31. Land, Mary
1940-1978
14 cubic ft.

This collection contains manuscripts, letters, and scrapbooks from Mary Land's work as a nature and food writer, as well as information on food and the culinary history of Louisiana and Mexico. Also included are files on child rearing, menus from selected restaurants, correspondence with Walter McIlhenny about Tabasco, and prints by Morris Henry Hobbs. A related collection contains the books Land used in the writing of Louisiana Cookery and New Orleans Cuisine.

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32. Lansing, Elizabeth Isabel
1950-1990
.5 cubic ft.

This collection consists of correspondence from Lansing to personal friends and acquaintances. These letters discuss pro-choice issues, personal news, and women's rights. Also included are notes from her Newcomb class reunion in 1984 for their 50th anniversary and from her trips to the USSR and Greece.

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33. Martin, Lillian Galt
1916-1988
0.25 cubic ft.

This collection contains information about Martin's family history and women's issues. Included are family letters and clippings.

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34. Merritt, Francine
1976-1992
5 cubic ft.

This collection contains material relating to the Equal Rights Amendment, including material specifically from Louisiana such as newspaper clippings, pamphlets from political organizations such as NOW, and papers from agencies such as the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women. One box contains materials organized by different areas of law that would be affected by the ERA, and another contains information, organized by year, on attempts to ratify the amendment.

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35. Michot-Ceballos, Jacqueline
1965-1979
5.25 cubic ft.

This material was collected by Michot-Ceballos during her involvement in the women's movement in New York City between 1967-1979. Included are books, educational materials, clippings, articles, early issues of Aphra, newsletters of NOW and other organizations, preview copies of Our Bodies, Ourselves, and several recordings of important events. Also included are Michot's personal files, which contain many fliers, pamphlets, reports, as well as correspondence, information on several topics and individuals, and business material.

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36. Milam, Mindy
1976-1979
2 cubic ft.

This collection contains materials relating to Mindy Milam's presidency of the Jefferson Parish Chapter of the National Organization for Women (1976 -1979), including personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and organizational documents. Also included are publications from both the national and the Louisiana chapters of NOW, with particular attention given to the Head and Master Law and sex segregation in public schools.

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37. Newcomb Alumnae
1886-2002
17 cubic ft.

This collection contains records of the Newcomb alumnae office, as well as scrapbooks, unpublished autobiographies, personal papers, and letters of Newcomb students, alumnae, faculty, and staff. Dance cards, greeting cards made by the Art Department, student drawings of college insignia, jewelry designs, and pottery motifs are also included.

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38. Newcomb College Student Records (restricted)
1888-1960
110 cubic ft.

These records contain academic, financial, and demographic data concerning Newcomb students from 1888-1960. They also include letters written back to the college, wedding and birth announcements, and other papers which document the continuing interest as well as social and professional histories of the alumnae.

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39. Newcomb Oral History Collection
1978-2002
200 tapes, 120 transcripts

This collection includes tapes from an ongoing project to document the lives of Newcomb alumnae, staff, and faculty; tapes focusing on the significant contributions made by local women to their fields of endeavor; and tapes concerning domestic work in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.

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40. Newcomb Relief Unit
1918-1922
.5 cubic ft.

These records span the years between 1918 and 1922, with the bulk of the material dating from July 1918 to July 1919. Included are correspondence, minutes, clippings, applications, and financial reports produced during the formation and operation of the Newcomb Relief Unit, as well as during the creation of the Relief Unit scholarship fund. The Newcomb Relief Unit was one of the several teams from women's colleges prepared by national organizations to go to Europe after World War I.