Newcomb Archives
Agnes Graham Sanders Riley Papers
90-0015
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Creator - Associated name
- Riley , Agnes Graham Sanders
- Title
- Agnes Graham Sanders Riley Papers
- ID
- 90-0015
- Date [inclusive]
- 1932-1989
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet 1 box
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Born ca. 1904 in Wytheville, Va., Riley received an A.B. form Hollins College in 1924 and an M.S. form University of Chicago, 1925. Later she held instructorships at Hollins and Newcomb in chemistry, and a research assistantship at Tulane. In 1935 she married Herbert Parks Riley and later had a son. After movig to Lexington, Kentucky, she became active in many volunteer organizations and historical societies. Between 1927 and 1989, Riley published 17 articles based on her experiences with these organizations and her knowledge of chemistry.
Scope and Contents note
Having been a chemistry instructor at Newcomb between 1932 and 1936 and a research assistant at Tulane between 1936 and 1938, Riley has retained an interest in Newcomb College, being involved in searches for Deans, and keeping in contact with her former students. This collection of papers pans the years between 1932 and 1989, with the bulk of the material dating from the thirties. Included is correspondence, clippings, invitations for mardi gras balls and other events, information about her husband, Herbert Parks Riley (who also taught at Newcomb/ Tulane from 1934 to 1938), and eight photographs of friends and family (removed to photograph collection). Items of interest within this collection include a letter from Dorothy Seago (2/12/40), and another to Marie Weiss, Newcomb mathematics professor, mapping out a plan to nominate her for the deanship in 1948. Other individuals who significantly contribute to the correspondence include Rose Mooney Slade (of whom there are also several photos), Ruth Benerito, and Margaret Strange Klapper (both former students). Clippings reflect information about herself, former students, and Newcomb College.
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
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
See Bio Files of: Rose Mooney LeDieu; Anna Many
Archive Collections: Margaret Klapper 5-1 Upstairs Archives
See also Jane Miller, "A Female-Dominated Field:Chemistry at Newcomb College, 1887–1970s," in Newcomb College, 1886-2006, ed. by Susan Tucker and Beth Willinger (LSU Press, 2012)
Collection Inventory
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Box 1 of 1 General noteFOLDER LISTINGS: Processor’s Notes Papers 1932-1989 Correspondence, 1932-1939 Correspondence, 1952-1953 Correspondence, 1968-1980 Correspondence, 1940-1949 Invitations Husband World War II Experience |
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