Elizabeth J. Agnew Collection

Collection

Identifier: FC 001

Staff Only

Elizabeth Jane Agnew was born in 1871 in Princeton Kansas. She earned a bachelor of science in home economics from Kansas State University where she also taught until 1903. She then attended Columbia University where she earned a graduate degree in 1905. She taught home economics at Wichita High School for five years before being hired as head of the new home economics department at Fort Hays State College.

During the First World War she volunteered as a dietitian at the Army Hospital at Camp Travis near San Antonio Texas. After she returned to Fort Hays State College in 1919 she was appointed the first Dean of Women and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1943. In 1955 the Kansas Board of Regents named the new women’s dormitory Agnew Hall in her honor. Agnew passed away in 1961.

The contents of this scrapbook date from 1910 through 1940. The scrapbook contains cards, pamphlets, programs and documents related to campus and social events Elizabeth J. Agnew was involved in during her time as Dean of Women at Fort Hays State.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Scrapbook

Dates

1910-1940

Creator

Agnew, Elizabeth J. (Elizabeth J. Agnew), 1871-1961 (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Items cannot be removed from the University Archives. Please ask for the assistance of the Archivist when handling these items.

Conditions Governing Use

Written permission must be obtained from the Fort Hays State University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (1 oversized box )

Additional Description

Overview

The Elizabeth J. Agnew Collection includes a scrapbook and papers related to her work as Dean of Women at Fort Hays State University.

Biographical / Historical

Elizabeth J. Agnew was born in 1871 in Princeton Kansas. She earned a bachelor of science in home economics from Kansas State University where she also taught until 1903. She then attended Columbia University where she earned a graduate degree in 1905. She taught home economics at Wichita High School for five years before being hired as head of the new home economics department at Fort Hays State College. During the First World War she volunteered as a dietitian at the Army Hospital at Camp Travis near San Antonio Texas. After she returned to Fort Hays State College in 1919 she was appointed the first Dean of Women and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1943. In 1955 the Kansas Board of Regents named the new women’s dormitory Agnew Hall in her honor. She died in 1961.

Arrangement

Scrapbook pages arranged in their original order.

Related Materials

This collection is associated with a supplemental digital collection that details items, such as cards and pamphlets, which can no longer be opened due to the conservation steps taken to preserve the original item.

The University Archives holds a faculty file on Elizabeth J. Agnew.