Annuals and Mortarboards, 1898 - 1913

The Barnard College Mortarboards are bound volumes depicting life at Barnard and honoring the graduating classes. Volumes contain pen and ink sketches done by students. Photographs (in black and white, and later, color) are of student activities as well as formal portraits of students and staff. Mortarboards contain histories of the College, histories of academic departments, retrospectives looking back on the events at Barnard of that year, and letters from the Dean of the College. Mortarboards also contain student directories, lists and photographs of faculty and administrators, photographs of the graduating class, photographs from various events and clubs, and advertisements by local businesses. A highlight of the Mortarboard Collection is the Centennial Mortarboard from 1989, which offers a look back at Barnard through the years as well as standard Mortarboard content.