Box 39

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This series contains correspondence produced by the Board of Trustees and demonstrates a range of the Board’s functions, activities, and opinions. The earliest correspondence in this collection predates Barnard’s founding and pertains to securing a charter for the College. The materials from 1900 to 1937 include letters of recommendation for the position of Dean at Barnard (the chief administrator of the College was initially referred to as Dean rather than President). Later materials...