Guide to the Records of the Dean of Women, Washington Square College, Dorothy McSparran Arnold 1924-1962 RG 19.3

The Arnold Papers are the administrative files of Dorothy McSparran Arnold who served as the Advisor to Women's Office (1924-28), Assistant Dean of Washington Square College (1928-48), and Dean of Women (1948-61). Arnold was the administrator responsible for women's interests at Washington Square College for forty-three years. The collection includes her administrative files with minutes, correspondence, memoranda, printed material, news clippings that describe, and photographs that illustrate her activities on behalf of women students.

Guide to the Records of the Deputy/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Eleazor Bromberg 1952-1980 RG 6.1

This collection contains the records of Eleazor Bromberg, applied mathematician and NYU administrator, during his tenure as Deputy/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Guide to the Charles Butler Papers 1817-1908 (Bulk 1837-1882) MC 81

Charles Butler was born in New York in 1802. He was a lawyer whose endeavors included anti-Masonry, New York politics, western state bond issues and speculation, canal, road and railroad construction, and philanthropy. The papers of Charles Butler span the years 1817 to 1908, and include correspondence, business papers, legal documents, ledger books, pamphlets, and maps.

Guide to the Records of the Office of the Chancellor and Executive Vice President: David D. Henry and Carroll V. Newsom, John E. Ivey, Jr., George D. Stoddard, and Russell D. Niles 1942-1966 (Bulk 1952-1956) RG 6.0

This collection contains the administrative records of the Chancellor and Executive Vice President at NYU from 1952-1966: David Dodds Henry (1952-1955) and Carroll Vincent Newsom (1955-1956); John Eli Ivey, Jr., (1957-1959); George Dinsmore Stoddard (1960-1964); and Russell Denison Niles (1964-1966).

Guide to the Records of the Eucleian Society 1832-1909 RG 39.1

The Eucleian Society was a literary society founded at the University of the City of New-York (New York University) in 1832, the year instruction began. It seems to have ceased around the 1940s. Literary societies were the major extracurricular activity of Jacksonian and mid-19th century colleges and universities. The Eucleian Society was dedicated to furthering the literary arts where members would assemble for one hour to hear debates between panels made up of members of the Society and were usually preceeded by readings of essays, orations, and poems. Shortly after its founding, the Society began printing orations and poems delivered by guest speakers at annual or anniversary meetings. In the 20 th century, the Eucleians published the Knickerbocker, The Medley, and The Geyser. The collection includes the Society's records, membership lists, constitution and minutes.

Guide to the Office of the Chancellor and Executive Vice President 1952-1966 RG 6.0

The Chancellor/Executive Vice President (C/EVP) serves as the academic alter-ego of the President. As chief of University Operations, the C/EVP supervises schools and divisions, student housing, special programs, relations with the State and Federal Departments of Education, and training programs like the now defunct ROTC. He or she is in charge of most "internal organizational problems," while also attending to related educational activities outside the immediate needs of the University, such as educational television and various research projects. The records consist of correspondence, circular memoranda, minutes, reports, meeting notes, policy statements and analyses, evaluations, press releases, printed material, newspaper clippings, surveys and questionnaires, and a few photographs.

Guide to the Papers of Edward N. Gadsby 1956-1973 MC 175

This collection contains

Guide to the Personal Papers of Carroll Newsom 1924-1986

Carrol Newsom was a businessman and scholar who was President of NYU from 1956-1962. The papers include Newsom's addresses, especially those given while at NYU and during the 1960's in general, publications by Newsom in journals and periodicals from 1940-1973, publications about Newsom relating to his role on advisory committes (e.g., curriculum survey of the New York State University system), programs which document the various functions he attended, miscellaneous materials (correspondence, reviews of Newsom's books, and diplomas), and newspapers and newspaper clippings relating to important events in his career.

Guide to the Records of Provost for Academic Affairs and Chancellor and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (L.Jay Oliva) 1959-1995 (Bulk 1964-1989) 6.0.8

These materials record only a portion of the long career L. Jay Oliva has had at New York University. Before becoming President in 1991, Oliva served as the Dean of Faculty (1971-1972), Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1977-1980), Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1980-1983), and Chancellor and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1983-1990). This collection contains the records when he was Provost for Academic Affairs and Chancellor and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs.

Guide to the Records of the Office of the President/Chancellor New York University 1951-1965 RG 3.0.6

This series of presidential administrative records spans the years 1951-1965 and includes material from the administrations of Chancellor James Loomis Madden (1951-1952), Chancellor/ President Henry Townley Heald (1952-1956), President Carroll Vincent Newsom (1956-1962), and President James McNaughton Hester (1962-1975).

