Guide to the Office of the Dean, Washington Square College and Washington Square and University College of Arts and Science
1929-1984
(Bulk 1951-1980)
RG 19

New York University Archives
Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, New York 10012
Phone: 212.998.2641
Fax: 212.995.4225
E-mail: university.archives@library.nyu.edu

© 2007 New York University Archives. All rights reserved.
New York University, Publisher
Processed by University Archives staff, including Evan Friss and Rachel Harrison.
Machine-readable finding aid partially derived from a scanned and OCRed document and partially created by Rachel Harrison, using an Excel template designed by Brian Stevens. Machine-readable finding aid created by Evan Friss. Revision completed in 2007 by Janet Bunde.Description is in English.

Descriptive Summary

Creator: New York University. College of Arts and Science.
Title: New York University. Office of the Dean of Washington Square College.
Dates: 1929-1984, (Bulk 1951-1980)
Abstract: The Office of the Dean of Washington Square College and Washington Square and University College of Arts and Science is the administrative head of the College and is responsible for facilitating interactions between the administration and the students.
Quantity: 52 boxes
Call Phrase: RG 19
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Historical/Biographical Note

Beginning in 1947 and ending in 1962, Thomas Clark Pollock served as dean. William Earl Buckler succeeded Dean Pollock in 1962 and remained in office until 1969. In that year, Richard Bayly Winder became Dean of Washington Square College and presided until 1971. Phillip Mayerson, who had been Vice Dean of Washington Square College from 1969 to 1971, became the Acting Dean from 1971 to 1973. In 1973 he became Dean of Washington Square and University College and served until 1978.

The function of the Office of the Dean at Washington Square College is largely to develop curricula that will enable the urban student to later use this knowledge in teaching, law, medicine, further education, or other types of employment. The Dean's office was created at New York University, as at other colleges, to act as a liaison between administration and students. The dean's challenge is to maintain collegiate and human values in a word of increasing scholarship and specialization. The dean symbolizes the continuance of the "the collegiale way and humanist tradition." Simply, the dean represents the human touch in an organized institution.

Under Deans Buckler and Winder, the major purpose of the Dean's office involved helping Washington Square College live up to its potential as an undergraduate college in a large and complex university located in an equally large and complex city. Under Dean Mayerson, the Dean's office broadened its outlook.

Dean Mayerson saw two major purposes as challenging the resources and structure of the Dean's office. He added fundraising as a major goal of his office in addition to attracting and holding students. Dean Mayerson saw New York University in competition with other schools for the enrollment of students, and thus did everything in his power to bring larger numbers into Washington Square College. To this end, he concentrated on personalizing the admissions process, helping the students to mix more with the faculty, cutting red tape in dealing with the problems of individual students, and creating a closer relationship between his office and the director of admissions. These initiatives are well documented in this collection.

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Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of materials relating to the administrative functions of the Dean from 1929 to 1984, bulk dates 1951 to 1980, mainly correspondence, financial records, minutes, printed material, publications, reports, and subject files. There is a great deal of information about the Sunrise Semester in particular.

The collection consists of 52 Paige boxes that highlight the administrative activities undertaken by the Office of the Dean of Washington Square College. Issues such as the early admissions program, Sunrise Semester, and the merger of Washington Square and University College are elucidated in the collection.

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Arrangement

The collection had previously been processed in individual parts and has been intellectually combined for the purposes of this finding aid. As such, the arrangement of folders varies between alphabetical and topical.
The files are grouped into two series.
Series I: Washington Square Dean's General Files
Series II: Additional Dean's Files
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Separated Material

Photographs have been integrated into the Photo Collection under the title "Early Admissions."

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Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
New York University Archives
Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, New York 10012
Phone: 212.998.2641
Fax: 212.995.4225
E-mail: university.archives@library.nyu.edu

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Access Points

Subject Names:
Buckler, William Earl, 1924-
Phillip Mayerson
Pollock, Thomas Clark, 1902-
Winder, R. Bayly (Richard Bayly), 1920-
Subject Organizations:
New York University. College of Arts and Science.
New York University. History. 20th century.
University College of Arts and Pure Science (New York University).
Subject Topics:
Curriculum planning.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
Universities and colleges--Admission.
Document Types:
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Minutes.
Photographs.
Press Releases.
Reports.
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Administrative Information

Provenance

The records of the Dean's Office of WSC and WSUC of Arts and Science that comprise Series I were acquired by the New York University Archives on August 1, 1979, when they were transferred by the Assistant to the Dean, Eliana Covacich. The records of Series II were most likely transferred to the Archives in 1981 by then-Dean Jill N. Claster.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Office of the Dean, Washington Square College and Washington Square and University College of Arts and Science; RG 19; box number; folder number; New York University;New York University

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Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

 

