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H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College

1886 establishments in Louisiana2006 disestablishments in LouisianaDefunct private universities and colleges in LouisianaEducational institutions disestablished in 2006Educational institutions established in 1886
Embedded educational institutionsFormer women's universities and colleges in the United StatesTulane University

H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter. Newcomb was the first women's coordinate college within a United States university. This model was later used in partnerships such as Pembroke College at Brown University and Barnard College at Columbia University.

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H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans Greenville

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Saint Charles Avenue 6823
70118 New Orleans, Greenville
Louisiana, United States
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