The New School Archives And Special Collections

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This collection consists of records relating to the administration and programming of the New School Art Collection from 1987 to 2003, primarily during the tenure of Kathy Goncharov, who curated the collection from 1987 to 2000. The New School Art Collection was formally established in 1960 through a donation from Albert and Vera List.

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The New School Associates was the first fund raising body associated with the New School for Social Research. Comprised of faculty, former students, school administrators and supporters of the school's aims, the Associates sponsored educational and social events and an annual membership drive. The audio recordings in this collection represent a small number of numerous events sponsored or co-sponsored by the Associates, mostly dating from the 1960s and 1970s.

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The New School Associates was the first fundraising body associated with the New School for Social Research. Composed of faculty, former students, school administrators and supporters of the school’s aims, the Associates sponsored numerous events and an annual membership drive. These records represent the administration of the Associates from the mid-1940s through the 1970s. Art exhibition records extend into the 1980s.

Summary The New School's Publicity Office began issuing the New School Bulletin in 1927. The Bulletins contain announcements about lectures, exhibitions, performances and other campus events, information about selected courses, school news, and brief editorial features by New School presidents and others. The Bulletin was issued inconsistently beginning in 1927, weekly from 1943 to 1961, and with decreasing frequency before ceasing...

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The New School established the Business Administration Center, directed by economist Julius Hirsch, in 1952 to "meet the practical and continuing needs of businessmen." The collection primarily consists of audio recordings from the Center's ongoing Labor-Management Luncheons. The luncheons featured speakers representing both management and unions with a focus on local, New York City issues related to collective bargaining.

Abstract The New School Centers, Institutes and Labs Websites collection consists of web-based content captured on an ongoing basis using the Internet Archive's Archive-It software, Conifer, and Browsertrix. These websites were created by labs, centers, facilities, and institutes across the University.Due to the techniques and tools of web harvesting, and the evolving nature of the Internet, some websites have been crawled more comprehensively than others and are represented more...

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This collection encompasses material related to the overall administration of The New School from 1928-2008. It includes reports, financial papers, board of trustees meeting agendas and minutes, and documents prepared for accrediting by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The bulk of the files date from the late 1940s-early 1960s and the 1990s-2000s. Of note is "The New School Study" of 1952, also known as the "Swift Report."

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Consists of course catalogs with information about the policies, faculties and courses of Mannes School of Music. Collection includes a limited number of catalogs focused exclusively on the Extension Division, Preparatory Division, Summer School, and Jazz and Contemporary BFA Program, while most cover a broad range of courses.

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Collection consists of printed materials produced for The New School and Parsons School of Design's commencement and convocation ceremonies, as well as presidential inauguration ceremonies for New School presidents, and other milestone events celebrated during convocation and commencement, such as anniversaries of the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research.

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The collection consists of audiovisual recordings of New School commencement ceremonies for various colleges, such as Parsons School of Design, as well as the full university commencement.