Letters

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This collection of letters and diaries provides a lens into the teenage and college years of American art historian, Alessandra Comini. The bulk of the letters are from her mother, writing to Comini at Barnard College. The diaries chronicle Comini's travels abroad.

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Letters and memorabilia of Carol M. Franz '36, mainly from her service with the American Red Cross and U.S. State Department in Europe during World War II and shortly after the war.

Abstract The Champe Carter Winston Letters consist of 192 letters exchanged between Champe Carter Winston and her friends and family members during the four years she attended Barnard College from 1932-1936. The letters document Champe Carter Winston’s familial and social life and sketch a picture of what daily life was like for a relatively privileged Barnard student during the 1930s in New York City. The collection yields insight into the ways that young women represented their college activities...

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This collection contains correspondence to Bose, flyers, newsletters, and publications.

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This collection consists of the Barnard College Dean's Office records.

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Edwidge Danticat (1969-, BC ‘90) is a Haitian-American writer. Her papers document her writing process, through drafts, research materials, notes, and published works; the reception of her work, through reviews, coverage, interviews, and documentation and recordings of public appearances; and personal and professional milestones, through journals, scrapbooks, and photographs.

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This collection consists of the letters of Barnard College alumna Isabel Malone.

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The Jenna Freedman Zine Correspondence Collection contains Jenna Freedman’s correspondence as the Barnard Zine Librarian, including her communication with zinesters, zine distros, teachers, students and libraries about the Zine Collection, as well as materials gathered from zine fairs, conferences, workshops and presentations Freedman has participated in or attended.

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This collection consists of the scrapbook of Barnard College alumna Marie-Louise Omeis Florida, class of 1920.

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This collection consists of the scrapbook of Barnard College alumna Marilyn Mittlemen Check, class of 1947.

Abstract Mary Mothersill (1923-2008) was a Canadian philosopher who taught philosophy at Barnard College from 1963-1993. The collection includes her philosophical writing, philosophy course curricula, texts intended for publication and related correspondence, annotated copies of the works of other philosophers, and letters from fellow philosopher Arnold Isenberg. Her material may be useful to scholars of Kant, C.I. Lewis, philosophy students, teachers, as well as researchers of 1968 counterculture,...

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Ntozake Shange (1948-2018, BC ‘70) was an American playwright and poet. The Ntozake Shange Papers include manuscripts and drafts of works; correspondence; diaries and agendas; clippings, programs, and ephemera; teaching documents; personal and professional photographs; awards, memorabilia, and personal effects; and texts, music, and other works by others collected by Shange.

Abstract This collection contains correspondence from Barnard College alum Dr. Victoria Rippere to Columbia College alum Dick Dill. The letters and postcards detail aspects of Victoria’s education and work towards a PhD in Philosophy, her transition into the field of psychology, as well as her employment, writing, and daily life. Some letters and unopened and some include news clippings. Also included are a June 1990 edition of a journal Victoria edited titled “Society for Environmental Therapy” and...