Drafts, 1974 - 1975

This collection of papers documents McCaughey’s research process while completing A Statistical Profile of the Barnard College Faculty, 1900-1974. Materials include raw data collected from faculty and emeriti through questionnaires and McCaughey’s analysis of the data in the form of charts and tables. Data analyzes characteristics of Barnard’s faculty including gender, age, prior education, ties to Columbia, other teaching appointments, residence, birthplace, family background, marital status, finances, etc. Original questionnaires and CVs are included in these papers, although access is restricted.


Also included in this collection of papers are correspondence with faculty, emeriti, and alumnae; manuscript drafts; and personal records relating to the production of the report including expenses, research and travel records, and notes. Two copies of the final report and three copies of Academic Profiles accompany the collection. Academic Profiles, published in 1991, was another project of Robert McCaughey's that has information about the education, specialties, and publications of the faculty of Barnard College for the 1991-1992 academic year.