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Edith Somborn Scrapbook: 1903-circa 1906

February 3, 2012 in Alumnae Scrapbooks, Student Life by archives | No comments

Call Number

BC 15.6

Extent

One custom box; .8 linear feet

Silhouette Sketch from the Edith Somborn Scrapbook. Image courtesy of the Barnard College Archives.

Abstract

The Edith Somborn Scrapbook dates from 1903-circa 1906.  It contains materials both personal and relating to the operation of undergraduate life at Barnard College, especially Barnard Bulletin columns and theater programs.

Biographical Note

Edith Somborn was born on June 18th, 1884.  Somborn entered Barnard in 1902 as a zoology major.  Somborn co-wrote the comic operetta “Barnardesia” with her classmate Blanche Marks.  It made the case for Barnard dormitories, and Somborn invited the Board of Directors to the performance.  Soon after, an anonymous donor gave funds for the first dormitory. After her graduation in 1906, Somborn remained an extremely active member of the Barnard community, acting as the chairman of the Barnard Fund Alumnae Committee, presenting the history of the class of 1906 at the 50th reunion in 1956, and corresponding with President Martha Peterson.  Somborn married Stanley M. Isaacs in 1910, taking his last name and control of his political campaigns (Isaacs served as Manhattan Borough President and as a Republican representative on the City Council.) She was a board member of the Women’s City Club of New York. Somborn died on May 7th, 1978.

Description

Edith Somborn, class of 1906, was extremely involved in all aspects of undergraduate life at Barnard, and her scrapbook reflects this.  Somborn was the associate editor of the “Barnard Bulletin” for the class of 1906, worked as a student manager of the Barnard fund, participated in theatrical productions, was secretary of the Barnard Zoological club, and helped produce and edit the “Mortarboard.”  The scrapbook contains programs from productions, articles from the “Barnard Bulletin” (both in media res of the editing process and the final published version), event invitations, personal correspondence detailing the planning processes of various Barnard events, dance cards, and doodles from class notebooks.  Highlights of the scrapbook include a bulls-eye for handgun target practice, a draft of a 1906 plea for donations to the Barnard fund, and a draft of a Sherlock Holmes-inspired satire piece for the 1905 “Mortarboard.”  The Edith Somborn scrapbook needs conservation.

The scrapbook is arranged in a single bound volume chronologically.

Access

This scrapbook is restricted pending conservation treatment.
The scrapbook is located on-site.

Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes.  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.

Location

Barnard College Archives
Lehman Hall, Room 19
3009 Broadway
New York, NY  10027

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Barnard College Student Activities Calendar: 1986

June 13, 2011 in Administrative Publications by archives | No comments

Call Number

BC 11.18; Shelf C-30

Abstract

Published by College Activities, the Student Activities Calendar provided students with information on various activities each month, such as movie screenings, football games, guest speakers, and workshops.

Access

Box 7 [1 folder]

An inventory list is available on request. Please contact the Archives archives@barnard.edu for more information.

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Faculty, Staff, and Visitor Biographical Files: 1889-ongoing

April 14, 2011 in Administrative Records by mbassett | No comments

Call Number

BC 34

Abstract

The faculty, staff, and visitor biographical files consist of biographical information on select Barnard College faculty members, staff, and visitors, gathered by the Barnard College archivists.

Description

The faculty, staff, and visitor biographical files contain correspondence; memoranda; newspaper articles; press releases; published material; pamphlets; lists of faculty publications; lists of awards, grants, and fellowships received by faculty; invitations to faculty gatherings; sabbatical leave reports; faculty surveys; alumnae questionnaires; research notebooks; personnel files; and photographs. The records show the background and achievements of faculty and staff during their appointments at Barnard College. Specifically, personnel records include curriculum vitae, recommendations, applications, undergraduate transcripts (if the faculty or staff member also attended Barnard as a student), and supervisor reviews from both Barnard and other institutions.

Language(s) of material

English, with some French and Spanish

Access and Restrictions on Use

Records restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation. Access to student records and personnel files restricted.

Copyright Information

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes.  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.

Location

Barnard College Archives
Lehman Hall, Room 19
3009 Broadway
New York, NY  10027

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Scrapbooks on Social Activities: 1924-1953

April 14, 2011 in Administrative Scrapbooks, Student Life by mbassett | No comments

Call Number

BC 35.1

Abstract

These pages, arranged by academic year, show invitations, ticket stubs, playbills, and other materials pertaining to the social events that took place at Barnard College from 1924 to 1953.

Description

These materials—originally compiled in scrapbooks by the Assistant to the Dean in charge of Social Activities, Miss Mabel Foote Weeks—begin in the academic year 1924-1925 and continue through the academic year 1952-1953. Weeks’ specific position originated in 1922 and was described as “general supervision under the Dean and the faculty committee on student organizations, of extra-curricular activities and of the social life of the students who live outside the dormitories.” Over the years, the position held various titles, such as Assistant to the Dean in charge of Student Organizations and Director of the Office of Student Affairs. After her retirement in 1939, various other women, such as Miss Krueger, Mrs. English, Mrs. Read, Mrs. Coles, Dr. Christina Grant, Miss Maack, and Miss Harrington oversaw the social events. The Committee on Student Affairs ceased compiling the scrapbooks after the academic year of 1952-1953, when Mrs. English left office.

The scrapbooks were organized by class year. Invitations to events such as the Greek Games, French Club, Senior Ball, Seven Sisters Presidents meeting, debate tea, lectures, alumnae dinners, faculty lunchroom, foreign students tea, and Christmas caroling in foreign languages were all sent to administration in order for Barnard to oversee these social activities. Among the events were a reading by Robert Frost and a Wigs and Cues performance attended by President Dwight Eisenhower.

Access, Restrictions on Use, and Copyright Information

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection is located on-site.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes.  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.

Location

Barnard College Archives
Lehman Hall, Room 19
3009 Broadway
New York, NY  10027

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Soul Sister: 1992

January 13, 2011 in Student Publications by archives | No comments


Call Number
BC 12.24; Shelf Location C-9
Abstract
Soul Sister is the student publication of the Barnard Organization of Black Women.
Access
An inventory list is available on request. Please contact the Archives archives@barnard.edu for more information.

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