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Records of the Office of the Vice President for University Relations (John J. O'Connor)

Call Number

RG.7.2

Date

1981-1995, inclusive

Creator

O'Connor, John J.

Extent

32 Linear Feet in 51 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

This collection documents John J. O'Connor's tenure at NYU as Assistant to the Vice President for External Affairs and Associate Vice President for External Affairs. It also includes some records from his work as Vice President for University Relations. The colleciton is unprocessed.

Historical/Biographical Note

John J. O'Connor first came to NYU in 1981 with incoming NYU President John Brademas, for whom he had worked as press secretary and special assistant on Capitol Hill. O'Connor assumed two positions at the university. He served as Executive Assistant to the President and worked under Naomi Levine, Vice President for External Affairs. The Office of External Affairs was responsible for the management and planning of all fundraising, public relations, and alumni programs. The duties of the office included the supervision of the Alumni Federation and the Office of University Development, which was concerned with fundraising activities designed to secure financial support form private sources. The Vice President also supervised the activities of the Office of Public Affairs, which operated the University Press Office, the Office of Advertising and Publications, which included the Photographic Department, and Reprographic Services.

In 1988, NYU reorganized several administrative offices "to meet the challenges of the next stage of advance of the University." As part of this reorganization, O'Connor became Vice President for University Relations. In this position he became responsible for all federal, state, and community relations, public affairs, special events and Commencement, alumni relations, and writing, research and editorial services. O'Connor continued as Executive Assistant to the President.

In 1996, O'Connor became acting vice chancellor at the State University of New York.

Sources:

Administration, Archives H, NYU ArchivesFaculty Handbook, 1982, NYU Archives

Arrangement

Folders are arranged topically.

The files are grouped into 1 series:

Missing Title

  1. Administrative Files

Scope and Content Note

This collection documents O'Connor's tenure as Assistant to the Vice President for External Affairs and Associate Vice President for External Affairs. It also includes some records from his work as Vice President for University Relations. The colleciton is unprocessed.

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 Archivist 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

Identification of item, date (if known); Records of the Office of the Vice President for University Relations (John J. O'Connor); RG 7.2; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Provenance

The collection was transferred to the University Archives in 1993 by John O'Connor.

Separated Material

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

Collection processed by

University Archives staff. Additional processing by Marissa De Simone and Bernadette Siddiqi.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:55:25 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from a paper inventory.

Repository

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