Trustee reports, 1889 - 1899

This series contains materials produced by various committees of the Barnard College Board of Trustees. Committees are typically formed to focus the Board’s discussions and pursue the Board’s efforts related to a specific set of activities or topics. Per its 2023 bylaws, “the Board may by resolution create or dissolve Committees of the College” and can also create ad hoc committees for “short-term, finite purposes or projects.” The number of committees has varied throughout the Board’s existence, but certain standing committees such as the Committee on Budget and Finance have existed since the Board’s establishment in 1889. While each committee usually meets in private, committee reports are typically presented to the entire Board for discussion at Board meetings. Committees are crucial to the Board’s functioning as they divide responsibility and power between Board members, as well as organize the Board’s activities and discussions around its distinct responsibilities, priorities, and projects.