Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The Bard College Board of Trustees Collection includes papers related to the functions of the Board of Trustees, encompassing the early years as St. Stephens to the modern Bard College. The collection shows the financial history of the school through the eyes of the trustees, reflecting the progress of the college, including its social life, curriculum development and many other aspects of the management of this college.

This collection consists of materials pertaining to the lives of the Delafield Family, primarily John Ross Delafield and his wife Violetta White Delafield, and the activities surrounding the maintenance of the Montgomery Place estate and orchards. The Delafields were a prominent New York family that made Montgomery Place their country home from 1922 through 1985. Located in Red Hook, New York, the estate was originally purchased by Janet Livingston Montgomery in 1802 and served as the country home for many members of the Livingston and Delafield families. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.