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.
Collection highlights Barnard campus labor unions and labor campaigns from 1972-2016. The collection consists of contracts and agreements between organizations and their employees, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, fliers, and memoranda from United Auto Workers (UAW) Union Local 2110 (formarly District 65). In 1996 UAW Local 2110 stiked against the college due to increasing healthcare costs. The 1996 strike is a highlight of the collection.
This collection consists of the files of the Office of General Counsel, dating from 1968 to 2024, with the bulk of the materials produced between 1980 and 2002. The collection includes real estate transactions and real estate tax assessments. The materials also cover key moments of tension between the College and the surrounding community, including tenant harassment complaints, as well as conflicts between the College and its employees, including negotiations with the Barnard clerical workers' union (District 65/UAW 2110) and the College's preparation for and responses to the union's strikes, which were supported by students. The collection also includes research and memoranda about various campus issues, including the admission and inclusion of transgender students at Barnard.