SUSANNE'S Newcomb Archives Collection

I attended Newcomb College, a small liberal arts women’s school pendant to Tulane University, New Orleans, 1959 – 1963. I loved New Orleans, and my time at Newcomb. Those college years gave me confidence and skills to pursue my scholarly passions. I graduated from Newcomb with a BA in Sociology, and returned to my family home in Lubbock, Texas. There I earned an MA in Sociology from Texas Tech University. My education at Newcomb and Texas Tech equipped me to develop a meaningful career as an Art Therapist, utilizing my education in social sciences, creative art expression, teaching, and writing.
 
While a graduate student at Tech, I worked in The Southwest Collection, an archive of materials from pioneers and settlers of the Texas Panhandle. This experience taught me the importance of preserving the books and papers of ordinary people as well as those of notable historical figures.
 
I learned about the Newcomb Archives through an alumna publication. Their mission is to collect materials of Newcomb graduates and others to document the lives and concerns of Southern women. Over the years I have given several batches of books and papers to Newcomb Archives. Most recently, in January 2021, CM Team Member Susan Johnson packed three of my 30 lb. boxes in her car when she drove her daughter back to Tulane for her spring semester. Susan generously dropped my boxes off with staff at Newcomb Archives. (Thank you, Susan!)

The collection of materials I have donated is available to researchers. Here’s some of the highlights:

• Documents related to the Atlanta Art Therapy Institute, the first training program in the Southeast for Art Therapy, established by Susanne and operating 1979-1983
• Listing of graduates of the Atlanta Art Therapy Institute
• Scrapbook of the Georgia Art Therapy Association, of which Susanne is a founding member
• Correspondence with Joan Kellogg, Art Therapist, Susanne’s teacher and mentor
• Newspaper clippings from Susanne’s tenure as a Council Member in Conyers, Georgia 1987 - 1994
• Susanne’s books, manuscripts, journals, and sketch diaries of her travels
• Information about Creating Mandalas, the team of experienced guides assembled by Susanne in 1986 to share the transformative qualities of mandalas (sacred circles). The group offers curated retreat experiences for personal growth.
• Files of the Creating Mandalas Certificate Program (CMCP), begun in 2008 by Susanne and the Creating Mandalas Team
• Listing of graduates of the Creating Mandalas Certificate Program

For information or to schedule an appointment to research: http://www.newcomb.tulane.edu
newcombarchives@tulane.edu