New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
New School Adult Division Office of the Dean records
Record Group
Identifier: NS-02-01-01
Abstract
These records were created by the dean's office of the adult education division of The New School (as of 2022, Schools of Public Engagement), and predominantly reflect the activities of two deans, William Birenbaum and Allen Austill, 1961-1979. A subset of records document the formation of New School College in the 1960s, the Institute for Retired Professionals, and the Physicians Assistant program. A number of files are restricted due to confidentiality.
Dates:
1928-circa 1991; Majority of material found within 1959-1979
New School Art Center records
Collection
Identifier: NS-03-05-02
Summary
The New School Art Center was established in 1960 with a donation from the Albert J. List Foundation, and remained in operation until around 1977. Directed by Paul Mocsanyi, the Center reflected the New School's commitment to engage provocative subjects, using art to explore contemporary political and social issues. Mocsanyi's files also document the founding of the Collectors Institute, an organization for private collectors established in 1973. Materials include exhibition...
Dates:
1956 - 1975
Found in:
The New School Archives
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New School Art Center records
New School Development and Public Relations Office records
Record Group
Identifier: NS-03-02-02
Abstract
The collection consists of records originating from the office of Mary Urban, who coordinated fundraising and public relations efforts at the New School in the 1940s and early 1950s, and that of her successor, Margarete Westmann, director of Development from 1958-1962. Materials include memoranda and correspondence, financial statements, budgets, advertising contracts, donor and prospect records, and New School Associates membership records. Also includes event planning...
Dates:
1926 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1960
The New School Schools of Public Engagement Office of the Executive Dean records
Record Group
Identifier: NS-02-01-04
Summary
The Schools of Public Engagement was formed in 2011 with the reorganization of the New School for General Studies. As of 2016, the division consisted of: the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students (BPATS); the School of Languages; the School of Media Studies; the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy; and the Creative Writing Program. The collection also holds the 1991-2008 records of the World Policy Institute. Dating largely from...
Dates:
1930-2018