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General Electric College Quiz Bowl television broadcast--Barnard College team, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, March 15, 1959. Photo Courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Five students enjoying ice cream sodas at the Snack Bar, Barnard Hall Annex, ca. 1952. Photo by Manny Warman, courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Studio art class, c.1965. Photograph by Henri Dauman, courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Main reading room at night, view from balcony with circular reference desk in foreground, Ella Weed Library, Barnard Hall, 1937. Photograph by Wendell MacRae, courtesy of the Barnard College Archives.

Hester M. Rusk '12 (left) and Molly W. Stewart '13 (right) at work in the Greenhouse, Milbank Hallca. 1912. Photo by Brown Bros., courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Barnard students and Columbia students in formal evening dress gathered around fireplace during intermission at dance, Barnard Hall , 1946. Photo by Paul Parker, courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Fencing team, ca. 1961. Photograph by Jack Mitchell, courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Psychology class experiment: "New devices chart the emotions", May 1936. Photograph by Wendell MacRae, courtesy of the Barnard College Archives.

Two freshmen at Barnard get their first taste of snow as they engage in a snowball fight on campus with a senior, who knows the rules, winter 1953. Photo by Manny Warman, Courtesy of Barnard College Archives

Water Carnival--nine swimmers in star formation, Barnard Hall, December 12, 1952. Photo by Manny Warman, courtesy of Barnard College Archives

The Barnard College Archives Photograph Collection is being digitized and is growing every day. In it you can see images from the 1890's to today. The digitized collection spans a wide variety of subjects including: Academic Classes, Buildings and Grounds, Class Portraits, Student Life and Organizations. You can also find Events like graduation ceremonies, formal dances, student protests and performances. A sampling of digitized images from the Barnard College Archives Photographic Collection are on display throughout our website.
 

You can also find select images from the Archives on our Online Exhibit page, and by clicking on the thumbnails below which bring you to our Flickr page:

Chemistry Studies, c.1895   Mathematics Studies, 1897  Dancing in the Boathouse, c.1918. Photo: Paul Thompson

 
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Terms of Use:

The Barnard College Archives is the physical rights holder of all material held within the Archives. The Archives provides researchers access to material for educational and scholarly purposes. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law (Title 108), libraries and archives are authorized to furnish these specified conditions: that the reproduction not be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a patron uses a reproduction in excess of fair use as stated by Title 17, without first obtaining written permission from the Barnard College Archives, that patron may be liable for copyright infringement. Requests for commercial endeavors will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. It is entirely the responsibility of the patron to obtain permission from the copyright holder.

Take-down policy:

Digitized archival photographs are accessable for research puproses. We have indicated what we know about copyright and rights of privacy.  Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information. We are eager to hear from any rights holders, so that we may provide accurate information. When a rights issue needs to be addressed, upon request we'll remove the material from public view while we look into the matter.

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