Alvord, Katherine Sprague, 1871-1960
Biographical Note
Katherine Sprague Alvord was DePauw University's first dean of women (1915-1936). A native of Sandusky, Ohio and a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University, she is credited with starting most of the women's organizations on campus and for encouraging a large number of DePauw women to pursue advanced degrees. Alvord died at her home in Gaylordsville, Connecticut, April 15, 1960, at the age of 88.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Association of Women Students records
Programs, handbooks, and photographs.
Dean of Men and Dean of Women records
Collection consists mainly of correspondence and reports from the office files of Deans of Men and Deans of Women and their Assistants. The collection is divided into two series, the first is the Dean of Women, 1904 - 1948 and the second is the Dean of Men, 1926 - 1948.
Katherine Sprague Alvord photographs and letter
Photographs and letter.
