Bernard Barber papers, 1938-1988
Bernard Barber papers, 1938-1988
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0067
- Bib ID:
- 4078839 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Barber, Bernard
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 27 linear feet (59 manuscript boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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The following boxes are located off-site: 2-59. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Scope and Content
Correspondence, conference papers and notes, lectures, Barnard College administrative records, book review manuscripts, financial records for his research grants, book manuscripts, and his college notes. Correspondence with sociologists and other professional colleagues concerning his writing, teaching, and Barnard College administrative affairs, and with his friends. Major correspondents include Daniel Bell, Robert K. Merton, David Riesman, George Sarton, and Talcott Williams. There are also letters from Harry Elmer Barnes, Richard Hofstadter, Edward Kennedy, Margaret Mead, Ashley Montagu, and C.P. Snow.
Series 4: 1979-1988. These materials were added to the papers in 1988. This series consists of five categories pertaining to the professional career of Bernard Barber. The correspondence series contains a general chronological file, as well as alphabetical sets by correspondents and by topics. It also contains correspondence regarding Barber's books, which include SCIENCE AND THE SOCIAL ORDER (1953) and SOCIAL STRATIFICATION (1957). The Professional Activities category contains a wide range of files on Barber's work outside Columbia University, including service on various federal and private committees, such as the Drug Research Board of the National Science Council and the Human Subjects Review Committee, as well as his membership in a multitude of professional organizations, including the American Sociological Association, whose Ethics Committee he chaired from 1960-1976. The Manuscripts file contains published articles and typed drafts of articles for various sociological journals as well as several book reviews. The Research file contains Barber's scholarly work, including an extensive study of the practice of informed consent. The Teaching section contains material from Barber's career as a faculty member at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in four series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
The following boxes are located off-site: 2-59. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Bernard Barber papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Barber, Bernard. Method of acquisition--Gift, 1983;1988; Date of acquisition--1983. Accession number--M83.
Gift of Professor Barber, 1983; 1988.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 03/27/89.
Collection is processed to folder level.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2012-02-13 XML document instance created by Catherine C. Ricciardi
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
History
Bernard Barber (1918-2006) was a Professor of Sociology at Barnard College for over 35 years, from 1952 until his retirement. He wrote several books, many articles, and was a pioneer in the sociology of science and the theory of social structure.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Series I. Cataloged Correspondence
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Series II. Uncataloged Correspondence, 1941-1979
Box 2 Folder 1 to 6
1941-1954 July
Box 3 Folder 7 to 11
Box 4 Folder 12 to 15
1958-1959
Box 5 Folder 17 to 19
1960-1961 September
Box 6 Folder 20 to 23
1961-1963 January
Box 7 Folder 24 to 27
1964 January-1964 May
Box 8 Folder 28 to 31
1964 May-1965 September
Box 9 Folder 32 to 35
1965 September-1967 May
Box 10 Folder 36 to 39
1967 May-1968 July
Box 11 Folder 40 to 43
1968 July-1970 March
Box 12 Folder 44 to 47
1970 March-1971 November
Box 13 Folder 48 to 51
1971 September-1973 February
Box 14 Folder 52 to 55
1973 March-1974 May
Box 15 Folder 56 to 59
1974 June-1975 September
Box 16 Folder 60 to 63
1975 October-1977 January
Box 17 Folder 64 to 66
1977
Box 18 Folder 67 to 69
1978 June-1979 May
Series III. Uncataloged Manuscripts and Notes--A-Z
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(Speech)
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(3 drafts)
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(Unpublished article)
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Series IV. Addition, 1979-1988
Box 27
1979-1981
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1981-1984
Box 29
1984-1986
Box 30
1986-1988
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1960-1967
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1967-1976
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