Brief History of H. Sophie Newcomb Memor: A Personal Reminiscence

Originally published in 1928, this fascinating firsthand account of the early years of Tulane University's women's collegereveals not only who founded it, but why.The author, the first president of the college, recounts the tragedies suffered by Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb, who lost both her husband and her daughter within four years of each other. In loving memory of her daughter, H. Sophie Newcomb, she endowed Tulane University with $100,000 for a women's college. Subsequent gifts, including those bequeathed in Mrs. Newcomb's will, raised her total contribution to more than $3.5 million.Since the college's humble beginnings in 1887, it has grown into an integral part of Tulane University, which enjoys a reputation as one of the finest private institutions of higher learning in the country.