Board of Trustees Charters and Amendments

Collection

Identifier: BC01-01

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Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection includes provisional charters and drafts, bound books of by-laws and statutes, extracts from meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, and signed charter amendments.

Of special interest is the 1889 petition to the Regents of the University of New York to found a literary college for the Collegiate Education of Women in the City and County of New York.

Dates

1882 - 1990

Creator

Barnard College. Board of Trustees (Creator, Organization)

Access

This collection has no restrictions.

Publication Rights

Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Barnard College Archives and Special Collections. The Barnard College Archives and Special Collections approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Reproduction Restrictions

Photocopies or scans may be made for research purposes.

Extent

1.33 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 1 bound book, 2 oversize folders)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Barnard College Board of Trustees Charters and Amendments contains the earliest records of the College administration. The collection includes provisional charters, by-laws, extracts from meeting minutes, signed charter amendments, reports, and correspondence.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

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 Barnard College Board of Trustees.

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Processing History

This collection was processed by Marcia Bassett, 2010.

This finding aid was updated by Heather Lember in January, 2014.

Descriptive Rules Used: Finding aid adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.

Encoding: Machine readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002.

Finding aid written in English.