Correspondence with Schutz on educational matters, as well as to Clarence Faust on The New School's role in Social Studies education.

Correspondence mainly after 1960, when Hans Simons resigned as president of The New School, a transcript dated Oct 9 1957 of Simons's lecture for the Genaral Seminar, "Higher Adult Education: Its Place and Function," as well as news clippings and publicity materials.

Includes correspondence to colleagues at other institutions and proceedings from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) conventions, which Hirsch took part in, as well as two photographs of Hirsch.

Includes a few general documents on the establishment of Institute for Retired Professionals, as well as a paper, "The Role of the Adult Institution of Higher Education in relation to Retired Professional Persons in the Urban Setting" submitted to the Cooperative Research Branch of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.