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New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Albert Landa records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-03-02-07
Abstract Consists of records generated by Albert Landa (1927-2008), who started in 1960 as director of Public Information and became vice president of Development and Public Relations at The New School, and then held the title of Vice President, until his retirement in 1985. The records in this collection are notable because Landa was deeply involved in a rapid expansion of the university, including its 1970 incorporation of Parsons School of Design. The collection comprises six series,...
Dates: 1933 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1985

John R. Everett papers

 Collection
Identifier: NA-0017-01
Summary

The collection consists of John Everett's work from his positions at Hollins College, City University of New York, Encyclopedia Britannica, and The New School for Social Research. Contents include correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, reports and statements. Of special interest may be materials related to the New School’s 1970 student occupation, and Everett's writings opposing desegregation and the 1968 student protests.

Dates: 1944 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1982

New School Office of the President records, Office of the Provost sub-group

 Sub-Group
Identifier: NS-01-03-04
Abstract This group of records comprises a set of files maintained by the Office of the President of the New School, consisting largely of internal correspondence between the President's Office and the Office of the Provost at the university between 1973 and 2003, with the bulk of the material coming from 1983 to 2001 during the terms of two provosts: Judith B. Walzer and Elizabeth Dickey. The documents primarily concern academic planning, partnerships, student and faculty grievances, hiring and...
Dates: circa 1973-2003; Majority of material found within 1983-2000

New School Office of the Provost, Judith B. Walzer correspondence

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-01-03-01
Abstract

This record group consists of outgoing correspondence by New School for Social Research Provost Judith Walzer. Arranged chronologically, the files concern subjects such as hiring, admissions, and various committees during her first year as university provost. Walzer was the first person to hold this title in the university's history.

Dates: September 1985- August 1986