Barnard College audio collection 1936- [sound recording].

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

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Richard Rodgers, composer and producer, was born in New York on June 28, 1902. He composed his first song, My Auto Show Girl when he was fourteen years old. (This is included in the collection Box 16, Folder 6) In 1918 Rodgers met his first professional partner, Lorenz Hart. Together they presented their first hit show, The Garrick Gaieties in 1925. In 1929 Rodgers and Hart appeared in a two-reel autobiographical short, Masters of Melodyproduced by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. and written and di...

Peterson, Martha Elizabeth.

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Martha Peterson served as president of Barnard College from 1967-1975. She was born and educated in Kansas, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. There, in 1946 she was named Assistant Dean of Women. Eventually she was named Dean of Women. In 1956 she transferred to the University of Wisconsin at Madison as Dean of Women. In 1963 she became University Dean for Student Affairs. She became President of Barnard in 1967. In 1975 she resigned her position at Barnard in order to become th...

Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481372 Dean of Barnard College, 1911-1947. From the description of Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve papers, 1898-1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 472459635 Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve served as Dean of Barnard College from 1911-1947. A grad...

McIntosh, Millicent Carey (1898-2001).

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Millicent Carey McIntosh was Dean of Barnard from 1947-1952. The title was changed to President in that year and she served as President from 1952-1962. Prior to that she was head of The Brearley School from 1930-1947. Her years at Barnard were a period of growth including the construction of Lehman Library and Reid Hall. In 1969 the new student center was named after her. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College and earned her Ph.D. in English from Johns Hopkins University. From the des...

Futter, Ellen V.

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Park, Rosemary

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Rosemary Park served as President of Barnard College from 1962-1967. An educator and administrator, she held a Ph.D. in German from the University of Cologne. Prior to her arrival at Barnard, she was taught at Connecticut College (1935-1947), becoming academic dean and President (1947-1962). Under Park, Barnard greatly expanded classroom and student residential space; including the Millicent McIntosh Center (1969), Plimpton Hall (1968) and Helen Goodhart Hall (1969). She expanded the Barnard alu...

Palmer, Jean

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Jean Tilford Palmer served as General Secretary of Barnard College from 1949-1969. She was responsible for the college's development plan. Upon her retirement the College named the Undergraduate Association Board Room, the Jean T. Palmer Room in her honor. She came to Barnard in 1946 as Director of Admissions. During World War II she joined the U.S. Naval Reserve as a W.A.V.E. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) captain. In 1945 she was named director of the W.A.V.E.s. Prior to that...

Mattfeld, Jacquelyn A.

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Jacquelyn Anderson Mattfeld served as President of Barnard College from 1976-1980. Previous to this office she held appointments at Brown, Sarah Lawrence and Radcliffe. Her field is Music. She holds degrees from Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Md., Goucher College and Yale University. From the description of Jacquelyn Anderson Mattfeld addresses, 1970-1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 56809893 Jacquelyn Mattfeld c...

Barnard College

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Barnard College was given its first provisional charter by the Regents of the State of New York on Aug. 8, 1889. From the description of Barnard College charters and statutes, 1934-1988. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 275960020 Junior Month was a summer project in sociological theory and practice founded in 1917 and supervised by the Charity Organization Society of New York City. In a one month period juniors from twelve eastern colleges a...