1966

5. NAPSG (Did not attend) March 1-4, 1965

6. NAPSG, New Orleans Feb. 25-26, 1964

7. NAPSG 1962

8. NAPSG, Washington Feb. 28- March 1, 1961

9. NAPSG, Philadelphia March 1-2, 1960

10. NAPSG, Boston March 3-4, 1959

11. NAPSG, Charleston, SC 1958

12. NAPSG, Also regional meeting of College Board 1957

13. NAPSG 1952-1956

14. Dean's S/Ship 1978

15. Admission Material 1970-1971

16. The College Handbook 1975

17. Mimeos- Departmental- 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971

18. Secondary School Conferences 1958- November 20-21, 1970

19. ACAC Chicago Oct. 1962

20. ACAC St. Louis Oct. 1961

21. ACAC Pittsburgh Oct. 1960

22. ACAC Chicago Oct. 1959

23. ACAC Washington, DC Oct. 6-8, 1966

24. ACAC Denver Oct. 1965

25. ACAC Detroit Oct. 1964

26. ACAC Philadelphia Oct. 1963

27. AACRAO April 1970

28. NACAC Chicago Oct. 8-11, 1969

29. ACAC New York Sept. 1969

30. ACAC Minneapolis Oct. 1967

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Box 2 of 5 

Box 2 of 5

Admissions 1947-1975

NAC-059

1. Supplies- 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

2. Admission Materials 1970-1971

3. Enclosed with letters of acceptance- $100 receipts 1971-1972

4. Application Material 1971-1972 session

5. Mailing to new students Aug. 1972

6. Admission Materials 1972-1973

7. Admission Materials 1973-1947

8. Enclosures- Notices- 1973-1974 session

9. Application Material 1975-1976

10. Admission Material 1975-1976

11. Admission Material 1976 session

12. Freshman Materials 1974-1975

13. Enclosures with $100 receipts- 1976

14. Admission form and other information mailed from 1977 session

15. Computer Planning/ layout: Fall 1971 for 1972-1973 session

16. Computer Instructions, extras and originals

17. Office File- Computer lauout- mixed up extra copies

18. Computer Programming August 1964

19. Code guide for application form 1964

20. Computer- Ext. 5631

21. Statistics Sample- Ann Giffels

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Box 3 of 5 

Box 3 of 5

Admissions 1947-1975

NAC-062

1. College Days 1951-1952

2. Gibson- Pre-admissions 1952-1953

3. College Days 1953-1954

4. College Days 1954-1955

5. College Days 1955-1956

6. College Day Programs 1956-1957

7. Admissions Visits to New Orleans High Schools 1956-1957

8. Bolton High School College Night, Alexandria, LA, Dec. 5, 1960

9. Atlanta College Week Nov. 14-17, 1960

10. Other College Day Invitations 1960-1961

11. College Days Fall 1961

12. College Days Atlanta Nov. 13-17, 1961

13. Admissions Travel Virginia-Washington, DC Nov. 2-9, 1962

14. Shreveport Alumnae Club April 24, 1962

15. College Nights and Visits to Schools Oct. 1963

16. Kansas City Visit to Schools Oct. 1963

17. College Days 1963-1966

18. College Nights, etc. 1965-1966

19. College Days and Nights and Invitations 1967-1968

20. College Days- Admission Travel, etc. 1964-1965

21. Florida College Days Oct. 21-28, 1960

22. Secondary School Visits, Coordination Committee 1961-1962

23. Admissions Travel, Florida Oct. 15-19, 1960

24. Secondary School Visiting 1963-1964

25. Shreveport Alumnae Club May 4, 1965

26. College Nights, etc. 1966-1967

27. New Orleans High School Senior Conferences Nov. 12, 1966 and Jan. 7, 1967

28. College Days and Nights Catholic Schools Oct. 1968

29. School Visiting 1968-1969

30. Meeting for High School Counselors, Junior and Senior Girls Nov. 3, 1959

31. Travel High Schools Feb. 18-20, 1959

32. St. Louis May 1959

33. Travel 1959-1960 Newcomb-Tulane Admissions

34. College Nights 1959-1960

35. Dallas, Texas School Visits Oct. 1957

36. Vicksburg, Miss. College Day Dec. 4, 1957

37. Visit to Natchez High School Dec. 3, 1958

38. Other College Days 1957-1958

39. College Day Programs 1958-1959

40. Visits to Schools Nov. 19-26, 1958

41. College Day Programs Oct.-Nov. 1957

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Box 4 of 5 

Box 4 of 5

Admissions 1947-1975

NAC-060

1. CEEB 1947-1949

2. CEEB 1950-1953

3. CEEB 1954

4. CEEB 1955-1956

5. CEEB 1956-1957

6. CEEB 1958-1959

7. College Board 1960-1961

8. Southern Regional Meetings College Entrance Exam Board 1961

9. CEEB Oct. 1961

10. Writing Sample (used by Newcomb 1962-1964) 1962

11. College Board Requirement for Transfers Beginning Jan. 1962

12. CEEB 1962-1963

13. CeEB Chicago 1963

14. Achievement Test Scores (CEEB) Freshmen- Sept. 1963

15. CEEB New York Oct. 26-29, 1964

16. CEEB Handbook (Freshman Class Profiles) 1965

17. CEEB New York Oct. 1965

18. CEEB Also Southen Regional Meeting CEEB- New Orleans 1966-1967

19. CEEB 1967

20. College Board 1967-1968

21. CEEB New York 1968

22. CEEB Questionnaire (To be administed fall 1968) Student and College Characteristics

23. Southern Regional CEEB Feb. 20-21, 1969 Jacksonville, FL

24. CEEB Handbook 1967-1969

25. CEEB New York Oct. 1969

26. CEEB Regional Meeting Atlanta Feb. 25-27, 1970

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Box 5 of 5 

Box 5 of 5

Admissions 1947-1975

NAC-063

1. Supplies for 1974-1975 Session

2. Forms, Supplies for 1975

3. Admissions Materials 1969-1970

4. Dean's Honor Scholarship Questionnaire Replies

5. Supplies- 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

6. NMS & Achievement SF for 1977

7. Dean's S/Ship- 1976: Standard Reply to 247 Applicants as of May 13, 1976

8. Dean's Honor Scholarship Applicants 1976

9. Honor Scholarship Applications 1976

10. Dean's S/Ship- Rejects/ Waitlist/ Transfers

11.Scholarship Meetings 1954-1957

12.The Frances Adelaide Willcox Scholarship Fund

13. Scholarship Committee Meeting Aug. 26, 1954

14. Scholarship Meetings 1957, 1961-1964

15. National Achievement Scholarship Program Sept. 1965

16. Financial Aid 1963-1970

17. Scholars and Fellows Program 1962-1967, Scholars Program 1967

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