Records of the Faculty of Arts and Science
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Abstract
The collection contains department files created by the Faculty of Arts and Science dating from 1909 to 1986.
Historical Note
The Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) consists of the undergraduate College of Arts and Science (CAS), the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS), and three disciplinary divisions: the Division of the Humanities, the Division of Science and the Division of the Social Sciences.
Founded in 1832, the CAS formed the foundation of the University. GSAS was added in 1886, awarding the second earned doctorate in the United States.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged topically.
The files are grouped into 1 series:
- Departmental Files
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains departmental files of the Dean's office of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Subjects
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.
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
Identification of item, date; The Records of the Faculty of Arts and Science; RG 21.0; box number; folder number or item identifier; New York University Archives, New York University.
Location of Materials
Custodial History
This collection was transferred from the Dean's office of the Faculty of Arts and Science to the University Archives in 1993. Files were also transferred from the New York University Archives Collection of Publications and Ephemera (MC 334) in 2022 and 2023.
About this Guide
Processing Note
This collection is not fully processed. The contents of Box 13 were reappraised in June 2014 and deaccessioned. In 2022 and 2023, additional files were transferred from New York University Archives Collection of Publications and Ephemera (MC 334), foldered, boxed, and added to the inventory.