Historical/Biographical Note
While Naomi Levine is well known for her highly successful tenure as a fundraiser at New York University, she is also an accomplished lawyer, historian, author and owner/founder of a girls’ camp in Upstate New York. A graduate of Hunter College and Columbia Law School, Levine went on to hold several positions at the American Jewish Congress (AJC). She was the Executive Director of AJC from 1971-1978, making her the first female in charge of a major Jewish organization.
Levine came to N.Y.U. in 1980, after deciding to take on a new direction: fundraising. Naomi Levine’s fundraising efforts helped N.Y.U. raise $2 billion in her 22 years of service, including individual gifts of $30 million from Leonard Stern, $25 million from the Tisch Family, $15 million from Helen and Martin Kimmel and an estate from Sir Harold Acton valued at approximately $500 million. Due to Levine’s fundraising techniques, New York University has gone from raising about $20 million a year in 1978 to over $350 million a year at present. At N.Y.U., Levine also started the Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life and she continues to play an active role in both centers. Furthermore, Naomi Levine is a special advisor to University President, John Sexton, on matters of external affairs and fundraising.
Sources:
Naomi Levine, Biographical File
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Scope and Content Note
This collection contains one linear foot of materials dated 1975-1986.
The records contain correspondence, development initiatives and budget information involving the Office of External Affairs and including personal papers/letters belonging to Naomi Levine.
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| Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject heading then chronologically within each subject heading. | ||
| The files are grouped into 1 series: | ||
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Separated Material
There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
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@library.nyu.edu
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Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were transferred to the University Archives by the Office of External Affairs.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Records of the Vice President of External Affairs, Naomi Levine; RG 7.0; box
number; folder number;
New York University Archives
Container List
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
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