Includes correspondence with Senator Eugene McCarthy, who was the Adlai Stevenson lecturer for two years, and economist Eliot Janeway, who played a significant role in fund raising for the lectureship.

Correspondence with the ACLU regarding readmission for students who are jailed for draft resistance. The New School adopted the policy that these students would be treated the same as students who were drafted and served in the Armed Forces.

Material related to a proposal made by ACEP to assist refugee physicians in the United States. Also includes correspondence related to Soviet dissident Victor Nekrasov.

Birenbaum served as dean of The New School from 1961-1964. Includes correspondence on a range of administrative matters, including Birenbaum's appointment and resignation, with presidents Henry David and Robert MacIver. Also includes a small amount of correspondence with Everett from after Birenbaum's departure from The New School.