Rosalind Rosenberg Papers, circa 1880s - circa 2000s
Collection context
- Creator:
- Rosenberg, Rosalind
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of topical research files of former Barnard College faculty member, Rosalind Rosenberg.
- Extent:
- 6.25 Linear Feet (5 banker boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of topical files relating to Rosalind Rosenberg's research for her 2004 book Changing the Subject: How the Women of Columbia Shaped the Way We Think about Sex and Politics. Research was done circa 1990s, however the collection contains reproductions of materials dating from circa 1880s onward. Included are files of research on the following topics: administrative policies of Barnard College and Columbia University, notable professors, administrators, and alumni of Barnard College and Columbia Univeristy, the history of women's political movements and other student groups at Barnard College and Columbia University, and the debates around the decision to admit women at Columbia.
- Biographical / historical:
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Rosalind Rosenberg is a former Professor of American History at Barnard College. She was born in 1946 and received her BA and PhD from Stanford University. She taught at Barnard College from 1984 until 2011, when she retired with the exception of teaching an occasional class. Previous to teaching at Barnard College, Rosalind Rosenberg taught American History at Columbia University and Wesleyan University. She has also served on the Executive Board of the Society of American Historians since 1993. Her research and writing focuses on the topic of American History, with emphasis on women's social and legal history. She also served as an expert witness in the sex discrimination case EEOC vs. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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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Rosalind Rosenberg Papers, circa 1880s - circa 2000s; Box and Folder; Barnard College Archives, 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