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BC 20. Personal Papers and Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: BC 20

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Alessandra Comini Diaries and Letters

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-41
Abstract

This collection of letters and diaries provides a lens into the teenage and college years of American art historian, Alessandra Comini. The bulk of the letters are from her mother, writing to Comini at Barnard College. The diaries chronicle Comini's travels abroad.

Dates: 1948 - 1955

Alice Duer Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-09
Abstract This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alumna and trustee, Alice Duer Miller. The collection includes bibliographies, professional and family correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, typescripts, screenplays, radio broadcast transcripts, essays related to her literary and theatrical career and notebooks and certificates related to her studies at Barnard and Columbia. It also contains numerous published works including books and essays appeared in magazines such as...
Dates: 1779-1949

Amy Loveman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-14
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alumna Amy Loveman.

Dates: 1953 - 1953

Annie Nathan Meyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-08
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers, correspondence, manuscripts, publications, and scrapbooks of Barnard college founder and trustee, Annie Nathan Meyer.

Dates: 1890 - 1950

Carol M. Franz Letters

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-57
Abstract

Letters and memorabilia of Carol M. Franz '36, mainly from her service with the American Red Cross and U.S. State Department in Europe during World War II and shortly after the war.

Dates: 1936 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1952

Caroline King Duer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-20
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Caroline King Duer.

Dates: 1905 - 1952

Champe Carter Winston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-21
Abstract The Champe Carter Winston Letters consist of 192 letters exchanged between Champe Carter Winston and her friends and family members during the four years she attended Barnard College from 1932-1936. The letters document Champe Carter Winston’s familial and social life and sketch a picture of what daily life was like for a relatively privileged Barnard student during the 1930s in New York City. The collection yields insight into the ways that young women represented their college activities...
Dates: 1932-09 - 1936-05

Duer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-18
Abstract

This collection consists of typewritten and handwritten manuscript history of the Durer family compiled by Alice Duer Miller.

Dates: undated

Elizabeth Meads Duer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-19
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Elizabeth Meands Duer.

Dates: undated

Emma Hyman Selligman

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-17
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alumna, Emma Hyman Selligman.

Dates: undated

Flora Davidson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-33
Abstract

The Flora Davidson Collection contains materials relating to the professional and administrative work of Barnard alumna and faculty member Flora Davidson, who taught at the college from 1973 until her retirement in July of 2014, in the Political Science and Urban Studies departments.

Dates: 1971 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2010

Helen H. Bacon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-02
Abstract

This collection consists of the research papers and class materials of Helen H. Bacon, a former faculty member of the Greek and Latin Department at Barnard College and Columbia University. It includes materials related to her published works, lectures and talks as well as course outlines, exams and notes for classes, student papers, transcripts, diplomas, travel journals and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1919-2004; Majority of material found within 1958 - 2001

Helen Rogers Reid Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-06
Abstract

This collection consists of materials from Barnard College alumna and Trustee, Helen Rogers Reid.

Dates: 1948 - 1964

Idris Rossell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-34
Abstract

This collection consists of Barnard alumna Idris Rossell's papers, correspondance, and research material from the government positions she held, which directly advocated for women’s equality in the work force.

Dates: 1943-2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1977

Isabel Malone Letters

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-25
Abstract

This collection consists of the letters of Barnard College alumna Isabel Malone.

Dates: 1931 - 1944; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1935

Jean Miller Rich Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-36
Dates: 1930 - 1962

Jean T. Palmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-13
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College employee Jean T. Palmer. The collection includes diplomas, citations, news clippings, awards, and oral history transcripts.

Dates: 1912 - 1992

Jessy Emilie Young Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-49
Overview

This collection contains select personal correspondence of and a yearbook belonging to Jessy Emilie Young.

