Debora L. Spar, 2005 - 2017
Series Scope and Content Summary
Series 7, Debora L. Spar contains correspondence between Spar and academic departments, professors, administrators, administrative departments, students, and donors. The records created by Spar include multiple formats: reports made by the President and for the President, committee materials and their supporting documents, statistical data, event briefs, personal writings of Spar, presidential headshots and bios, and event recordings where Spar spoke. Of note within this series are the research files, alum survey responses, and transcripts of community discussions on Barnard’s transgender admissions policy from 2011-2015. This series contains born digital materials.
Dates
- Creation: 2005 - 2017
Creator
- From the Collection: Barnard College. President's Office. (Organization)
Access
Some materials within this series are restricted: Material pertaining to individual student records is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation, in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Personnel records of faculty and staff (including search, tenure/promotion, and disciplinary/grievance records) are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Financial donor records are restricted for 20 years from the date of creation. Records of the Board of Trustees and any of its committees (including meeting minutes) are restricted 20 years from the date of creation. For more detail see collection inventory.
Extent
From the Collection: 96.53 Linear Feet (219 document boxes; 15 half document boxes; 1 oversize box)
From the Collection: 23.80 Gigabytes ( 1,195 files; PDF, WPD, docx, XML, mp4, JPG )
Language
From the Collection: English
Series Arrangement
Series 7, Debora L. Spar was organized in multiple ways upon receipt, which the archivist revised for easier access and reference. The archivist conducted high-level physical rearrangement to allow the digital materials to be easily integrated into a single system of arrangement. The digital materials, at the highest directory level, were placed into a new folder with a new file name.The archivist, whenever possible, organized the materials into these topical subseries. The contents themselves are described at the file level. The archivist arranged this series into five subseries:
- Subseries 7.1, Internal communications
- Subseries 7.2, External communications
- Subseries 7.3, Committees and reports
- Subseries 7.4, Presidential events, lectures, and speeches
- Subseries 7.5, President's Office files
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository