Guide to the Office of Vice President for University Relations Records 1957-1962 RG 7.2.1

The Office of the Vice President for University Relations was created in 1957 in response to the New York University Self-Study which recognized a need for coordination between the university and the community which it served. The Public Relations Department which oversaw the Office of Publication and Printing and Information Services was administratively transferred to the Vice President for University Relations when the new office was established. Arthur L. Brandon held the Office of Vice President for University Relations from 1957 through December 31, 1963. Arthur Leon Brandon had been Director of University Relations, a member of the public relations commission of the Association of American Colleges, and president of the American College Public Relations Association (ACPRA) from 1944 to 1946. The Office of the Vice President for University Relations was dissolved in 1965. These records include: correspondence, memoranda, press releases, reports, and minutes generated by the Office during Brandon's tenure.

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 Gallatin Award Dinners 1957-1985 RG 37.18

The Albert Gallatin Associates, established in 1956 by New York University alumni, constitute a community of concerned individuals who demonstrate by their continuing support their confidence in the University's educational leadership. Donors are honored at annual awards dinners. This collection contains printed records and photograhs of Gallatin Awards Dinners from the years 1957 to 1985.

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 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 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 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.

The Guide to the John Canemaker Animation Collection 1903-2008 (Bulk 1970-2000) MSS 40

John Canemaker (b. 1943) is an internationally recognized independent animator, animation historian, author, teacher and lecturer. Since 1988, he has directed the animation program at the Tisch School of the Arts', Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. He has also been a Guest Fellow at Yale University. Canemaker's interest inanimation began in childhood, and it has moved him to write more than 100 articles on the subject, as well as several books, including the story of the making of Richard Williams' Raggedy Ann &Andy entitled: The Animated Raggedy Ann & Andy (1977). Canemaker's own films include:'The 40's' (1974), 'Bottom's Dream' (1983), 'The Hunger Project' (1987), animation sequences for'The World According To Garp' (1981), 'You Don't Have To Die' (1988) which received anAcademy Award, Confessions of a Stand-Up (1993), and Bridgehampton (1998). Canemaker began collecting the material that comprises this collection in theearly 1970's, and eventually obtained a wealth of material about the history, technique,and cultural significance of animated films. Items include animation resources such as: documentary material, drawings, posters, storyboards, recorded interviews and lectures, personal research materials for his articles and books, and periodicals.