Janice Gorn Papers
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The Janice Gorn Papers cover the professional life of Janice Gorn, a professor of education at New York University from the 1960s to 1990s. The collection contains correspondence, syllabi, dissertation materials, photographs, and sound recordings of lectures given at NYU during the 1970s.
Biographical Note
Janice Gorn was a professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education and an administrator at New York University (NYU) from the 1960s through the 1990s. Gorn received her Ph.D. from NYU in 1958 and worked as a professor at Paterson State College in New Jersey 1959 to 1961. In 1961 she was hired as an assistant professor of education. By 1969 she had been appointed to NYU's School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions (SEHNAP) as a professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and the only professor appointed solely to the Interdisciplinary Studies program. In 1978, Gorn won a Great Teacher Award, and she continued to teach until the 1990s, on contemporary education issues.
Gore remained active in the school's dissertation proposal seminar and served on all doctoral dissertation committees. Her writing focused on improving students' writing ability, and she frequently argued for a course on teaching and learning spoken English.
Gorn was also active in NYU administration and served on a number of committees and as an ombudsman.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in four series: Series I - Correspondence, Series II - Teaching Materials, Series III - Audio Tapes, and Series IV - Photographs. Materials in the first two series are arranged by correspondent or material type and then chronologically. Series III maintains Gorn's original arrangement. Series IV is arranged alphabetically by last name.
Scope and Content
The Janice Gorn Papers document Gorn's experiences as a professor at New York University (NYU). The papers are almost entirely professional in nature and focus on her academic life. Much of the collection consists of Gorn's correspondence with Walter MacKeller, Adolphe E. Meyer, George Nelson and Geoffrey Bruun. Also included are her course syllabi from 1968 to 1981 as well as a draft of Gorn's book Style guide for the writing of scholarly papers, masters' theses and doctoral dissertations, published in 1971. The collection also contains sound recordings of lectures by others on such topics as in-vitro fertilization and Sigmund Freud, as well as photographs of NYU administrators, faculty, and leading public figures from the 20th century.
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Access Restrictions
Materials are open without restrictions, except Box 1, Folder 1, which is restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Janice Gorn Papers; MC 98; box number; folder number; New York University Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Janice Gorn to the University Archives from 1984 to 1993.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Sound recordings have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
Separated Material
Photographs previously included in the collection were moved to the University Archives Photograph Collection and organized by subject. These photographs were reintegrated with the original collection in November 2018.
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Processing Information
Materials were placed in archival folders and boxes.