Barnard / Columbia

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<p>This is really cool – I found a [Columbia</a> University Catalogue](<a href=“http://books.google.com/books?id=gh8ZAAAAYAAJ]Columbia”>Catalogue - Columbia University - Google Books) from 1897-1898 on line at Google books. There’s a section on Barnard, pp 318-326.</p>

<p>It lists the names of all the students who were then attending Barnard – and graduate students, as apparently students could pursue graduate studies via Barnard as well. The previous degrees earned are listed for all the grad students, and those who earned degrees via Barnard are listed as holding “A.B., Columbia University”. </p>

<p>Page 5 lists fees – in 1897 Columbia had a matriculation fee of $5 and annual tuition of $150.</p>

<p>There’s also a [1920-1921</a> Catalogue](<a href=“http://books.google.com/books?id=jzQZAAAAYAAJ]1920-1921”>Catalogue - Columbia University - Google Books). At page 78, there is a section entitled SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES:

The Schools and Colleges composing the University are as follows:</p>

<p>COLUMBIA COLLEGE, the oldest part of the University and in a sense the mother of the rest …</p>

<p>BARNARD COLLEGE, founded in 1889, is a separate corporation and has separate buildings. As an undergraduate college for women, however, it bears the same relationship to the educational system of Columbia University as does Columbia College for men. The requirements for admission and the standard of scholarship are of the same grade. The degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science is conferred upon its graduates by the University on the recommendation of the Faculty of Barnard College.

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<p>There is also a separate section for Barnard College at pages 241-243.</p>

<p>I also found similar information in other catalogues, going back to 1913. Unfortunately, due to copyright, the full text of later catalogues is not available on line.</p>

<p>But for history buffs, the discussion of Barnard history in the Barnard section of these catalogues gives a good overview of the pre-1900 vs. post-1900 changes in the relationship of Barnard with Columbia, and the evolution of the affiliation agreement:</p>

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An agreement was accordingly entered into in January, 1900, by which Barnard was included in the University system. Barnard is now an independent college for women with a corporation and a faculty of its own vested with all the powers commonly belonging to such bodies. At the same time, it shares the library, the instruction, and the degrees of Columbia University.

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