Series I: Washington Square Dean's Files
 

General Files
Box Folder Title Date
1 1 "A" Program 1967-1969
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 2 AB-DDS 1973-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 3 AB-DDS 1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 4 AB-DDS 1977-1979
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 5 Academic Affairs Northeastern Conference 1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 6 Academic Committee Council 1966-1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 7 Academic Costumes 1957-1964
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 8 Academic Deans, Institute of 1962-1965
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 9 Academic Planning Commission 1976-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 10 Academic Standards Committee 1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 11 Actuarial Mathematics 1961-1962
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 12 Actuarial Science 1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 13 Addendum to Mission Statement undated
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 14 Addresses and Biography 1970
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 15 Ad Hoc Advisement Committee 1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 16 Admissions-BPA 1979
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 17 Admissions-Early 1974-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 18 Admission Standards 1964-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 19 Admission Statistics 1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 20 Advanced Placement 1960-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 21 Advisement 1961-1966
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 22 Advisement 1966-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 23 Advisory Committee 1964-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 24 Affairs Committee 1964-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 25 African Studies 1958-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 26 All Square Student Congress 1967-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 27 Altman, Jack 1962-1964
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 28 Altschul, Milton 1966-1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 29 Alumni Advisory Board 1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 30 Alumni Association Fundraising 1974-1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 31 Alumni Association Fundraising Samples and Appeals 1971-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 32 Alumni Association Great Teacher's Award 1970-1979
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 33 Alumni Association Memos 1975-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 34 Alumni Association Officers and Directors 1979-1980
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 35 Alumni Association School of Education 1969
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 36 Alumni Achievement Awards 1969-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
1 37 Alumni Achievement Awards 1975-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226617 4

  
Box Folder Title Date
2 1 Alumni Campaign 1968-1969
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 2 Alumni Career Day 1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 3 Alumni Club 1956-1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 4 Alumni Club 1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 5 Alumni Club 1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 6 Alumni Club 1969-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 7 Alumni Contributors 1971-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 8 Alumni Contributors 1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 9 Alumni Contributors 1973
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 10 Alumni Cultivation 1972-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 11 Alumni Dinners 1969-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 12 Alumni Federation 1966-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 13 Alumni Federation 1975-1981
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 14 Alumni Giving 1976-1979
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 15 Alumni Letters 1965-1970
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 16 Alumni Letters 1971-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 17 Alumni Luncheons 1975-1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 18 Alumni Meritious Service Award 1966
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 19 Alumni Reunion 1974-1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 20 Alumni Survey 1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 21 Annual Giving 1968-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 22 Antiquities at Heights 1972-1973
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 23 Anthropology 1967-1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 24 Anthropology 1969
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 25 Anthropology 1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 26 Anthropology 1972-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 27 Application Reports 1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 28 Applied Science Program 1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
2 29 Applied Science Program 1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226053 2

  
Box Folder Title Date
3 1 Art Collection Committee 1963
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 2 Associate Dean 1980-1981
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 3 Associate Degree in Arts Program 1963-1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 4 Athletic Committee 1971-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 5 Attrition Data on Student Retention 1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 6 Baltzley, Alexander 1957
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 7 Baltzley History Prize 1958-1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 8 Berstein Hall (Martin) 1966-1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 9 Bicentennial Celebration Plans (United States) 1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 10 Biology 1967-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 11 Biology 1973-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 12 Biology Gifts 1972-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 13 Board of Directors 1972-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 14 Brazil, Junior Year in 1958-1963
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 15 Brazil, Junior Year in 1964-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 16 Budget Problems 1970-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 17 Bulletin Blurbs 1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 18 Caducean Society 1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 19 Caducean Society 1969-1970
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 20 Caducean Society and Contribution 1923-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 21 Cambodian Disruption at NYU 1970
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 22 Campus Stores 1963-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 23 Campus Store Incident 1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 24 Capitol Campaign 1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 25 Capitol Program 1961-1966
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 26 Cartter, Allan M. 1966-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 27 Case Brochure 1977-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 28 Case Study 1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 29 Case Studies-Departments 1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 30 Catholic Center 1968-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 31 Cause Program 1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 32 Celine Manuscripts 1963-1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 33 Chairs-Arts and Sciences 1958-1964
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 34 Chancellor's Office 1973-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 35 Charter and Bylaws of NYU 1955-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 36 Chemistry 1967-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 37 Chemistry 1972-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 38 Chemistry Interviews 1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 39 Chinese 1964-1966
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 40 Chorus and Orchestra 1973
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
3 41 Christian Foundation 1970
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226054 0

  
Box Folder Title Date
4 1 Classics 1967-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 2 Classics 1972-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 3 Classics 1974-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 4 Class of 1961 1961-1962
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 5 Class Size 1965-1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 6 Clements (Congress of Italianists) 1970-1973
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 7 Coler, Myron 1969-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 8 College of Arts and Sciences 1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 9 College Bound 1967-1968
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 10 College Entrance Exam Board 1972-1973
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 11 Columbia Pictures Proposal 1963
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 12 Columbia University 1963-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 13 Combined Program CAS/GBA/BPA 1973-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 14 Commencement 1968-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 15 Commencement Plans 1976-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 16 Commerce, School of 1967-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 17 Committees 1972-1976
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 18 Common Hour 1967-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 19 Communication Arts Group 1965
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 20 Communications and Society 1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 21 Community Relations 1966-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 22 Comparative Literature 1969-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 23 Comparative Literature 1973-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 24 Comparative Literature Spring Conference 1970-1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 25 Computer-Academic 1968-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 26 Computer Program 1967-1970
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 27 Computer Science 1969-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 28 Computing Facilities 1965-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 29 Conference of Facilities 1971
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 30 Conferences, Institutes, etc. 1960-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 31 Conflicts of Interest 1965-1967
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 32 Continuing Education, School of 1966-1975
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 33 Continuing Education--2 Year Program 1969-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 34 Cooper Union Program 1976-1978
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 35 Cooper Union Program-Literature/Brochures 1970-1977
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 36 Co-operative Arrangemetns with Developing Institutions 1969-1972
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 37 Co-operative College Center 1970-1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 38 Co-operative Education Proposal 1974
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 39 Co-operation, Inter-School 1973
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7

  
4 40 COPES Program 1967-1969
   

bar code #: 3 1142 04226055 7