Collections : [Barnard Archives & Special Collections]

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, and books of American women authors collected by Bertha Van Riper Overbury, Barnard Class of 1896. It includes correspondence with the dealers she used to collect the material, clippings related to the material, and catalog cards for the letters, manuscripts, and books in the collection.

This collection contains 184 different periodicals on topics such as women, gender, sexuality, feminism, psychology, and law.

This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alum Sherry Suttles.

This collection consists of materials that document the history of the Program in the Arts (1970-1989) at Barnard College.

This collection contains 69 World War II propaganda posters from the United States.

Nancy Friday was an author and pop psychologist active from the early 1970s into the 2000s, whose work dealt with women's sexuality, gender roles, and family dynamics. She was known for her unabashed discussion of challenging topics, especially taboo sexual fantasies, and her insistence on showcasing women as autonomous sexual beings; Friday often faced backlash for her writing from feminists and conservatives alike. Most of the materials in the Nancy Friday collection cover her adult and professional life from 1970-2000s, including some materials from her early life and adolescence. In addition to the hundreds of letters sent to Friday about people's sexual fantasies, the collection also includes professional correspondence with publishing houses, book drafts, contracts, and recorded interviews.

This collection consists of records from the Alumnae Association and the Office of Alumnae Affairs.

This collection contains photographs relating to the history of Barnard College.

This collection consists of materials from the Center for Accessibility Resources & Disability Services (CARDS) as well as materials from the same office under the previous names, the Office for Disabled Students (1978-1988) and the Office of Disability Services (1989 -2018/2019) approximately. The CARDS collection includes a copy of the grant proposal to increase Barnard College's physically accessibility, promotional materials for the Office of Disability Services and Office of Disabled Students, co-sponsored event flyers for events like the Blood Drive, Women and Disability Film Festival, and Disabled Student Affinity Meet-Up groups. The collection also includes administrative documents like guidelines for accessibility at Barnard's campus, CARDS specific administrative guidelines, procedures, and forms for services offered to students.

This collection contains 1700+ folders of feminist ephemera collected by the Barnard Center for Research on Women on topics such as women, gender, activism, labor, sexuality, healthcare, marriage, psychology, development, and law.