Manuscripts/15. Women
Record Group Term
Identifier: Manuscripts/15
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Faculty Wives records
Collection
Identifier: A005
Overview
Northeastern University's (NU) Faculty Wives was formed in 1941 to promote social contact among the wives of the university's rapidly expanding faculty. Etta Ell, the wife of NU's second president, Carl Ell, founded Faculty Wives. The organization sponsored back-to-school celebrations, holiday fund-raising parties, and spring luncheons. Money received from fund-raising activities supported student scholarships, building funds, and campus improvement activities. The Faculty Wives disbanded in...
Dates:
1941-1971