The New School Archives And Special Collections

This record group documents the activities of the staff of the Raymond Fogelman Library, The New School's library for social sciences and history prior to being incorporated into the The New School Libraries & Special Collections in the 2010s. The earliest files date from the late 1940s, with most covering the 1990s and early 2000s. Some files may be closed to protect employee privacy. Please consult with an archivist for further details.

This ongoing collection consists of objects and ephemera produced for The New School and Parsons School of Design. Items include mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, pens, and other objects.

The New School School of Drama was established as a master’s degree program in drama in partnership with The Actors Studio in 1994. The partnership ended in 2005, but the school continues as part of The New School’s performing arts programs as of 2026. The collection contains administrative files from the school’s founding until 2019, compiled by the office of the dean of the School of Drama.

The School of Drama, the dramatic arts program of The New School's College of Performing Arts, grew out of an affiliation with the Actors Studio initiated in the 1990s. This record group primarily documents student performances in the form of publicity materials, such as posters, postcards, fliers, and other print formats advertising individual productions and seasons. The record group also contains numerous clippings and printouts of online reviews.

Video documentation of performances spans 1997 through 2002, while print records cover academic years up through 2018.

The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music was established at The New School in 1986. These records, largely compiled by former dean Martin Mueller, cover the School of Jazz from its inception through Mueller's retirement in 2016. Includes administrative files pertaining to program planning, publicity materials, budget and fund raising, promotional materials, and photographs and event records documenting visiting artists, special events, classes, and student performances.

The School of Media Studies began as the Center for Understanding Media. Accredited through Antioch College, the program offered courses through the New School for Social Research. The New School formally absorbed Media Studies in 1975, after a four-year partnership. The records consist of curricula vitae, files, reports, syllabi, posters and other printed publicity materials, and student work.

This collection includes materials created by The New School staff affinity group Staff on Race for the event, "Staff on Race Presents: Race at The New School with Tim Wise and Thelma Armstrong," held on October 7, 2019 during the Festival of New, celebrating the university's centennial.

This collection consists of physical ephemera related to student protests on or around The New School's Greenwich Village, New York campus, including banners, posters, and fliers delivered to The New School Archives by university staff. Occupy Wall Street is represented, as is an iteration of the New School in Exile.

The New School University Development and Alumni Relations Office (UDARO) records consist of financial records, auditor's reports, IRS filings, grant applications, printed materials, and a three volume project manual for the University Center building. The records also include disks and audiovisual material, including recordings of commencement ceremonies and an interview with Eugene Lang.

Files and a website generated between 2014–2021 documenting strategic planning efforts of the New School administration during the tenures of presidents David Van Zandt and Dwight A. McBride, including two projects that were part of the New School Service Initiative.