Dorothea Berger administrative records, 1952-1966.

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Dorothea Berger administrative records, 1952-1966.

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The Berger Papers (1952-1966) reveal that her role as the administrator for women's interests was much less powerful than her predecessor's. Berger, a counselor rather than a dean, usually reported through an associate dean, the Dean of Students to the Dean of Washington Square College. Her main duties were counseling in strictly non-academic areas, advising the Association of Women Students (formerly League of Women), the Committee of Junior Advisors and chairing the senior and junior tutors committee. She also advised the Student Council. These papers are a collection of administrative correspondence and memoranda collected while she was in the Dean's administration, as well as some clippings and photographs. They reveal various aspects of women students' life in the 1950's and 1960's, including the activities of Gamma Gamma Sigma and the University Christian Foundation. The collection also contains some of the files of Berger's predecessor, Dean Dorothy Arnold.

1.5 linear ft.2 boxes.

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771641

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Washington Square College. Office of the Dean.

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Washington Square College

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New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Arnold, Dorothy McSparran.

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Washington Square College. Women's Office.

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Berger, Dorothea

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Dorothea Berger was born in 1907 and educated in Germany. She came to Washington Square College in 1949 as an instructor in the German Language Department. By 1962, she had become Assistant to the Dean of Students as well as Counselor for Women Students, succeeding Dorothy McSparran Arnold, who had held the title Dean of Women. Berger was made a full professor in 1966 and became emerita in 1973. From the description of Dorothea Berger administrative records, 1952-1966. (New York Univ...

Gamma Gamma Sigma (Association of Women Students).

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Washington Square College. University Christian Foundation.

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