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Poly Archives Historic Photograph Collection

Call Number

RG.026

Date

1857-2011, inclusive

Creator

Extent

35 Linear Feet 23 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Abstract

This collection of photographs and negatives documents the history of Polytechnic from 1857 to 2011.

Biographical / Historical

The images in this collection include unprocessed photographs and negatives in the Poly Archives as well as images transferred to the archives from various departments over a number of years. Some of these departments include: Alumni Relations, Development, Student Activities, Public Relations, and the President's Office.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged, by subject, into eight series:

Series I: Buildings and Campus Views Series II: Academics Series III: Administration Series IV: Publications and Productions Series V: Series Series VI: Alumni Series VII: Events Series VIII: Miscellaneous

Scope and Contents

The photographs and negatives in this collection depict the Polytechnic campus, departments, labs, students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, and notable events. Spanning 1857 to 2011, the images cover the school's physical and administrative changes from the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute to the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, to the Polytechnic Institute of New York, to Polytechnic University to, finally, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University.

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 Historic Photograph Collection; RG 026; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.

Location of Materials

Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology 5 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, New York, 11201 (646) 997-3943 polyarchives@nyu.edu

Immediate Source of Acquisition

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

Collection processed by

Lindsay Anderberg and Absar Alam

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