Title	Eliza Kellas, Portrait
Creator	Unknown
Date Created	Unknown
Commentary	This photo shows Eliza Kellas at around age fifty, the age at which Olivia Sage persuaded her to become principal of the new Russell Sage College of Practical Arts in Troy, New York. Kellas had graduated from Potsdam Normal College, then attended the University of Michigan in 1898. In 1905, she earned a scholarship to Radcliffe, securing her B.A. in 1911. Kellas corresponded with E. Lilian Todd who, based at the Fifth Avenue home of Olivia Sage, was guiding Olivia as she made decisions about the disposal of her philanthropic millions. Their correspondence, recently come to light, allows us to trace the origins of the Russell Sage College of Practical Arts, an educational experiment for its time aiming to educate women for well-paying careers. Olivia Sage enthusiastically embraced this goal, and though she was too elderly (at eighty-eight) to bother with the details, she agreed to found the College. It was her last significant philanthropic donation. [Commentary written by Dr. Ruth Crocker]
Item Description	This image is a photographic portrait of Eliza Kellas. Miss Kellas is pictured from the waist up. She is wearing a crepe daytime dress with a lace insert, a string of pearls, and pince nez spectacles. [Item Description created by Auburn University Libraries]
File Name	219.tif
Repository	Emma Willard School, Troy, New York
Rights	This image is not the property of the Auburn University Libraries. Anyone wishing to use this image must contact the repository listed above for permission.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Mini-Collections	Eliza Kellas Troy Female Seminary (Emma Willard School) Russell Sage College for Practical Arts Portraits Philanthropy to women's education