Sellers, Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman Sellers is Thrilled with Elizabeth Anna Low's Memoir "I was a Coed"
Letter

In a letter dated February 1, 1952, Charles Coleman Sellers wrote to Elizabeth Anna Low to convey his excitement after reading her memoir "I was a Coed." He explaineed that he "hoped to publish it later in the year, when the Women's dormitory [Drayer Hall] is dedicated."

Date: February 1, 1952
All terms: 1950-1959, Dedications, Drayer Hall, I Was a Coed, Low, Elizabeth A., Sellers, Charles Coleman
Elizabeth Anna Low Agrees to write her Personal Account of Early Coeducation at Dickinson College
Letter

In a letter to Dickinson College Historian Charles Coleman Sellers, Elizabeth Anna Low agrees to write her account of early coeducation at Dickinson College. However, she asked Sellers to be more clear on what he expected. In the letter, Low begins describing early coeducation at Dickinson. She explains that "there was undoubtedly some feeling about the admission of women, but much of it had disappeared by the time I reached there." Despite this statement, Low recalls an election in which her name was removed due to her gender and not being admitted to the literary societies.

Date: January 19, 1951
All terms: 1950-1959, Admissions, Ames, Lulu, Bender, Elizabeth R., Coeducation (arguments against), Coeducation (arguments for), Himes, Mary, I Was a Coed, Low, Elizabeth A., Sellers, Charles Coleman, Student governance, Union Philosophical Society, Yocum, Sarah
Elizabeth Anna Low Writes her Memoir "I was a Coed"
Letter

In a letter to College Historian Charles Coleman Sellers, Elizabeth Anna Low enclosed a copy of her memoir "I Was a Coed." Low describes her acount as "a sketch on the early days of coeducation at Dickinson College."

Date: January 28, 1952
All terms: 1950-1959, Archives, Coeducation (arguments against), Coeducation (arguments for), I Was a Coed, Low, Elizabeth A., Sellers, Charles Coleman
Female Students Skip Gym Class, 1920
Letter

In a letter to Dean Meredith dated April 6, 1920, President Morgan informed the Dean of Women that many female students have been absent from gym class. He wrote that "many of the young women are evading physical exercise. Professor Sellers, for the Absence Committee, says that he gets altogether too many excuses for sickness, but in most cases he feels some hesitation about probing too closely." Thus, President Morgan decided that excuses for gym class must be approved by Dean Meredith before being accepted.

Date: April 6, 1920
All terms: 1920-1929, Administration, Dean of Women, Department of Physical Education, Faculty, Female Faculty, Gymnasium, Meredith, Josephine B., Morgan, James Henry, Physical Education Requirement, Sellers, Charles Coleman, Social codes/rules