Administrative and Committee Work,, 1990 - 2005

The Flora Davidson Collection contains materials relating to the scholarly and administrative work of Flora Davidson, during her time at Barnard as a Professor of Urban Studies and Political Science, and an administrator in a variety of roles, including Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Provost. Materials in the collection span the years of 1971 to 2013, with the bulk of materials falling in the range of 1980 to 2010.

Collection materials include meeting minutes, correspondence, and personal notes relating to the committee work undertaken by Flora. Of particular note are the materials relating to the creation, implementation, and assessment of the Pre-College Program, other activities of the Committee on Events, and minutes and personal notes relating to the Committee on Instruction.

The collection also houses materials from Flora’s scholarship on issues of rent control and housing policy, speeches given on electoral politics in America, and copies of reviews written by by Flora for a variety of colleagues' work. Additionally, the collection contains Flora Davidson’s course preparation materials for a variety of Political Science and Urban Studies courses.