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...

Summary Stanley Diamond (1922-1991) was an anthropologist and poet instrumental in establishing the Anthropology Department of the New School for Social Research. He chaired the department for fourteen years, during which time he founded and edited the journal Dialectical Anthropology. These papers document Diamond's writings and research, his role as a teacher and administrator, and material related to his participation in conferences and public seminars....