Dates: 1915 - 1965

Joan Vincent Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-50
Abstract

This collection consists of fieldwork and research materials generated by Joan E. Vincent, Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College. The collection includes ethnographic fieldwork, archival research, drafts and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, and photographs. Vincent’s work focused primarily on the impact of British colonization on the people of Uganda and Northern Ireland.

Dates: 1847 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1925 - 2015

Joseph Gerard Brennan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-04
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers for former Barnard College faculty member, Joseph Gerard Brennan.

Dates: 1934 - 1989

Joy Greenberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-37
Abstract

These papers consists of personal materials from alumna Joy Greenberg's (nee Horner) time as a student at Barnard College (1967-1971).

Dates: 1967 - 1971

Judith Leverone Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-55
Overview

Papers of Judith Leverone Christopher '53, including letters and journals from her time at Barnard, essays and coursework from Barnard, original scripts, writing, and photographs.

Dates: 1949 - 2019

Judith Terry Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-35
Dates: 1930 - 1987

Katharine Payne Moseley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-39
Dates: dates currently unknown

Lee Goodwin Papers and Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-30
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers and ephemera of Lee Goodwin.

Dates: 1963 - 1985

Lucy Lewton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-15
Abstract

This collection consists of the scrapbooks and correspondence of Barnard College alumna Lucy Lewton.

Dates: 1918 - 1965

Lucyle Hook Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-01
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of former Barnard College professor, Lucyle Hook.

Dates: 1880-2000

Margaret Eugenia Wilson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-38
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Margaret Eugenia Wilson, Barnard class of 1929.

Dates: 1923-1928

Margaret Holland Physical Education Faculty Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-31
Abstract

The Margaret Holland Papers includes correspondence, handbooks, publications, and clippings from Margaret Holland's time as Barnard College's Physical Education Department Chair and materials from after her retirement.

Dates: 1949 - 1969

Margaret L. Wadds photos, clippings, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-24
Abstract

The collection consists of photographs, clippings, and educational documents from the life of Margaret Wadds, Barnard class of 1931. It consists primarily of travel and snapshot photography, as well as older photographs and clippings from her childhood and early life.

Dates: Circa 19th Century through Circa 2001

Marion Haskell Girlhood Notebooks and "Character Books"

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-32
Abstract

This collection is comprised of four notebooks created by Marion Haskell (Barnard class of 1921) during the years 1910-1913 when she was between the ages of 11 and 13.

Dates: 1910 - 1913

Marion Shaycoft Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-45
Abstract

Marion Shaycoft (1917-2014, Barnard class of 1938) was an education researcher from Brooklyn, New York who specialized in testing, statistics, and sampling. The contents of the Marion Shaycoft Papers include academic records, personal history materials, and sample test forms that she designed.

Dates: 1934 - 2018

Martha Hollister Boynton Wheeler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-40
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Martha Hollister Boynton Wheeler. It includes correspondence between friends, employees, and family; financial papers; memorabilia; and photographs. The collection also includes a booklet on her life created posthumously.

Dates: 1905 - 2016

Mary-Jo Kline Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-16
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alumna ('61), Mary-Jo Kline. The collection is primarily comprised of letters from Kline to her parents detailing her life at Barnard as well as correspondences between her and fellow alumna post graduation between 1962-1997.

Dates: 1957 - 1997

Mary K. Kahl Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-10
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alum Mary K. Kahl. Kahl was an attorney and writer. This collection contains her unpublished fiction manuscripts (as well as one published historical nonfiction work), drafts, and notes.

Dates: 1987-2006, undated

Mary Mothersill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-27
Abstract Mary Mothersill (1923-2008) was a Canadian philosopher who taught philosophy at Barnard College from 1963-1993. The collection includes her philosophical writing, philosophy course curricula, texts intended for publication and related correspondence, annotated copies of the works of other philosophers, and letters from fellow philosopher Arnold Isenberg. Her material may be useful to scholars of Kant, C.I. Lewis, philosophy students, teachers, as well as researchers of 1968 counterculture,...
Dates: 1963 - 1993

Mirra Komarovsky Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-03
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of former Barnard College faculty member and alumna, Mirra Komarovsky.

