The New School Archives And Special Collections

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Instant Replay was a conversation series held at The New School, focusing on professional sports from the perspectives of players, coaches, journalists and television producers. Steven Hoffman coordinated the course and moderated the sessions. The collection is comprised entirely of reel-to-reel audio recordings.

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The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) was founded in 1962 by a group of New York City schoolteachers who sought to continue their intellectual development after retirement. The creation of courses and their delivery is entirely member run and depends upon members’ interests. New courses are offered each term. The collection consists mainly of printed matter, such as fliers, publications and course catalogs.

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The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) was a continuing education program for retirees established at The New School in 1962. The collection contains a small subset of administrative records, including interoffice correspondence, reports, and photographs, from part of the directorship of Michael Markowitz (1988-2016).

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The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) was a peer-learning, continuing education program for retirees established at The New School in 1962. The collection consists of audio and video recordings of events sponsored by the IRP.

Abstract The Institute of World Affairs records document the operations of the Institute and its administrators and researchers. Mostly originating from its 1942 founding to its redesignation as the Research Division of the New School for Social Research in 1953, the files include administrative records such as minutes, correspondence, proposals, contracts, and budgets; manuscripts, notes, and published research material; and research project records. The bulk of the material consists of...

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This collection is comprised of working papers originating from the International Center for Migration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship (ICMEC), described and arranged in the following series: Migration Policy in Global Perspective, Immigrant New York; Occasional Papers; Critical Perspectives on Xenophobia; and Negotiating Differences.

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The International Schenker Symposium, a conference dedicated to furthering the study of the system of music theory developed by Heinrich Schenker, was held at the Mannes School of Music septennially from 1985 to 2013. The collection contains papers presented and administrative files primarily from the first symposium in 1985, and the fourth symposium in 2006. Audio recordings of portions of the 1985, 2006, and 2013 symposia are also included.

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Irene Walker (1919-2002) was a Parsons School of Design alumna ('51) and an interior designer, who worked for the firm McMillen Inc., before establishing her own firm, Joie de Vivre, Irene Walker Inc., in 1966. The collection consists of Walker's student work and documentation of her professional work.

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Collection consists of English-language lookbooks and other printed promotional materials for Japanese fashion label Issey Miyake, Inc., produced largely between 2014 and 2016.

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The collection consists of a print for Chermayeff's mural, "Painting by Computer"; an issue of the Harvard Advocate with cover and illustrations by Chermayeff; and two posters.