Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Elisabeth Whiting Conrad Papers
UA.17.175
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Conrad, Elisabeth W.
- Title
- Elisabeth Whiting Conrad papers
- ID
- UA.17.175
- Date
- circa 1925-1928
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".
Biographical Note
Elisabeth Whiting Conrad was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 15, 1886. She attended a number of schools, studying French seriously and eventually earning a B.A. (1909) and M.A. (1910) at the University of Wisconsin. After teaching and being named Dean of Women at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, she went back to the University of Wisconsin for her Ph.D. in 1917. In 1919 Conrad helped establish a Department of Physical Education for Women and a Women’s Building on The Ohio State University campus, and represented that institution at the World Christian Student Federation Conference in Peking, China. There she discussed women’s issues, such as coeducation, higher education, and industrial education, with Chinese leaders. Conrad became the Dean of Women at Michigan State University in 1928. She also taught classes in literature or phonetics and discussed how to maintain high academic standards and “surround the students with beauty.” Conrad Hall, built in 1964, is named in her honor.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains two copies of “The Aesthetic: A Talk to Freshman Girls” written by Conrad between 1925 and 1928. In “The Aesthetic”, Conrad discusses “what place art, beauty, and the aesthetic have in life at the coeducational university of today,” and argues that while a young woman may have chosen to attend college in order to gain the knowledge and skills that will help her in the world, she cannot attain those things without “some vision of an ideal, and an appreciation of the noble and fine.”
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
February 2004
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Name(s)
- Conrad, Elisabeth W.
- Unknown
Subject(s)
- Women -- Education -- United States
- Women college students -- Michigan -- East Lansing
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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“The Aesthetic: A Talk to Freshman Girls” Circa 1925-1928 |
FD | 1 | ||