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American Studies Department

 Collection
Identifier: BC13-01

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection includes correspondence, examinations, event planning materials, reports, and event recordings of the American Studies department. This collection includes digital materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 2019

Publication Rights

No permission is required for reproductions of materials in the public domain or uses that fall within fair use exemptions to copyright as defined under U.S. Copyright Law.

Barnard College retains copyright of materials created as part of its business operations. To request permission to reproduce these types of materials, please contact us at archives@barnard.edu.

This collection may also contain materials created by others, for which copyright is not held by the College. In order to reproduce these materials, permission from the Archives is not required, but it is researchers' responsibility to determine and obtain any necessary permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

Please see our Reproductions, Copyright, and Citing Archives page for more information and contact us at archives@barnard.edu with any questions.

Reproduction Restrictions

Photocopies or scans may be made for research purposes.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 document box)

51.2 Gigabytes

Language

English

Abstract

This collection consists of materials of the Barnard College academic department of American Studies. This collection includes paper and digital materials and is unprocessed.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically. Additionally, the archivist completed high-level physical rearrangement to allow the digital materials to be easily integrated into a single system of arrangement. The archivist placed the digital documents, at the highest directory level, into a new folder with a new file name.

Physical Location

This collection is located in the Barnard Archives and Special Collections, Barnard Library. To use this collection, please contact the Barnard Archives and Special Collections at 212.854.4079 or archives@barnard.edu.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the American Studies department. The digital files were transferred from Barnard's IMATS office.

Accruals

Additions are expected.

Processing History

In August 2025, Martha Tenney processed a small digital accural. In September 2025, Olivia Newsome re-arranged and described this collection.

Title
Guide to the American Studies Department
Status
Completed
Author
Martha Tenney and Olivia Newsome
Date
August-September 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository

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