Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, 1927-1933
Collection context
- Creator:
- Barnard College
- Abstract:
- The records of the Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry consist of papers and photographs relating to the Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers, a program founded in 1927 to provide summer instruction to female factory workers between the ages of 25 and 35.
- Extent:
- 1.88 Linear Feet and 5 document boxes, including photographs
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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The Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry records consist of reports and student publications, syllabi and class notes from courses in English and Literature, Economics, and History, and photographs of students in the classroom and at their leisure, encompassing the School's seven years of existence, from 1927-1933. A list of students and faculty that participated in the Summer School is available from the archivist upon request. Of particular interest in Series I. Publications and Notes, 1927-1931, are the "Barnard Record" magazines, student publications from the end of the summer collecting statistical and contact information for the studentry as well as academic compositions and personal narratives from throughout the summer.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry was established in 1927 as a part of the Affiliated Summer Schools for Women Workers in Industry. The Barnard Summer School operated on the model of the Bryn Mawr Summer School (which operated from 1921-1938), the pioneer summer program for female industrial workers started by Bryn Mawr's president, M. Carey Thomas, and its undergraduate dean, Hilda W. Smith. Unlike the program at Bryn Mawr, the Barnard Summer School was non-residential. Its urban students stayed in their own homes and travelled to Barnard each day, staying from 9 AM to 9.30 PM. Lunch was served in the cafeteria, and as well as academic classes, students had recreational sports, such as tennis, music instruction, social hour, and various lectures from Labor Movement speakers. The School's intent was to aid female industrial workers, many of whom were recent immigrants, in their quest for self-improvement with a humanist, practical educational experience so that these women might continue to lead and organize fellow workers once they returned to the factory. The Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry ran for seven years, closing its doors in 1933.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection has no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Barnard College Archives and Special Collections. The Barnard College Archives and Special Collections approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Barnard College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, 1927-1933; Box and Folder; Barnard Archives and Special Collections, Barnard Library, Barnard College.
- Location of this collection:
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Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning 423Barnard College3009 BroadwayNew York, NY 10027, USA
- Before you visit:
- Please contact archives@barnard.edu with research requests or to schedule a visit; see our website for more information.
- Contact:
- archives@barnard.edu