Correspondence, 1945 - 1945

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: Series 4

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Collection Scope and Content Summary

From the Collection:

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, flyers, booklets, publications, record books, meeting minutes, reports, brochures, articles,petitions, correspondence, posters, ephemera, and photographs. These materials relate to committees,curriculum, clippings from newspapers and other publications, and correspondence about activities takingplace during the war years and the work done by undergraduate students, alumnae and faculty at Barnard College.

Dates

Creation: 1945 - 1945

Access

This collection has no restrictions.

Historical Note

The S. S. Barnard Victory was a cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Maritime Commission that was christened on March 31st, 1945. Since Dean Gildersleeve was unavailable to attend the launching, another Barnard alumna, Mrs. Susan Minor Chambers ’11, was persuaded to act on behalf of the college and christen the ship. The correspondence in this series was primarily between Helen Erskine, assistant to Dean Gildersleeve, and Mrs. Chambers although there are other letters interspersed in the collection. A detailed agenda for the Launching event and a copy of the corresponding Program are also included.