Books and broadsides in this student work collection were produced by undergraduate students enrolled in printmaking courses taught by Roni Gross. Although situated within Parsons School of Design's School of Art, Media & Technology, these small seminar classes were open to all New School university undergraduates regardless of major. Most students are second year, third year and fourth year students, with the majority majoring in Communication Design, although the School of Constructed Environments's Product Design program, the School of Strategic Design and Management, Eugene Lang College's Journalism and Design program, and the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer are represented, as is the AAS (associate's [degree] in applied science) Graphic Design program.

Students handprinted their final projects using a metal type letter press, available in the university's print workshop, located on the first floor of 68 Fifth Avenue. The exception is a set of broadsides printed at the Center for Book Arts.

Professor Gross gave the students in her classes the option to donate their work to The New School Archives. With an average class size of twelve, most students opted not to do so, with the exception of class projects, such as Seven Directions Plus One.

The 2019 course description for "Artist's Books: Letterpress (Section B)" is as follows:

In this Printmaking course, students interested in design, fine arts and creative writing will learn the basics of letterpress printing using lead and wood type. The course will focus on setting type, visual design on the press, printing on the Vandercook Proofing Press, and developing a thorough knowledge of letterpress through experimentation and practice. Students will work in groups to respond to three visual design challenges over the course of the semester. For the final project, each student will create and execute a printed work that builds on the skills and ideas developed in class.