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About the Work interview series

 Collection
Identifier: MA-07-01-03
Abstract

This collection contains a series of filmed interviews with prominent actors, directors, and writers discussing their creative process. The series was hosted by Professor Karen Ludwig of The New School's School of Drama in front of a live audience of students.

Dates: 2014-2016

Activism at The New School oral history program

 Collection
Identifier: NS-07-01-04
Abstract

The Activism at The New School oral history program, initiated in 2019, documents touchstone moments of activism on The New School’s campus from the perspective of students, faculty, and staff who participated. As of April 2020, interviewees include activists in the anti-Vietnam War movement; the 1996-1997 Mobilization for Real Diversity, Democracy, and Economic Justice at The New School; and campus protests in the 2000s-2010s.

Dates: 2019 - 2020

Adele Mowton DuBreuil student work

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0071-01
Summary

Collection consists of Adele Mowton DuBreuil's diploma from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now, Parsons School of Design) in advertising display, a black and white photographic portrait of her after graduation, and 24 small, black and white photographic prints depicting her student graphic design work, 1917-1919. Most of the designs are advertisements for consumer goods; two are World War One propaganda posters.

Dates: 1917 - 1923; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1919

Adri fashion design business records

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0107-01
Abstract

Mary Adrienne Steckling Coen (1934-2006) graduated from Parsons School of Design's Fashion Design Department in 1958. In 1966, "Adri" --her professional name-- created her own line, designing under her own labels for the rest of her career. The records document Adri's professional life, with items arranged by year and season. Includes clippings and tear sheets, photographs, press kits, sketches, swatches, and video recordings.

Dates: 1960 - 2007

Adrienne Marcus Provost Office records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-01-03-02
Summary These records pertain to Adrienne Marcus's work in various New School administrative positions from 2002 to 2010, although she worked at the school until 2016. The majority of files reflect Marcus's roles as Director of Academic Advising (2002-2004) and Director of the Dual-Degree and Joint Programs (2004-2012). There is also material concerning her work on the Media Bridge Committee for the creation of The New School Media Center in 2005. Her role as Assistant Provost...
Dates: 1984 - 2010; Majority of material found within 2002 - 2007

Albert Hadley papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0017
Summary

Albert Hadley (1920-2012) graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1949 and served on the faculty from 1949 through 1954. Hadley later joined Dorothy "Sister" Parish to form the interior design firm Parish-Hadley. The collection includes correspondence, design and lecture notes, student work and a mock-up for a booklet.

Dates: 1947 - 1999

Albert Landa records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-03-02-07
Abstract Consists of records generated by Albert Landa (1927-2008), who started in 1960 as director of Public Information and became vice president of Development and Public Relations at The New School, and then held the title of Vice President, until his retirement in 1985. The records in this collection are notable because Landa was deeply involved in a rapid expansion of the university, including its 1970 incorporation of Parsons School of Design. The collection comprises six series,...
Dates: 1933 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1985

Albert Schiller type pictures

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0060
Abstract

Typographer Albert Schiller (1898-1970) created artworks using pre-cast metal type elements. The collection is comprised of 35 type pictures and printing samples featured in a 1976 exhibition at Parsons School of Design.

Dates: 1927 - 1964

Alfred Corning Clark papers

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Identifier: MP-0024-01
Abstract Alfred Corning Clark (1844-1896), heir to a large part of the Singer sewing machine fortune, was an American art patron and philanthropist who traveled extensively in Europe, meeting many prominent figures in the arts of the late nineteenth century. The collection contains many photographs of those figures, a few of which are autographed, a book of scores containing opera excerpts and art songs by European composers of the period, a song manuscript personally dedicated to Clark,...
Dates: 1865-1895

Alice Halicka prints

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0096
Scope and Content of Collection

Includes prints numbered 43 and 184 from an edition of 220 created by Alice Halicka. Depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, including the Luxor Obelisk and a detail from the Fontaine des Mers, consisting of a naiad holding a fish.

Dates: 1955