Abstract

These papers contain drafts, outlines, notes, and manuscripts authored by Horace Meyer Kallen (bulk 1930s-1960s), documenting his career as a founding professor of philosophy at the New School for Social Research (1919-1974). His papers also contain writings by others and research material in the form of offprints and printed journals. Many topics center on religion and his work with Jewish organizations during the 1950s-1960s.

Summary

This collection consists of course catalogs from The New School, including continuing education courses, Eugene Lang College, the Dramatic Workshop of The New School, New School Art Workshops and the New School for Social Research, formerly known as the Graduate Faculty.

Summary

The New School Publicity Scrapbook collection consists of fifty-seven scrapbooks compiled for internal administrative use between 1919, when The New School was founded, through 1953. The scrapbooks include newspaper articles and editorials, and administrative documents and correspondence, course catalogs--or Bulletins--weekly supplemental pamphlets (also called Bulletins), ephemera, promotional materials, and invitations to New School events.

Newspaper clipping content includes political and cultural news of the day as it pertained to people and events affiliated with The New School, New School curricula, notable public speaking engagements at The New School, news about guest lecturers, faculty, students and alumni.

Subjects include:

Includes: Jose Clemete Orozco frescos--Thomas Hart Benton mural--Opening of the New School Building, West 12th Street--Joseph Urban--Horace M. Kallen.

José Clemente Orozco

Thomas Hart Benton

Horace M. Kallen

Opening of New School Building, West 12th Street (1930)

Joseph Urban

Subjects include:

Thomas Hart Benton

Anita Block

Fritz Eichenburg (German-born illustrator, New School instructor)

Robert Frost: lecture series at the New School

Alexander Goldenweiser (Russian-born anthropologist and sociologist, New School instructor)

Horace M. Kallen

Harry Allen Overstreet (Chair, Philosophy Department at City College of New York, New School instructor)

James Harvey Robinson (American historian and educator, co-founder and first director of New School)

Charles W. Smith (American printmaker, New School instructor)

66 West 12th Street building

Subjects include: Thomas Mann's visit to New York City and speaking engagement at the New School--Unviersity in Exile--dennunciation of fascism--dance and concert reviews and notices--Thomas Hart Benton--Benton and courtroom illustrations of the Bruno Hauptmann trial (1937)--Dr. Horace M. Kallen--Lucious N. Littauer endowment for University in Exile (1937)--Music, theatre, dance concerts and recitals, advertisements and reviews.Max AscoliThomas Hart BentonHumphrey-Weidman Dance Group, American tour: (Doris Humphrey, New School instructor)Horace M. KallenLucius N. Littauer (New School benefactor)Thomas Mann: visit to New York City, guest lecturer at New SchoolProject proposal...

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These papers document the academic career of Reuben Abel (1911-1997), beginning with his undergraduate study at Columbia College and doctoral philosophy studies in the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research, through his professorship at the university. It includes course notes and syllabi, and material documenting his student activities, such as his role as founder and editor of the New School student magazine, 12th Street: A Quarterly.

Abel's papers reflect his position within the Graduate Faculty, consisting of correspondence with colleagues and deans, appointment letters, faculty minutes, and committee documents; in addition to his role as instructor and advisor to students, consisting of lecture notes, thesis committee work and doctoral exam requirement reviews. Contains one annotated typescript of his work, Man Is the Measure.