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John Russo papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0161-01

Abstract

John J. Russo (1920 - 2012) was an alumnus and faculty member of Parsons School of Design for four decades. The collection consists of communication design work created by his students, faculty colleagues, and by Russo himself. Much of the collection consists of work on film, both student work and films made by Russo.

Dates

  • 1905-2007
  • Majority of material found within 1954-1981

Creator

Extent

6.166 Cubic Feet (2 boxes, 4 oversized folders (2 OSx, 1 OSxx, 1 OSxxx), 1 tube [contents may be able to be flattened--TBD], 1 loose film can)

40 16mm Film (16mm films [number is placeholder -- update])

1 u-matic

1 Analog Recordings (super-8 film)

1 DVDs

3.20 Gigabytes (1,077 PDF files)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use. All of the material in Series 1. have been digitized. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically in 2 series: 1. Analog film and video; 2. Graphic design projects, artists' books, and other work.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Joan Russo, John Russo's daughter, in 2022.

Title
Guide to the John Russo papers
Status
In Process
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin