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PC. Parsons Institutional Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: PC

Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:

Parsons School of Design MFA Lighting Design program theses

 Collection
Identifier: PC-02-04-04
Summary

Collection consists of theses written by students in the Parsons School of Design MFA Lighting Design program.

Dates: 1987 - 1994; 2006 - 2017

Parsons School of Design MFA Photography program theses

 Collection
Identifier: PC-02-04-03
Scope and Content of Collection

This record group consists of graduate theses created by students in the Parsons School of Design Photography MFA program.

The theses consist of mixed-media digital images, video, and Microsoft PowerPoint files. Also included are Microsoft Word doc and pdf files containing artist statements.

Dates: 2005-2023

Parsons School of Design Office of the Executive Dean records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-01-02-02
Summary

This collection contains the records of the Office of the Executive Dean of Parsons School of Design. Included are correspondence, memos, reports, clippings and press releases, syllabi and other course-related material, and printed promotional material. These records were created during the tenures of four Parsons deans: H. Randolph Swearer (1998-2004), Paul Goldberger (2004-2006), Timothy Marshall (2006-2009), and Joel Towers (2009-2018).

Dates: 1916 - 2019; Majority of material found within circa 1995-2019

Parsons School of Design Office of the President records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-01-01-02
Abstract

This collection consists of records created and received by Parsons School of Design Presidents Sterling A. Callisen (president 1959-1963) and Francis A. Ruzicka (president 1963-1969), and records of the Parsons Academic Dean's Office and Business Manager from the 1950s-1960s. Contains correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and curriculum proposals. Some files are restricted. Please email archivist@newschool.edu for details.

Dates: 1908 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1970

Parsons School of Design photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PC-04-01-01
Abstract

Includes 1,425 photographs, contact sheets and negatives documenting Parsons student and campus life, including exhibitions, award and fashion shows, guest lectures, field trips, and campus construction projects.

Dates: circa 1920s - 2003; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Parsons School of Design poster collection

 Collection
Identifier: PC-05-07-01
Abstract

Contains 236 posters created for academic departments and administrative offices of Parsons The New School for Design, including promotional posters for summer sessions and study abroad programs, recruiting by specific departments, and publicity for exhibitions, public programs, and internship fairs. With the exception of a 1927 poster advertising a dance, the series does not contain any material created prior to 1956.

Dates: 1927 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2006

Parsons School of Design Product Design Department, Richard Yelle records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-02-03-01
Abstract

Contains records produced during Richard Yelle's term as department chair of Product Design (as well as its predecessors: Clay, Fiber, Metal Design; Clay, Metal, Textile Design; and Clay, Metal, Textile, and Product Design). Includes administrative records, information on competitions and exhibits, student work, course descriptions, and evaluations. Also includes examples of Yelle's professional work, and a poster for a Constantin Boym exhibit.

Dates: 1986 - 1998

Parsons School of Design Product Design Department, Tony Whitfield records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-02-03-02
Summary

This record group consists of documentation created by Parsons School of Design's Product Design Department between 1990-2015. The records were created or received by various individuals, including department chairs Richard Yelle and Tony Whitfield. The record group contains office files pertaining to the administration of the department and Product Design student projects.

Dates: 1991 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1999 - 2008

Parsons School of Design School of Design Strategies Foundation Program slides

 Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: PC-02-17-01
Abstract

This collection consists predominantly of 35 mm slides of work by students in courses that comprised Parsons School of Design's first year program, formerly known as the Foundation Year Program, between 1975 and 2004. Some of the slides are associated with the course in which the work was created: 3D and 2D Design, Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Concepts, and Digital Design. Also includes some course materials and color photocopies of student work.

Dates: 1975-2004

Parsons School of Design School of Fashion records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-02-02-02
Summary

These records contain student work, publicity materials, photographs, and audiovisual material from the Parsons School of Design School of Fashion's undergraduate and graduate programs, primarily the BFA Fashion Design program. To a lesser extent, the AAS Fashion Design and MFA Fashion Design and Society programs are also documented.

Dates: circa 1980-2020