Salzer, Adele Ramos
2007-106

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Creator - Compiler
Salzer, Adele Ramos
Title
Salzer, Adele Ramos
ID
2007-106
Date [inclusive]
Between 1924 and 1992
Extent
3.0 Cubic feet 3 boxes
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Adele Ramos Salzer was born in 1920 and graduated from Newcomb in 1940. Throughout her lifetime, Adele has contributed valuable information dealing with the many aspects of Newcomb that she has been associated with. Her many contributions to Newcomb include serving as the corresponding secretary for the Newcomb Alumnae Association from approximately 1976 to 1978, as well as serving as the class agent for the class of 1940.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection consists of a wide variety of records dealing with Adele Salzer's association with Newcomb College. Examples of these records include various publications, class agent materials, information on the oral history project, and materials pertaining to various Newcomb and Tulane academic departments.

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Organization and Arrangement

Papers have been placed in acid-free folders. The folder titles have been taken from the approximate organization of the letters as they were received.

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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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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Newcomb College.

Genre(s)

  • Oral History Projects
  • Surveys

Occupation(s)

  • Newcomb College, Alumnae

Personal Name(s)

  • Salzer, Adele Ramos

Subject(s)

  • Newcomb College, Academic Departments
  • Student Life
  • Student Life -- 1930s

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Collection Contents

Box One: Materials relating to Salzer's work as Alumnae Secretary, 1976-1978, Newcomb and Tulane Publications, 1936-1940 handbooks and flyers

Box Two: Information about the Class of 1940 reunion and other alumnae events

Box Three: Scrapbook pages from Salzer's years at Tulane

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Collection Inventory

 Folder #1 Corresponding Secretary 1976-1977 Bewteen 1976 and 1977 

General note

This folder contains:

--Place card menus for Mr. Salzer and Mrs. Salzer from a Newcomb dinner

--"Green Wave Huddle: The 1976 Alumni Fund Handbook for Area Committee, Class Agents, Coordinators"

--Tulane Newsletter dated August 24, 1977 regarding Alumni issues

--Notes on preparing letter to Dean Lawrence

--Letter from Karen Gleye Smith, Director of the Alumnae Association

--Tulane University Report "Gifts and Grants '76"

--Agenda for the Fall Board Meeting of the Newcomb Alumnae Association

--Alumnae Board Meeting minutes Friday September 16, 1977

--Document "Goals set by the group"

--Tulane Newsletter dated October 1977

--Annual Alumni Fund letter to class of 1940 dated November 1976

--Organizational By-Laws of the Tulane Alumni Fund

--Report of the Alumni Fund Committee June 13, 1977

--Cover letter for the Report of the Alumni Fund from Robert Young June 14, 1977

--C.C. of a letter saying goodbye to former Newcomb coordinator of the Tulane Alumni Fund Committee

--Letter of welcome to Adele Salzer as the new Newcomb coordinator

--Clipping on Poydras House, Fink Wing, dated September 19, 1976

--Invitation to Class Agents for coffee at the Dean's House, Sara Chapman, on September 9

--Meeting Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Newcomb Alumnae Association 8/30/76

--Letter requesting meeting to revise the Alumnae Association By-laws (with old by-laws enclosed)

--Note on the Alumnae-Faculty-Student council

--Memo for Creole Dinner

--Newcomb Alumnae Association Calendar 1976-77

--Note on donations and endowment

--Job description of Corresponding Secretary

--Reunion Class Agent Duties

--Letter from the Alumnae Association Director with a list of upcoming activities

--Invitation to meet a candidate for the Dean of Newcomb position, Mary L. Good

--Invitation to chat with the Acting Dean of Newcomb, Francis L. Lawrence, a candidate for the Dean's position

--Invitation to meet a candidate for the Dean of Newcomb position, Elizabeth F. Loftus

--Memo requesting feedback on the candidate interviews

--Agenda for Alumnae Association Board Meeting, September 10, 1976

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 Folder #2 Corresponding Secretary A 1976-1978 Between 1976 and 1978 

General note

This folder contains:

--Various meeting agendas and minutes

--Correspondence between committee members and the Dean of Newcomb

--Reunion information

--By-laws revision papers

--Board of Directors and Executive Committee Address List

--Alumni Fund Committee Address List

--Cost Analysis of Program

--Proposed Calendars

--Thank you letter template

--Committee reports

--Notes on Class Agent

--Slate of Proposed Officers for 1977

--Thank you for senior gift contributions

--Job Descriptions for officers of the Alumnae Association

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 Folder #3 Corresponding Secretary B 1976-1978 Between 1976 and 1978 

