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The Barnard Archives and Special Collections collects and makes accessible materials that document campus and academic life at Barnard, as well as broader feminist histories.

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The Barnard Archives and Special Collections reading room is open in a limited capacity, by appointment only. Please email archives@barnard.edu with research questions or to make an appointment.

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News & Announcements

Discover Barnard History in Newly Processed Institutional Records Collections

The staff of the Archives and Special Collections are pleased to share four collections of institutional records that are now available for research, illuminating histories of the College’s governance, policies, student support, diversity and inclusion efforts, health services, and labor relations.

December 19, 2024

Planned Gift of Sigrid Nunez '72 Papers

December 13, 2024

Z'Archives Tour (Zine Library + Archives)

Barnard Zine Library and Barnard Archives staff were invited to give an introduction to our collections, programs, and philosophies by the Archivists Round Table (ART) of New York.

December 11, 2024

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