Reminiscences of Esther Mohr Raushenbush, 1973

Biographical Note

College president; interviewee married Carl Raushenbush

Scope and Contents

Family history; education, University of Washington, A.B. 1921, M.A. 1922; marriage; professional career at Wellesley, Barnard, Sarah Lawrence, 1923- ; presidency, Sarah Lawrence, 1965-1969, president emeritus, 1969- ; educational philosophy; progressive education; implementation of social change, scholarship programs for minority group members; Whitney Foundation Scholarship; McCarthy era; Jenner Committee; Center for Continuing Education; impressions of Charles de Carlo, Beatrice Doerschuk, William Van Duser Lawrence, Harold Taylor, Harrison Tweed, Paul Ward, Constance Warren

Subjects

• African Americans--Education.
• College presidents--Interviews.
• Gellhorn, Kitty, interviewer.
• Internal security--United States.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Raushenbush, Esther--Interviews.
• Sarah Lawrence College.
• Women--Education.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York, 1984