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Purdue University. Office of the Dean of Women

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1933 - 1974

Historical Information

"In 1933 Purdue hired its first full-time Dean of Women, Dorothy Stratton. Prior to this, the Dean of Women duties were carried out by Professor of English Literature Carolyn Shoemaker. When Helen Schleman took over as Dean in 1947, the office staff consisted of her, a placement officer, and an assistant dean seeing to the counseling, discipline, and administration needs of Purdue’s women students. As the number of women students at Purdue grew steadily, so did the size and responsibilities of the dean’s office, including placement services for women students, the SPAN Plan program to help nontraditional women return to education, and minority outreach programs to help the expanding diversity in the student body. Beverley Stone took over as Dean of Women after Schleman’s retirement in 1956, and in 1974 Stone became the first Dean of Students at Purdue when the Dean of Women and Dean of Men offices were combined."

Citation:
McConnell, Jonathan. "Finding Aid to the Dean of Women records." 2013. UA 41, Dean of Women records. Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Barbara Elsbury papers, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20210210

Dorothy C. Stratton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 366
Abstract

This collection contains papers, clippings and photographs documenting Dorothy Stratton’s life, especially her role as Purdue Dean of Women and Director of the USCG SPARS.

Dates: 1935-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1947; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1980