Dates: 1922 - 1997

Nan A. Rothschild Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-43
Abstract

This collection consists of the research and course materials of Nan A. Rothschild, a professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and Colulmbia University.

Dates: 1977 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2005

Ntozake Shange Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-29
Abstract

Ntozake Shange (1948-2018, BC ‘70) was an American playwright and poet. The Ntozake Shange Papers include manuscripts and drafts of works; correspondence; diaries and agendas; clippings, programs, and ephemera; teaching documents; personal and professional photographs; awards, memorabilia, and personal effects; and texts, music, and other works by others collected by Shange.

Dates: 1913-2022; Majority of material found within 1970-2018

Patricia Ballou Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-23
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College librarian Patricia Ballou.

Dates: undated

Pham Bach-Tuyet Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-11
Abstract

The collection consists of the undergraduate government and history class notebooks of Pham Bach-Tuyet, Barnard Class of 1961. It includes her class notes, reading notes, course outlines, bibliographies, draft essays and brief personal reflections on her coursework, international events, and her time at Barnard.

Dates: 1951 - 1961

Quandra Prettyman papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-58
Abstract “This is a working syllabus, not a strait jacket.”Quandra Prettyman was a professor and writer who pioneered Black literary courses in the United States. Described as a “Champion of Black Women’s Literature,” she made waves as Barnard’s first full-time Black faculty member. Her commitment to disseminating knowledge about Black literature and the advancement of students’ academic abilities and ventures is highlighted throughout the materials present in this collection. She began...
Dates: 1958-2019, undated

Robert McCaughey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-54
Abstract

This collection contains research materials created and gathered by Barnard Emeritus Professor of History Bob McCaughey during his process of writing "A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard."

Dates: 2010 - 2019

Rosalind Rosenberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-05
Abstract

The collection consists of topical research files of former Barnard College faculty member, Rosalind Rosenberg.

Dates: circa 1880s - circa 2000s

Sherry Suttles Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-07
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alum Sherry Suttles.

Dates: 1930 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1963 - 2000

Shirley A. Siegel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-22
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alumna, Shirley Adelson Siegel

Dates: 1933 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1938

Sue Larson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-26
Abstract

Sue Larson joined the Philosophy Department at Barnard in 1965, where she taught Philosophy through the 1990s. The collection includes her philosophical writing, course curricula, and material documenting the activities of the Department of Philosophy. Larson's material may be useful to students studying Wittgenstein, animal cognition, music and emotion, 1968 counterculture, feminism, gender in education, theory of knowledge, and anyone researching the case of Linda LeClair.

Dates: 1965 - 1995

Susan Einhorn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-51
Overview Susan Einhorn is a Barnard alum (class of 1969), theatre director, and educator who has directed plays off-Broadway, off-off Broadway, and at major regional theaters across the U.S. over a span of more than 30 years. This collection contains her preparatory materials for nine of those productions, as well as a copy of her master's thesis, completed in 1972 in fulfillment of her MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College. Einhorn directed the original productions of ...
Dates: 1972 - 2011

Susan Riemer Sacks Faculty Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-28
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Barnard College faculty member Susan Riemer Sacks.

Dates: 1970 - 2001

Vicky Rippere Letters

 Collection
Identifier: BC20-44
Abstract This collection contains correspondence from Barnard College alum Dr. Victoria Rippere to Columbia College alum Dick Dill. The letters and postcards detail aspects of Victoria’s education and work towards a PhD in Philosophy, her transition into the field of psychology, as well as her employment, writing, and daily life. Some letters and unopened and some include news clippings. Also included are a June 1990 edition of a journal Victoria edited titled “Society for Environmental Therapy” and...
Dates: 1966-10 - 2011-08