Guide to the S.R. Slavson Papers 1905-1981 MC 141

S .R. Slavson was a prominent psychologist and leading figure in the development and study of group psychotherapy. These papers document the development of Slavson's career and offer a look into the nascent stages of group psychotherapy, particularly in the Group Therapy Department of the Jewish Board of Guardians, but also in various other social service agencies. The collection also contains considerable material relating to the founding of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and personal materials which deal with Slavson's early interest in creative writing, socialism and labor activism.

Guide to the Papers of Nicholas Wahl 1944-1995 MC 146

The Papers of Nicholas Wahl document Wahl's contributions as a student, professor and academic administrator from 1949 to 1995. The majority of materials document his career as professor and director at New York University's Institute of French Studies from 1978 to 1996. Wahl's publications, speeches, research, course material, and correspondence reflect his lifetime study of French politics and society, in particular his expertise on former French President Charles De Gaulle.

Guide to the Ruth Wittenberg Papers 1961-1972 MC 095

Ruth Wittenberg, a long-standing community activist, served on a number of civic organizations concerned with the Washington Square neighborhood. These papers concern Washington Square Park and concentrate can the 1960s and 1970s, when the park was renovated.

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

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.

Guide to the Howard Brubaker Papers 1907-1957 MSS 53

Howard Brubaker was an editor (Success and Liberator) and a contributor to many other periodicals from 1918 through the 1950's, including: Collier's, The New Yorker, The New Republic, and Saturday Evening Post. Many of his contributions were political in nature and reflected his, at times, left-of-center point of view. The collection includes his manuscripts and copies of journals to which he contributed. Brubaker died in 1957.

Guide to The Knox Burger Archive ca. 1969-2000 MSS 78

Knox Burger is an editor, writer and journalist living in New York City. While serving in World War II, Burger contributed to Yank, and then after the war to such publications as: Collier's. He then moved on to editing for Dell and Fawcett Publications. In 1970, he founded Knox Burger and Associates, a literary agency which later merged with the Harold Ober agency. The collection consists of Burger's correspondence from the late 1960's through 2000.

The Guide to the Jerome Charyn Papers 1937-1997 MSS 44

Jerome Charyn was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1937, and since 1963 has published short stories such as: 'On Second Avenue,' and more than twenty novels, the first of which is entitled: 'Once Upon A Droshky.' His reputation as a major writer has been fueled in part by a disregard for the limitations of established literary genres and a unique approach to the historical, romance and detective novel. The Jerome Charyn Papers are comprised of his personal archive from the years: 1937-1997.

Guide to the Ron Kolm Papers ca. 1970-2003 MSS 79

Ron Kolm is a writer, editor, artist, promoter, has been the de facto archivist and an enduring member of the Soho and East Village arts scene from ca. 1975 to the present day. During this period, he has been involved with several independent bookstores, small magazines, performance spaces, and the outsider art scene. Kolm continues to be heavily involved in avant garde work, serving as a main organizer of The Unbearables, a loosely organized group of downtown writers and artists, perhaps best known for their protests against mainstream notions of "good" or "bad" literature and art. Through his work, Kolm has collected over 6000 items that comprise this collection. Items include: signed first editions and chapbooks by authors such as Kathy Acker, Lynne Tillman, Gary Indiana, Spaulding Gray, Patrick McGrath, Harry Mathews, Hal Sirowitz, Max Blagg, Janice Eidus, Constance DeJong, David Wojnarowicz, among many others; as well as: complete runs of Between C and D, Red Tape, Zone, The Portable Lower East Side, Beat, Vox, and The National Poetry Magazine of the Lower East Side, among others.

Guide to the Richard Kostelanetz Collection 1961-1997 MSS 89

Richard Kostelanetz is a major figure in the New York City downtown literary and art scene, as well as a performer, critic, scholar and an authority on concrete poetry. Included in the collection are copies of his printed works, including essays, anthologies, assemblings, contributions to periodicals, etc. Included also are: videos, sound recordings, and other materials which Kostelanetz produced from 1961-1997.

Guide to the Heather Lewis Papers 1965-2002 (Bulk 1980-1999) MSS 132

The Heather Lewis Papers reflect Heather Lewis's writing career including her manuscripts, publishing contracts, correspondence and financial information. In addition, the collection includes a great deal of information relating to Heather Lewis's personal life including journals, photographs, and personal correspondence. The collection reflects the connections between Lewis's career as a writer and her personal life and presents the author as a complex whole.