General note

This folder contains:

--Correspondence on the resignation of Dean James F. Davidson in May 1976

--Dean Davidson's Statement to the Graduating Class of 1976

--Hazel Bollier Memorial Fund memo

--New Orleans Tour Schedule

--Operating Budget

--Report of Student Loan Fund Study Committee

--Proposed Calendar 1977-1978

--Job description of Corresponding Secretary

--Executive Committee List

--Annual Report 1976-1977

--Budget Statement

--Slate of Officers

--Financial Planning Seminar Calendar

--Alumni Association Charter

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 Folder #4 Newcomb and Tulane Publications 

General note

This folder contains:

--Invitation to Installation of Sara Chapman as Dean

--Clipping of Tulane President Eamon Kelly and Newcomb Dean Sara Chapman

--Clipping of the Barrett House dated Oct. 10, 1976

--Tulanian- Summer 1982

--Tulane Facts dated 9/80

--Tulanian- Fall 1984

--Tulane Schedule of Classes- Summer/Pre-Fall 1985

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 Folder #5 1936-1940 Handbook and Flyers Between 1936 and 1940 

General note

This folder contains:

--Tulane University Student Handbook dated 1936-1937

--Newcomb Handbook 1938-1939

--Programs (2) for the Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel Dedication on May 14, 1976

--Tulane Theater Programme dated Jan. 1914

--Programme from the Tulane University Glee Club on May 9, 1940

--Invitation to a debate between Newcomb and Agnes Scott on April 16, 1937

--Tuition charges slip from Sept. 22, 1936

--Poem by Helen Pitkin

--Advertisement for Newcomb belts

--Newcomb Life dated Sept. 1981

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 Folder #6 Newcomb News 

General note

This folder contains:

--Tulanian- Winter 1980

--Correspondence regarding Newcomb's Budget for 1975

--Keeping Up dated Sept. 1977

--Newcomb News Vol. 2 No. 1 Spring... Summer 1977

--Advertisement for drawing class at Loyola University- Summer 1984

--Newcomb News Vol. 6 No. 1 March 1982

--Newcomb News Vol. 6 No. 2 Aug. 1982

--Newcomb News Vol. 5 No. 2 Aug. 1981

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 Folder #7 Newcomb and Tulane Newsletters and Calendars 

General note

This folder contains:

--Tulanian Summer 1981

--Tulane Calendar 1986

--The Tulanian Vol. 48 No. 1 October 1976 (Article on Newcomb Chapel)

--The Tulane Hullabaloo December 2, 1977 (Article on Newcomb faculty and A&S)

--Tulane (faculty and staff paper) December 1986

--Tulane Newsletter (Office of University Relations) May 1976

--Inside Tulane September 1988 (interview with Ann Die)

--Flyer announcing Newcomb Women's Forum January 29- February 2, 1981

--Tulane Calendar 1985

--Tulane Calendar 1984

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 Folder #8 Newcomb Newsletters and Articles 

General note

This folder contains:

--Brochure advertising Tulane University and Newcomb College

--Tulane University Bulletin dated 1974

--Inside Tulane November 1987

--Tulanian, Summer 1978 (Newcomb College commencement speech)

--Newcomb News 1980

--Hullabaloo June 1, 1974 (article on Newcomb alum)

--Inside Tulane May 1983 (article on Newcomb Dean Chapman)

--Clipping on Dean Chapman

--Tulanian, Summer 1983 (article on Dean Chapman)

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 Folder #9 Class of 1940 Reunion Survey 

General note

This folder contains:

--Progress report of the class of 1940 dated Aug. 25, 1978

--A survey on working women from Women's Day magazine dated Sept. 27, 1978

--Reunion Questionnaire II for class of 1940

--Alumnae sample letter dated 1958

--Alumnae reunion letter dated 1979

--Results of reunion survey (first questionnaire)

--Reunion Survey Questionnaire 1

--Creative Interest list

--Class of 1940 completed surveys (#1)

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 Folder #10 Alumnae Events 

General note

This folder contains:

Index cards of alumnae events with notes by Salzer

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 Folder #11 Newcomb Alum and Art Clippings 

General note

This folder contains:

--Clippings regarding Newcomb merging with Tulane

--Clipping regarding grant for Lindy Boggs Center

--Obituaries for Newcomb Alumnae and professors

--Clippings of arts events sponsored or organized by Newcomb alum

--Clipping regarding commemoration of Sophie Newcomb Chapel

--Clipping on Dreyfous sisters-in-law and their human rights work

--Clipping on Le Breton's book about life among the Choctaws

--Clipping on Emily Card

--Clipping on women's colleges

--Clipping on Lindy Boggs

--Clipping on Paul Tulane

--Clipping on Newcomb Dancers

--Clipping on Tulane Scholarship

--Clipping on Christmas remembered by Newcomb alum

--Clipping on a ladies ball game

--Clipping on Newcomb pottery

--More clippings on various Newcomb alum and Newcomb activities remembered

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 Folder #12 Newcomb Centennial Correspondence 

General note

This folder contains:

--1986 Correspondence regarding the Centennial and the Oral History Project

--Notes on Oral History tapes

--Copies of historical documents relating to the establishment of Newcomb College

--President's report from 1924

--Letter on the funding the establishment of the Women's Center

--Letter on the relocation of Newcomb Departments

--1886-1986 Centennial Calendar of Events

--Correspondence on academic cooperation between Tulane and Newcomb

--Centennial Letter to Alumni

--Tulane Report of the President 1985-1986

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 Folder #13 Newcomb Friends and Expansion of Women's Center 

General note

This folder contains:

--A letter from the Friends for Newcomb College dated 1987 regarding the merger with Tulane

--A letter from Tulane supporting the merger with Newcomb

--The Proposed Expansion of the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women dated Nov. 1987

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Scrapbook pages 

General note

Scrapbook pages added in 2001

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 NAC-277 Box 1 of 2   1.0 Cubic feet 1 box

General note

Addition to the collection

General note

Newcomb Women's Center Newsletter (Sept. 1983-Feb. 1985)

Miscellaneous NCCROW Publications (1987-1992)

Newcomb News/Newcomb Under The Oaks (Jan. 1981-Fall. 1985)

Newcomb Under The Oaks (Spring 1986-Summer 1989)

Newcomb Under The Oaks (Spring 1990-Fall 1992)

Newcomb Centennial Publications (1986)

Miscellaneous Newcomb Publications (1983-1992)

Newcomb/Tulane Class of 1940 50th Class Reunion Publications

Tulanian (Fall 1981-Summer 1990)

Tulane Report of the President (1983-1989)

Tulane Newsletter (Dec. 1977-March 1978)/Inside Tulane (Nov 1984-June 1986)

Tulane Calendar of Events

Miscellaneous Tulane Publications (1982-1987)

Miscellaneous New Orleans Publications (1977-1985)

Newcomb Symposium: Developing the Full Potential of Adults 55 and Older Within an College Context

Newcomb Seminar: Financial Planning for women (May 18, 1991)

Newcomb College Oral History Project

Various Newcomb/Educational Committee Proposals

Personal Correspondence With or From Adele Salzer

List of Names

Random Newspaper/Magazine Cut-Outs

Class Agent Computer Print Outs

Class Agent Material (pre-1979)

Class Agent Material (1979-1980)

Class Agent Material (1981-1985)

Class Agent Material (1985-1987)

Class Agent Material (1987-Present)

Miscellaneous Items

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 NAC-278 Box 2 of 2   1.0 Cubic feet 1 box

General note

Addition to the collection

General note

Oral History Project Interview Guidelines

Oral History Project Description/History

Oral History Project Consent Forms

Journal Publications on Oral History

Written Reactions to Specific Interviews

Lists of Oral History Project Interviewees

Examples of Oral History Project Interviews

Centennial Items

Class of 1940 Materials

Various Tulane Reports

Miscellaneous Publications

Personal Correspondence With/From Adele Salzer

Miscellaneous Publications

Newspaper/Magazine Articles Dealing with Newcomb/Tulane

Newspaper/Magazine Articles Dealing with Women's Issues

Biology Department Materials

Chemistry Department Materials

Economics Department Materials

Education Department Materials

English Department Materials

History Department Materials

Math Department Materials

Philosophy Department Materials

Physical Education Department Materials

Physics Department Materials

Psychology Department Materials

Political Science Department Materials

Sociology/Anthropology Department Materials

Theatre and Speech Department Materials

Various Language Department Materials (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Classics, Greek, Latin)

Memo Pads

Note Cards With Department Information (2)

Dallam O'Brien Tape- April 23, 1986

James Davidson Tape- July 25, 86

James Davidson Tape

John P. Nelson Tape- Nov. 17, 1987: Desegregation of Tulane

Patricia Palmieri Tape: Newcomb Symposium on Higher Education for Women

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