History 3491y – Fall 2019
Making Barnard History: The Research Process
Mr. McCaughey
Wednesday 10:10 to 12:00
Meeting Calendar
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| 1. September 4 | Introduction: Sources & Themes |
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| I. Barnard by the Numbers: Quantitative History |
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| 2. September 11 | “The Good of Counting” Founders & Trustees |
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| 3. September 18 | Who Was Barnard For? Early Student Demographics |
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| 4. September 25 | Who Led? Who Taught? Early Deans & Faculty |
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| 5. October 2 | Who Paid? College Finances |
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| II. Barnard in Time & Place Spatial History |
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| 6. October 9 | The Physical Campus: East Side Beginnings |
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| 7. October 16 | The Move to Morningside | |
| 8. October 23 | The Other Sisters | |
| 9. October 30 | The Campus Since 1950 | |
| III. Barnard Stories Narrative & Oral History |
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| 10. November 6 | Dean Gildersleeve & “The Hebrew Problem” |
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| 11. November 13 | In Those Days: The McIntosh Era |
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| 12. November 20 | Slipping the Merger Knot: Surviving the ‘70s & ‘80s |
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| 13. November 27 | The Shapiro & Spar Presidencies:
Reconnecting with the City |
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| 14. December 4 | Members Pick | |