Guide to the April Palmieri Papers 1980-1990 MSS 115

In the 1980's, April Palmieri was a member of the East Village band, Pulsallama, and a close friend of an eminent performer and member of the scene, John Sex. Included in the collection are Sex's videotapes of his performances, flyers, posters, and other materials about Palmieri and Sex.

Guide to Wendy Perron's "Concepts in Performance," In The Soho Weekly News 1976-1978 MSS 123

Perron wrote reviews for The Soho Weekly News and focused on a range of experimental performance practices that flourished in New York during the late 1970s. Being knowledgeable of the historical circumstances under which experimental "performance art" emerged in New York, She was among the earliest critics to write about this then new genre combining thick description and critical analysis. This collection is comprised of clippings of articles Perron wrote for The Soho Weekly News from 1976-1978.

Guide to the Pleiades Club Collection 1893-1943 MSS 35

The Pleiades Club was a Greenwich Village literary society of the early 20th century. Howard Neiman was a member of the Board of Governors throughout the Club's history, and served in other posts at the Club. The collection includes Neiman's club correspondence and printed items which illuminate aspects of the literary and artistic life of the Village of that time.

Guide to the Jill "Billy" Rainsford Papers 1922-1991 MSS 30

Jill Rainsford (1905-1994) was born Marguerite Rainsford (known as Billy), in Brooklyn. She was an actress, songwriter, painter and author, and was prominent in New York's Vaudeville theater and motion picture industry during the 1920s both as an actress and songwriter. The collection includes an unpublished autobiography, correspondence, sheet music and a large number of photographs and memorabilia.

Guide to the REPOhistory Archive 1911-1999 (Bulk 1989-1999) MSS 113

The group, REPOhistory, was founded in New York City in 1989 and included multi-ethnic visual and performance artists, writers, filmmakers, and historians. Taking its name from the concept of "repossessing history," its purpose was to bring to light absent historical narratives involving, colonialism, race, gender, and class through public installations, performances, educational activities, printed matter and other visual media. The collection includes operation records, proofs of original artworks, promotional materials, source materials, and files of several founding members.

Guide to the Al Silverman Papers 1951-2003 MSS 136

This collection documents the working life and activities of sports writer Al Silverman, author of 10 books and numerous essays. Later in his career, Silverman also worked as CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club and as an editor and publisher at Viking Press.

Guide to the Records of the American Defense Society 1915-1942 (bulk 1918-1920; 1935-1939)

This collection documents the views, aims, and internal workings of the American Defense Society, an early twentieth-century nationalist organization, based in New York City. The material dates from 1915 to 1942, and concerns many of the political, ideological, religious, and social debates and events of the time period. Nearly half of the American Defense Society Records consists of correspondence, including incoming and copies of outgoing letters, as well as internal communications among board members, officers, and members. In addition, the collection contains much printed material, some of which were published by the society. Also included is material that documents the society's internal organization, and newspaper clippings collected by ADS.

Guide to the Robert L. Benney Research Collection 1933-1978, undated (Bulk 1942-1944) PR 250

Robert Benney, a successful commercial artist and illustrator gained recognition as a war artist-correspondent during World War II.

Guide to the Costume Ball Photograph Collection 1875-1932 PR 223

Collection of photographs and mounted clippings portraying society notables in costumes for a variety of New York balls held between 1875 and 1932. The majority of the photographs portray attendees of the 1883 Vanderbilt Ball.

Guide to the Cass Gilbert Collection 1883-1952 (Bulk 1900-1934) PR 021

The Cass Gilbert Collection contains the professional and personal papers of the architect Cass Gilbert. This includes information on his architectural projects, professional affliations, and personal business. This finding aid does not include information on his architectural drawings.

Guide to the Papers of Harmon Hendricks Goldstone 1906-1979 (bulk 1966-1979)

The bulk of this collection consists of 27 volumes containing the daily summaries of Harmon H. Goldstone during, and for a brief time after, his tenure as the first paid Chairman of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission (October 21, 1968 - June 25, 1974). In addition, more than 170 Landmarks Designation Reports and related materials for the years 1973 through 1979 are included, as are several documents from Goldstone's earlier work with the City Planning Commission. Personal and professional clippings, along with some memorabilia, are also among the papers.

Guide to the Records of Communications Workers of America, Local 1172 1953-1993 (Bulk 1960-1993) Wagner #93

Breakaway members of the American Communications Association organized Communications Workers of America, Local 1172 in 1954. The Local’s first president was Morton Bahr, who had worked in wireless radio and was one of the leaders of the CWA organizing campaign in radio in the early 1950s. Local 1172 initially represented employees of the American Cable and Radio Corporation east of the Mississippi. Later Local 1172 became part of CWA District 1, and expanded to represent employees of International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) Worldwide Communications and Western Union, as well as radio operators employed by Air-India. In 1993, Local 1172 merged with CWA Local 1177.

