Botany Department Records, 1895-1992

Collection context

Creator:
Barnard College and Barnard College
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials from the Barnard College Botany Department.
Extent:
3.37 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence, class record books, lectures, student papers and notebooks, records of lab experiments, articles and manuscripts by Dr. Emily L. Gregory, botany booklets and guides, departmental budgets, and other administrative records relating to the work and management of the Botany department.

Biographical / historical:

The Botany Department was established 1890/1891 when the Torrey Botanical Club provided the resources for a laboratory. Dr. Emily L. Gregory was named Barnard's first professor of Botany.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Student records are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Barnard Archives and Special Collections. The Barnard Archives and Special Collections approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Photocopies or scans may be made for research purposes.

Preferred citation:

Botany Department, 1895-1992; Box and Folder; Barnard Archives and Special Collections, Barnard Library, Barnard College.

Location of this collection:
Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning 423
Barnard College
3009 Broadway
New 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