Luella Clay Carson
Luella Clay Carson (* 1866 in Portland (Oregon) ; † 1933 in California ) was an American educator and university president in the US states of Oregon and California.
life and work
Born to pioneering parents, Carson received her early education in Portland schools, Old Portland Academy and Sant Helens Hall. She was a two-year student at Mills College in Benicia and taught at Pacific University in Forest Grove , Oregon. She then was assistant director of the Canch School of Portland. From 1888 to 1909 she was Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Oregon , where she was Dean for Women from 1895 to 1909. In 1907 she called the alumnae together as dean to form a society that would bring the women of the university closer together. After that first general meeting, plans were underway to establish the American Collegiate Alumnae (later renamed the Association of University Women). This early group was the starting point for the creation of the American Collegiate Alumnae Branch in 1912 under the auspices of the new dean of women Ruth Guppy. The club later joined the national American Association of University Women .
In 1909 Carson was selected to succeed Susan Tolman Mills as the fifth president of Mills College and served there until 1914. She has traveled in Europe and attended all the women's colleges in the eastern states in the USA. She was also a writer, her best known work being a Handbook of English Composition, a textbook on English grammar and English style which was introduced as a textbook by Wellesley College and New York City public schools. At the University of Oregon, the building, which was designed and built between 1945 and 1949 as part of post-war construction work on campus, was named in her honor Carson Hall in 1950, recognizing her position as dean of women.
Publications (selection)
- Handbook of English Composition Paperback, Chizine Pubn, 2018, ISBN 978-1376456899 .
- Public School Libraries for All the Grades, BiblioBazaar, 2008, ISBN 978-0559534393 .
Web links
- biography
- "Dr. Carson's story told". Eugene Register-Guard. November 12, 1953.
- Lenfest, Lela Angier (1913). A woman of vision. Sunset (magazine)
- History of the Aauw Eugene-Lane Branch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clay Carson, Luella |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American educator and university president |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland, Oregon , |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1933 |
| Place of death | California |