1970-1980s

Elizabeth Baldwin Literay Society and Owen Wister Literary Society Swirling Sombrero Mexican Dinner, September 19, 1976

Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society Broom Ball, Early 1980s

Group photo of the Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society, 1975-1976

Letter from Owen Wister Literary Society Alumnae, August 2, 1989

Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society Scrapbook, 1971-1972

Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society Duties of the Secretary, mid 1970s

Elizabeth Baldwin and Owen Wister Literary Societies Delta Dawn Invitation, March 3, 1977

Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society Letter outlining whether to continue fundraisers and/or the club, January 25, 1984

Owen Wister Literary Society Alumnae 75th Anniversary Celebration Brunch Invitation, May 26th, 2000

The dissolution of the literary societies.

The only literary societies left, Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society and the Owen Wister Literary Society, continued to be active up until the middle of 1980s, when they began to contemplate their end. Former members of many of the societies have stayed in contact and planned alumnae functions. In addition, the two remaining societies began to have collaborative activities that began in the 1970s.

Although the literary societies disappeared as the remaining colleges became co-ed, these campus changes provided new opportunities for women to lead formerly male colleges in more widely respected leadership positions, such as in the college governments and Student Association.