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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 The collection includes ethnographic fieldwork, archival research, drafts and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, and photographs.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
Found in:
Barnard Archives and Special Collections
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
Found in:
Barnard Archives and Special Collections
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
Found in:
Barnard Archives and Special Collections