The New School Archives And Special Collections

Abstract

A leather portfolio embossed with "Sydney Fromkes, 1910-1927" on the front, containing student work from the brief time Fromkes attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art before his death in 1927 at the age of 17. The portfolio contains theatrical costume drawings, poems, and other writings.

Summary

Sylvia Marlowe (1908-1981) was an important mid-twentieth century American harpsichordist. The Sylvia Marlowe collection documents her performance career, predominantly through scores, many inscribed to her by composers. Additionally, photographs and textual publicity materials provide further context for Marlowe's performances and recordings.

Abstract Harpsichordist Sylvia Marlowe (1908-1981) contributed to popularizing harpsichord music and promoting new works for the harpsichord in the twentieth century. The collection includes personal correspondence, photographs, clippings and programs, contracts and wills, analog audio reels of important albums Marlowe recorded, and a set of scores of classical pieces set in contemporary popular arrangements composed for Marlowe. The collection also contains correspondence and documents relating to...

Abstract New School professor and semiotician Marshall Blonsky moderated the series, The Culture Elite, during the Spring 1993 semester as part The New School's Art and Politics lecture program. Guests included talk show host Charlie Rose, French cultural ambassador Annie Cohen-Solal, art critic and cultural commentator Anthony Haden-Guest, journalist and novelist David Ignatius, sociologist Richard Sennett, and journalist and disability rights advocate John...

Abstract

In 1973, Eugene McCarthy, former United States senator and Democratic Party presidential candidate, delivered a series of lectures at The New School on the topic of "The Future of Liberalism in America." This collection consists of audio recordings of four lectures held at the university in February.

Abstract

This collection consists of audio recordings of the six-lecture series, The New Reconstruction: America in the '70s, given by sitting United States senators at the New School for Social Research between November 1 and December 17, 1973. The series was produced by the New School in conjunction with the Fund for New Priorities in America, a New York-based non-profit organization started in 1968, which organized public discussion forums on important issues.

Abstract

The College of Performing Arts is a division of The New School formed in 2015 and consisting of the Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and the School of Drama. The collection contains printed publicity for concerts and events produced by the College and its constituent schools.

Summary The Schools of Public Engagement was formed in 2011 with the reorganization of the New School for General Studies. As of 2016, the division consisted of: the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students (BPATS); the School of Languages; the School of Media Studies; the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy; and the Creative Writing Program. The collection also holds the 1991-2008 records of the World Policy Institute. Dating largely from...

Abstract

Collection consisting of digital files related to HIV and AIDS prevention and education, produced by The New School's Student Health Services office. University students at a private, urban university were the target audience for the approximately twenty files, predominantly fliers, comprising the collection.

Abstract

The New York Times: The Inside Story was a special lecture series held at The New School during the Fall 1990 semester. The lectures featured journalists for The New York Times newspaper discussing various sections of the newspaper. Collection consists of audio recordings of these lectures.