A letter to James Starr Clark informing him that he had been elected to the position of Missionary of Annandale in 1854. This provided an official title and stipend to Clark for the work that he had already undertaken with the financial support of...
Harvey Fite presenting the bench given in memory of Dr. Louis Feloy Corti in June of 1948. At the time, the Bardian reported on the event, stating: " Dr. Corti was a teacher of the Romance Languages at the College from 1924 to 1941 and was loved...
This letter was written by nineteen year old Samuel to his father Dr. John Bard. Samuel's ship was captured by the French as he sailed to England to pursue his medical education. Kept as a prisoner of war in the south of France, Samuel later...
This document represents transcribed selections from the diaries and correspondence of Susan Bard Johnston who lived from 1772 - 1845 (daughter of Dr. Samuel Bard) edited by her great granddaughter, Euphemia Johnson, All Saints Day, 1930. In 1998,...
The structure in the foreground, sometimes referred to as the 'Stone Jug,' was the first dormitory on campus. An article in a February 1897 issue of the St. Stephen's Messenger notes the following: "In this house lived the few students, who at...
President Edward Fuller, left, looks up at the speaker, Ferdinand Eberstadt at a foreign policy convention held at Bard. Dr. Eberstadt's lecture concerned what came to be known as the 'Eberstadt Report,' identifying a lack of coordination between...
Edward Fuller was President of Bard between 1947-1950. He is remembered for the development of an integrated course on the sciences at Bard, treating biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics as a unified field of study. During this time the...
This image, set in the President's office, shows Edward C. Fuller in discussion with a group of students. Dr. Edward C. Fuller, President of Bard from 1947-1950, emphasized student participation in community government. The October 1948 issue of...
This letter from Dr. John Bard to his teenaged grandson William encourages him to save and preserve printed publications on political topics of the day. His identity as a Loyalist can be inferred by the language that he uses in discussing two...
This is a manuscript letter from Robert Fulton to an associate of the Livingston family regarding an ongoing financial dispute between himself and member(s) of the Livingston family.
Panel 2 of Hyde Park Post Office Mural. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office": "Before 1812. Irate Dr. Samuel Bard tries vainly to persuade Innkeeper Jabez Miller to change the name on his sign board from "Hyde Park" to almost...
Panel 9 of Hyde Park Post Office mural. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office:" "The Dickinson grist and saw mill built before 1797 by Dr. John Bard, the only existing example of early Hyde Park Industry."
