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Polytechnic History and Milestones Collection

Call Number

RG.021

Date

1853-2011, inclusive

Creator

Extent

12 Linear Feet 6 boxes: 4 cartons, 2 oversize

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Biographical / Historical

The items in the collection originally existed in serval "historic Poly" groupings in the Poly Archives.

One group of items in this collection, along with five rare books, were uncovered from a locked red safe in the Poly Archives in October, 2013. Vague directions to the combination lock prevented access to the items for a number of years. Once the safe was opened, it was decided to re-house the items in a way that would ensure access and provide better preservation than the small metal safe.

Another group of items was stored in binders that did not meet preservation standards. These items were re-housed into acid-free folders and boxes.

Combining these two groupings into one collection created a unified collection of early Polytechnic documents, historical overviews of Polytechnic, and descriptions of milestone (100 and 150 year) anniversaries.

Arrangement

Items are arranged into ten series by subject. Items within series are arranged by subject, chronologically.

Scope and Contents

Materials in this collection include original stock certificates and charters of the university, meeting minutes, ledgers, the "golden books" of honorary degree recipients, floor plans of the original buildings, and gifts to the university. This collection covers a wide range of dates, from plans for the university in 1853 to the most recent charter amendment in 2011.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Polytechnic University in all its forms are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Poly Archives. Please contact the Poly Archives, polyarchives@nyu.edu, 646-997-3530.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Poly Archives History and Milestones Collection; RG 021; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.

Collection processed by

Lindsay Anderberg

About this Guide

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Revisions to this Guide

November 2021: Finding aid revised and edited by Zoe Blecher-Cohen, Mandy Abokhair, and Aileen Thong in 2021 to update the institutional change from NYU-Poly to NYU and for compliance with DACS Required Elements for Archival Description.

Repository

Poly Archives at the Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, NYU Libraries
Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
5 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201