This collection contains student, faculty, and staff handbooks from The New School and various divisions and departments within the university. These guides cover student life, degree requirements, information about living in New York City, among other topics. Faculty handbooks offer teaching guidelines and regulations, while materials created for international students provide information on adapting to life in the United States.

The collection contains event fliers, student resource guides, and other informational material from several offices of The New School university, primarily the Office of Student Services, International Student Services, and Student Health Services, between 1985 and 2017.