The New School Archives And Special Collections

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Mostly consists of Kurzweil's research files from her writing and other projects. To a lesser extent, also includes some faculty material, especially from Rutgers University, files relating to Kurzweil's husband and longtime Partisan Review editor, William Phillips, biographical material, correspondence, and Kurzweil's Presidential National Humanities Medal.

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Edward Aldwell (1938-2006) was an American pianist, music scholar, teacher and recitalist. The Edward Aldwell collection consists of Aldwell’s personal documents. Included in the collection are curricula, Schenkerian analyses, notes on a textbook he authored, and records pertaining to administrative matters at Mannes College of Music.

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Edward Wormley (1907-1995) is often cited as a top designer of American modernist furniture. Starting at the Dunbar Furniture Company at age 23, Wormley eventually became its sole designer and retained a partnership with Dunbar for over thirty years. Wormley taught at Parsons School of Design between 1952 and 1970. The collection includes photographs, slides, subject files, clippings, technical drawings, catalogs, and sketches.

Scope and Content of Collection

Consists of two drawings of period rooms rendered in pen and ink and watercolor.

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After graduating from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design) in 1936, Eleanor Horst (1892-1995) led a long career as an interior decorator. The collection includes photographs and slides of Horst projects, as well as numerous renderings of Horst designs, several by fellow Parsons graduate Lyman Martin.

Content Description This collection contains materials relating to Eleanor Brown, founder of the interior design firm McMillen Inc. They include biographical information such as obituaries, lectures given by her, photocopies and clippings of articles about her and/or McMillen Inc, records relating to her apartment at 447 East 57th Street, photographs, marriage and divorce certificates, several Parsons School of Design-related records, including an honorary doctorate awarded to her, a letter from Edwin Morgan,...

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Elizabeth Aaron taught ear-training in the Techniques of Music department of Mannes College of Music (later, Mannes School of Music at The New School) from 1957 to 2017. The collection consists of administrative files relating to Aaron’s committee roles, Mannes board of trustee minutes, notebooks, recordings, photographs, and materials pertaining to the attempted merger of Mannes and Manhattan School of Music in 1978.

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This collection of 24 drawings and paintings consists of women’s and men’s fashion illustrations created by Elizabeth Cornell, probably in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The illustrations mostly depict women’s and men’s wear, accessories, and fabric patterns.

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Elizabeth Geary Hoopes Krusen (1908-2006) was a student and instructor at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design). She specialized in watercolor interior design renderings. The collection consists of four renderings of residential interiors by Hoopes, two of which were commissioned by McMillen, Inc.

Summary Emil Antonucci (1929-2006) was a New York-based artist, graphic artist, book designer, illustrator, publisher, and teacher. This collection contains artwork and design project materials relating to his freelance design and artistic career. Dating from the 1950s through the 2000s, materials in the collection include original artwork; design proofs and layouts; book and magazine interiors, illustrations, mechanicals, and Antonucci's writings. Included in this collection are items...