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Educational fund raising

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

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

Alvin Johnson letters to Dannie Heineman

 Collection
Identifier: NA-0001-01
Summary

Consists of handwritten and typed letters from Dr. Alvin Johnson, President Emeritus of the New School for Social Research, to philanthropist Dannie N. Heineman and carbon copies of some of Heineman's replies.

Dates: 1951 - 1961

Alvin Saunders Johnson collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-01-01-01
Abstract This collection primarily reflects the activities of Alvin Saunders Johnson during his years as director and president emeritus of the New School for Social Research (1946-1971). The files consist of biographical materials, correspondence, subject files, and writings. Because much of Johnson's work as president emeritus of the New School was concentrated on fundraising, the correspondence and subject files largely document this activity. Other projects documented here include...
Dates: 1908 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1959

American Indian College Fund posters

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0151-01
Abstract

The American Indian College Fund is one of the largest Native-run charity supporting Indigenous students' access to higher education in the United States. The collection consists of advertising posters created by the advertising firm Wieden+Kennedy for the American Indian College Fund.

Dates: circa 2008-2012

David C. Levy records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-01-04-01
Abstract David Corcos Levy served as dean of Parsons School of Design from 1970 until 1989. The bulk of these records were generated between 1970 and 1984, after the merger of Parsons and the New School for Social Research, and consist of memos, correspondence, reports, and subject files related to Levy's administrative tenure. Correspondents include a range of New School and Parsons administrators, including New School president John R. Everett. Categories and subjects represented...
Dates: 1949 - 1992, undated

Edith and Otto Sommerich exhibition materials

 Collection
Identifier: NS-03-09-01
Abstract

Materials intended for display in an exhibition celebrating Edith Wise Sommerich and Otto Sommerich. Edith was a longtime New School student, founding member and chair of the New School Associates, and, with Otto, a major donor to the school. The records consist of biographical documentation, correspondence related to Associates events, and a letter from President Emeritus Alvin Johnson.

Dates: circa 1920-1974

Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-02-02-01
Summary The graduate school at the New School was established in 1933 as the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science. In its early years, the school was often referred to as the University in Exile. The division's name was changed in 2005 to the New School for Social Research (NSSR). This collection contains material related to the school gathered from a variety of sources by librarians in the Raymond Fogelman Library over a number of years. Materials include documentation of...
Dates: 1926 - 2012

Henry H. Arnhold memory book

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-01-01-07
Abstract

A compilation of notes, correspondence, and photographs depicting philanthropist Henry Arnhold’s involvement with and contributions to The New School over the course of almost eight decades. This book was created by the New School Development Office on the occasion of Arnhold’s death in 2018.

Dates: 2018

Laura Johnson collection

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0021-01
Summary

Laura Johnson (died 2002) was a New York City socialite and wife of Saks Fifth Avenue executive F. Raymond Johnson. The collection is primarily comprised of photographic prints and press clippings documenting her extensive wardrobe of couture clothing and active social life between the 1950s and late 1990s.

Dates: 1958 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989

Lesley Cadman records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-01-06-01
Scope and Content of Collection

The Lesley Cadman records were created or received by Lesley Cadman during her term as vice dean of Parsons School of Design. Some records pre-date Cadman's arrival at Parsons.

Dates: 1976 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1982 - 2001