Guide to the Records of the Associated Colleges of Upper New York (ACUNY) 1946-1954 MC 82

The Associated Colleges of Upper New York (ACUNY) was New York State's answer to the nationwide dilemma of assimilating World War II veterans into the educational system. This collection contains the papers of Harold O. Voorhis, Vice-Chancellor and Secretary of NYU, in his role in acting-Trustee for ACUNY in the stead of Chancellor Harry Chase.

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 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 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 Records of the Office of Vice President for Administration 1983-2003 8.0.4

The Vice President for Administration is chiefly responsibile for non-academic affairs, such as the development and management of University real estate, finances and physical plant operations. Robert Goldfeld held the post from 1983 to 2003 under Presidents John Brademas and John Sexton. The collection contains records of the office from Goldfeld's term, including various financial and administrative records, and correspondence.

Guide to the Richard C. Lonsdale Papers 1964-1989 RG 26.8

Richard C. Lonsdale was a Professor and Chair in the School of Education. The collection consists of his files spanning 1959-1995.

Guide to the Records of the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at New York University 1856-1977 RG 39.27

Contains minutes, membership lists and other records of the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity chapter at NYU. NYU's Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity was founded in 1858.

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 Records of the Office of the University Architect/Joseph J. Roberto Collection 1928-1987 RG 11.4

The position of University Architect was created in 1924, first held by Professor Fiske Kimball (1888-1955). He continued in the position of University Architect on a part-time basis for thirty years, until his death in 1955. The position was revived in 1960 with the hiring of Joseph J. Roberto, a 1935 graduate of New York University's School of Architecture. Roberto had been a practicing architect in New York for twelve years, specializing in institutional buildings. Anticipating increasing enrollments in the 1960s, the NYU administration believed that circumstances demanded the appointment of a full-time architect whose responsibilities included the handling of programming, real estate, mechanical services, use and site planning, and architectural design matters. In 1977, Joseph Roberto retired upon reaching mandatory retirement age and the post was discontinued. Roberto continued to consult for the university, however, through the mid-1980s.

Guide to the Records of the University Christian Foundation 1906-1980 R.G. 39.3

The University Christian Foundation was a Protestant outreach organization that operated on the Washington Square Campus from 1906 to 1977. Oficially founded on October 24, 1906 as the Students' Club of the Young Men's Christian Association, the organization was later renamed the University Christian Association in 1927 before finally becoming the University Christian Foundation in 1961. The bulk of records date from 1954 to 1972 and reflect the organization's activities under its various guises.

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 WNYU (Radio Station: New York, N.Y.) Records 1949- 1969 RG 39.5

WNYU was formed in 1949 on the University Heights campus of New York University by a group of engineers. The records of WNYU Radio Station were transferred to the New York University Archives when the radio station was moved from Gould Memorial library at University Heights, to Loeb Student Center on Washington Square in June 1973. Materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, drawings, and promotional material.

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 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 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 Administrative Papers of the Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase 1933-1951 RG 3.0.5

Harry Woodburn Chase was Chancellor at New York University from 1933-1951. Prior he had been with the University of North Carolina and the University of Illinois. Chase was a firm believer in the value of general education, the important role of education in safeguarding democracy, freedom of expression, academic freedom, racial and religious tolerance, awareness of international affairs, and Negro education. He was involved in numerous organizations, namely: the Lotos Club, Trinity Church, the American Committee for Christian German Refugees, the Metropolitan Opera Association, the Federal Committee on the Older Worker, the New York State Committee for the Retail Trade Minimum Wage Board, and Memorial Hospital. These papers contain speeches, correspondence, and ephemera from the period of his Chancellorship. Much of the material deals with University life during World War II.

Guide to the Women Writing Women's Lives Records 1989-2004 Tamiment #316

Founded in 1990, Women Writing Women’s Lives is an ongoing seminar of about sixty women engaged in writing book-length biographies and memoirs, affiliated with the Center for the Study of Women and Society and the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Members meet monthly to present work for discussion, share ideas, and hear about the work of outside presenters. The collection consists of administrative files, subject files, and notes and lectures from the group’s monthly meetings.

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 Papers of the Association for the Relief of Respectable, Aged and Indigent Females in New York City 1813-1883

Eight volumes of records of the Association for the Relief of Respectable Aged and Indigent Females in New York City which was formally established in February of 1814. From its beginning until 1838 the women of the Association met regularly and visited the dependent pensioners with gifts of clothing, groceries and cash. In 1838 they expanded their scope by establishing an asylum for the pensioners at 20th Street near 3rd Avenue. The NYC telephone directories reveal that they continued operating at an Amsterdam Avenue address until 1968.