Dorothy Oak Scrapbook, 1913-1920
Collection context
- Creator:
- Oak, Dorothy
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of the scrapbook of Barnard alumna Dorothy Oak. Materials range from Oak's pre-Barnard Days at Miss Mary Schoonmaker's School for Girls in 1913 until 1920. Oak graduated from Barnard in 1918.
- Extent:
- 2.38 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 1 oversize box)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Dorothy Oak's scrapbook holds materials from 1913 to 1920. Material includes luncheon invitations and programs from Barnard activities; dance cards; newspaper clippings of articles related to Barnard and the World War I war effort; personal correspondence; and amateur photographs.
Many of the World War I materials focus on the Dartmouth Regiment. Also notable are the inclusion of commencement programs and fliers from Oak's high school, Miss Mary Schoonmaker's School for Girls, and information about the Farmerettes, women who worked on farms to take the place of male farm hands who had gone to war.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dorothy Oak grew up in New York City and graduated from Miss Mary Schoonmaker's School for Girls in 1913. She entered Barnard College in 1914 where she majored in Botany. Oak was a member of the Botanical Club, the Geology Club, the Outdoor Club, and the Young Women's Christian Association. She earned an MA at Teachers College in 1921, and taught biology at various high schools in Manhattan. She died in 1958, and in 1959, a gift to the Memorial Scholarship Fund was given in honor of Oak after her death.
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 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:
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Dorothy Oak Scrapbook, 1913-1918; 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