Records of the Office of the Dean of Libraries (Carlton C. Rochell)
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Abstract
This collection contains material associated with the administration of the Dean of Libraries, including materials related to research projects, events, and individual departments within New York University libraries.
Historical Note
The Dean of Libraries at New York University (NYU) oversees all of NYU's libraries; the NYU Press, which publishes more than 150 titles each year; and Campus Media Services. Carlton Rochell served as the Dean of Libraries for twenty-two years. Rochell is credited with helping to integrate technology into the NYU libraries and with developing a partnership between New York University and the New-York Historical Society to catalog and make accessible materials related to 18th and 19th century New York history. During Rochell's tenure, the library's book and periodical collections doubled, microfilm holdings tripled, the book endowment grew 1200 percent, and circulation of books and materials expenditures both tripled.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically within each subject heading.
Files from the 2019 accretion were added to the end of the inventory in original order.
Files from the 2019 accretion (2019.018) were added to the end of the inventory in original order.
Scope and Content
This collection contains the Records of Office of the Dean of Libraries from 1949, 1960 to 2004, with most of the materials dating from the 1980s and 1990s. The files are arranged by subject and include materials related to particular projects, events, and departments of the New York University libraries, including library research guides, video production, technology, NYU in Albany, the Tamiment-Wagner Archives, online catalog, the NYU-New-York Historical Society Partnership, the Bobst Awards and the Bobst 10th Anniversary Dinner.
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Access Restrictions
RESTRICTED - Administrative records and unpublished reports of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Board of Trustees records are closed for 35 years from the date of creation. Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact the University Archives.
Use Restrictions
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); Records of the Office of the Dean of Libraries: Carlton Rochell; RG 38.0.1.1; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to University Archives from the Office of the Dean of the Libraries in 2014 and 2019. Accession numbers associated with these transfers are 2014.027, 2019.009, and 2019.018.
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Processing Note
Donor agreements and correspondence related to the donation of archival material were moved to University Archives collection files.
Accession 14.027 was integrated into the collection in January 2019 as Box 11.
Accession 2019.009 material was left in their original folders and cartons. Peeling file folder labels were reaffixed when necessary. A box level inventory was created and added to the end of the existing inventory in the finding aid.
Accession 2019.018 material was left in their original folders and cartons. A box level inventory was created and added to the end of the existing inventory in the finding aid.