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Charles Edwards Papers

Call Number

MC.97

Dates

1936-1985, inclusive
; 1956-1967, bulk

Creator

Edwards, Charles Mundy, Jr.

Extent

2 Linear Feet 2 linear feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

This collection contains the professional papers of Charles Edwards, Dean of the School of Retailing from 1946 to 1971. Materials include course materials, personal letters, clippings, analyses of local retail establishments, and advertisements.

Biographical Note

Charles Mundy Edwards, Jr. was born in 1905 in Richmond, VA. After receiving a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond, Edwards came to NYU to earn his Masters at the School of Retailing and then his Doctorate at the Graduate School of Business Administration. Retailing had been taught at NYU since 1916, when NYU first offered courses through the School of Pedagogy for training in retail. This Training School for Teachers of Retail Selling became the School of Retailing on April 25, 1921. In 1964, NYU converted the school into the Institute of Retail Management, and made it a unit of the Schools of Business. Edwards returned to NYU in 1930 as a lecturer at the School of Retailing. He later became a professor and in 1946 became Dean of the School. In September 1971 he resigned his position and was succeeded by Elmar O. Schaller. Edwards died in October 1985 in Summit, N.J.

Sources:

Edwards, Charles, Biographical File, New York University Archives

Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject heading then chronologically thereafter.

The files are grouped into 1 series:

Missing Title

  1. Subject Files

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains the professional papers of Charles Edwards, Dean of the School of Retailing from 1946 to 1971. Materials include course materials, personal letters, clippings, analyses of local retail establishments, and advertisements.

Access Restrictions

Institutional records of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation (the date on which each document was written). Board of Trustees records are similarly closed for 35 years from the date of creation. The opening date for files spanning several years will be 20 years from the most recent date. Access will be given to material already 20 years old contained within a collection that is not yet open when such material can be isolated from the rest of the collection. Materials related to personnel, faculty grievances, job searches and all files with information that falls under the University's Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy are permanently restricted. Please contact the University Archivists with specific questions regarding restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Some materials may be restricted. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2641
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: university-archives@nyu.edu

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Charles Edwards Papers; MC 97; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the University Archives by Mrs. Charles M. Edwards, Jr. in 1987.

Collection processed by

Processed by: Eliza Sudol

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:48:40 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Repository

New York University Archives
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012