Program in the Arts
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of performance and production programs, photographs of exhibits and performances, graduation programs, course guides, budget summaries and reports, annual scrapbooks, correspondence, reports and minutes that document the history of the administration and development of the Program in the Arts (PIA).
The collection mostly consists of scrapbooks that contain programs and flyers which showcase events produced by PIA and student artwork from junior and senior projects.
Of special interest are documents recording the establishment of PIA and the planned transition of students from PIA to distinct Dance, Theater, Music, English and Art History majors.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 1989
Creator
- Barnard College (Organization)
Access
Any materials that contain confidential personal matters (such as student worker termination proceedings) are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation, as per the Archives' policy. Some materials in box 13 are restricted until 2063.
Reproduction Restrictions
Photocopies or scans may be made for research purposes.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Barnard College Archives. The Barnard College Archives approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Historical Background
PIA was an interdisciplinary program with classes in the visual arts, theater, music, writing, and dance. After a review by a Visiting Committee on the Arts at Barnard composed of alumnae, faculty and trustees and notable practitioners and patrons of the arts, the PIA was discontinued in 1988. In its place formal majors in dance, music, and theatre were established. Writing and the visual arts component of the program became concentrations in English and art history majors, respectively.
Extent
8.33 Linear Feet (13 boxes; 1 records carton)
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists of materials that document the history of the Program in the Arts (1970-1989) at Barnard College.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged as received.
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 to the Archives from the Program in the Arts Department, Library, and Department of Dance at Barnard College.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing History
The Program in the Arts Collection was partially processed by Marcia Bassett and Stephanie Mannheim in 2011.
This collection was processed and the finding aid written by Amy Lau in November 2015; the finding aid was updated by Kaya Alim and Martha Tenney in June 2022.
Finding aid adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Machine readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Program in the Arts Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy Lau
- Date
- © 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository