Records of Radcliffe College President Matina Horner, 1968-1984
Overview
Records of Radcliffe College President, Matina Horner, including research papers, teaching material, speeches, clippings, appointment books, and publicity about Horner.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1984
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Records are closed for 50 years from date of creation except with the permission of the Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Student records are closed for 80 years from the time of separation. Appointment may be required. Contact public services.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Radcliffe College President Matina Horner is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
3.75 linear feet (9 file boxes)Collection contains research papers, teaching material, speeches, clippings, appointment books, and publicity about Horner. Also academic records relating to her teaching in the Psychology Department, Harvard University, and the records of the Task Force on Advising and Counseling, chaired by Horner, and part of an effort to review and recommend changes in undergraduate education at Harvard and Radcliffe, 1975-1976.
BIOGRAPHY
Educator. A.B. Bryn Mawr College 1961; M.S. University of Michigan 1963, Ph.D. 1968; LL.D. Dickinson College 1973. Assistant professor of psychology and social relations at Harvard University, 1969-1972, president of Radcliffe College, 1972-1989. Author of various articles and member of national commissions and committees.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Related Material:
There is related material at the Schlesinger Library; see Records of Radcliffe College President Matina Horner, 1972-1989 (RG II, Series 5).
Subject
- Harvard University -- Curricula. (Organization)
- Title
- Horner, Matina. Records of Radcliffe College President Matina Horner, 1968-1984: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01150
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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