Guide to the Records of the Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Occupational Therapy. 1941-1990 (Bulk 1951-1958) MC 185

In 1940s, the Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Occupational Therapy at NYU was one of the first university level institutions to educate occupational therapists. A key aspect of the program was the completion of research projects related to practice specialization. Student notebooks from 1951-1958 prepared during the practical training at hospitals in the tri-state area comprise the bulk of the collection. Department's newsletters, 1988 yearbook, and faculty articles provide additional information about the department's history during 1941-1990.

Guide to the Stanley R. Rosenberg Architectural Records 1952-1985, n.d. (bulk 1954-1974) PR 254

Architect Stanley R. Rosenberg worked with several architectural firms, including Hausman & Rosenberg, designing a variety of buildings including community centers, synagogues and high-rise office buildings.

Guide to The Alfred C. Berol Collection of Lewis Carroll 1845 - 1993 MSS 57

The Alfred C. Berol Collection of Lewis Carroll is one of the pre-eminent collections of Lewis Carroll (a pseudonym of Charles L. Dodgson) materials in the United States. It contains his correspondence, manuscripts (firsts, autographed copies, presentation copies, and proofs), drawings, and photographs. It also contains drawings by his foremost illustrators John Tenniel and Harry Furniss. Additionally, there is a wide cross section of ephemeral materials related to Lewis Carroll which illustrate his work's contemporary and ongoing cultural impact, as well as, Alfred C. Berol's correspondence and notes on the provenance of the materials in the collection.

Guide to the Here is New York Collection 1996-2007 (bulk 2001-2002) PR 258

The Here is New York Collection spans the period from 1996 to 2007 (bulk 2001 to 2002) and primarily contains images of or related to the events of September 11, 2001 that were used in here is new york exhibitions. Images were submitted to the organization from more than 2,600 amateur and professional photographers and are in digital and printed formats. The collection also contains original photographs, oral history testimonies, home movies, and music relating to 9/11. In addition, there is material (mostly signage) from here is new york exhibitions and documentation of various shows. The Here is New York Collection contains 25 boxes of the organization's office files, including records of key departments, especially public relations and print production.

Guide to the Records of the Puerto Rico Project 1943-1951 (Bulk 1947-1949) RG 3

The Puerto Rico Project was a comprehensive study conducted by Dr. Julian H. Steward and a select team of anthropologists between 1947 and 1949. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, interviews, reports, journal accounts, fieldwork reports, printed matter, manuscripts, thesis, maps, and ephemera.

Guide to the Geoffrey T. Hellman Papers 1842-1971 (Bulk 1930-1970) MSS 50

Geoffrey T. Hellman was a long-time contributor to The New Yorker ("Talk of the Town" section in particular) and other periodicals, and wrote extensively about institutions such as: the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection gives a glimpse into the operation of The New Yorker from the 1930's through 1960's. Research for Hellman's articles, his correspondence, and manuscripts are contained in this collection.

Guide to the Arthur Kopit Papers 1950-1998 MSS 141

Personal and professional papers of Arthur L. Kopit, a major playwright on and off Broadway beginning in the 1960s. Professional materials include significant documentation of all his major works beginning with "Oh Dad, Poor Dad... " and continuing through "Phantom". Records include research materials, notes, drafts and completed versions of produced and unproduced plays, screenplays, teleplays, novels, and story treatments. Personal materials include correspondence, financial documents, photographs, ephemera and materials generated by Kopit's parents, wife, and children.

Guide to the Sean Prendiville Collection 1920-1994 AIA 005

This collection consists of photocopies of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records on seventeen Irish American organizations and individuals suspected of Irish Republican activity circa 1920 through 1979. They were requested and acquired under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by Sean Prendiville of San Rafael, CA from 1986 to 1994.

Guide to the Michelangelo Signorile Papers ca. 1985-2000 Michelangelo Signorile Papers

This archive follows the development of Michelangelo Signorile’s writing career from its early stages through the publishing of his most recent book, Life Outside, and his magazine articles of the late 1990s. From his days at Outweek magazine forward, the archive documents the life cycle of each of his books and columnist jobs, from initial reporting and research to publicity and fan letters in response to the published work. As an extensive account of Signorile’s career in the late 1980s through the end of the 1990s, the archive serves as an informative chronicle of the gay movement towards further recognition and visibility in America.