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Martha Peterson talking to students, 1969.
President martha Peterson keeps communication open with students over coffee in millicent mcintosh center lounge, September 25, 1969. Photograph by Joseph Gazdak Courtesy of Barnard college Archives

Drug laws in handbook & reorientation, 1970.
The Student Handbook of 1971-72 reprinted the New York Stage drug possession offense list as a reminder to students; drugs and drinking remained officially off-limits. An unofficial student publication…

The article that started it all, from The New York Times, March 4, 1968.

Mounted police called in to clear the buildings, April/May, 1968. Violence would break out against innocent bystanders watching the proceedings, leading to the greatest number of casualties that night. From: The Mortarboard 1975, p. 11. Courtesy of…

in the middle of chaos, Martha Peterson was officially inaugurated as President of Barnard College on April 29, 1968 – the last full day of the student take-overs, and in the midst of the LeClair affair. Photograph by Joseph Gadzek Courtesy of…

Three friends lounging in the dorms ca. 1968. New, expanded, parietal rules in March 1968 allowed male visitors from 6PM to 12AM on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1PM to 6PM on Sundays. Photograph by Joseph Gazdak, Courtesy of Barnard College…

Students occupied five Columbia University buildings during April 1968, in protest of Columbia’s wartime activity, its poor relationship with the surrounding neighborhood, and its relationship with its students, particularly student protesters whom…

1965-1966 Student handbook

A general strike gripped Columbia campus after the take-over, which some Barnard students supported in solidarity. Professor Julius Held of the Art History department beckoned students back into discussion, as classes continued at Barnard. Courtesy…

Freshman Chariot, Greek Games practice, 1965. Photograph by Jack Mitchell, Courtesy of Barnard College Archives