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Commencement ceremonies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Felix Salzer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MP-0007-01
Abstract

Austrian-born American music theorist Felix Salzer (1901-1986) furthered the system of musical analysis developed by Heinrich Schenker and was a faculty member and executive director of the Mannes College of Music. The collection contains biographical information, Salzer's honorary doctorate from Mannes and materials and photographs relating to the degree conferral ceremony, as well as vacation photographs of Salzer and his wife, Hedwig Lindtberg.

Dates: 1940-1986

Mannes Commencement Archive

 Record Group
Identifier: MA-05-02-01
Abstract

This collection is comprised of materials relating to The Mannes College of Music (as of 2024, Mannes School of Music, part of the College of Performing Arts at The New School) commencement and other ceremonies between 1961 and 2013. The collection includes programs from commencements, recognition ceremonies, and dean’s receptions, as well as speech transcripts and correspondence.

Dates: 1958-2012

New School commencement, convocation and inauguration print materials collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-05-05-01
Summary

Collection consists of printed materials produced for The New School and Parsons School of Design's commencement and convocation ceremonies, as well as presidential inauguration ceremonies for New School presidents, and other milestone events celebrated during convocation and commencement, such as anniversaries of the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research.

Dates: 1945 - 2018

New School Commencement recordings

 Collection
Identifier: NS-07-02-09
Abstract

Audiovisual recordings of New School commencement ceremonies for various colleges, such as Parsons School of Design, as well as the full university commencement.

Dates: 1959-2008; Majority of material found within 1986-2007

New School Communications and External Affairs photographs

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-03-01-09
Summary This record group consists of photographic records created, commissioned and compiled by The New School's Communications and External Affairs office. The collection consists of images of campus facilities, faculty and administrators, dominated by images of Parsons School of Design classes, the Parsons fashion critics awards, commencement ceremonies, and guests of Inside the Actors Studio. While there are photographs from earlier decades, the prints, negatives, transparencies, and thumbnail...
Dates: 1930-2005; Majority of material found within 1980-2005

New School Office of the President commencement records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-05-05-02
Abstract

Collection is comprised of materials relating to The New School for Social Research (now The New School) commencement ceremonies. Includes commencement programs, invitations, lists of degree recipients (including thesis topics), speech transcripts, and correspondence. Also includes materials relating to Parsons School of Design commencement ceremonies from the years 1980 and 1983.

Dates: 1946 - 1983

New School Office of the President Laserfiche files

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-01-01-06
Abstract

The New School Office of the President laserfiche files were created by the Process Improvement Office at The New School in 2014-2015. The collection consists primarily of electronic files dating from the New School presidencies of Jonathan F. Fanton and Bob Kerrey, including remarks by New School officers and others. A large portion of the files comprise photographs from events hosted by the New School President and Board of Trustees.

Dates: circa 1920s-2011; Majority of material found within 1985-2010

New School photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-04-01-01
Abstract

This collection primarily consists of photographs of New School students, faculty, administrators, buildings, class sessions, student life, and events. While the photographs span the period between 1933 and 1984, most of the photographs are concentrated between the 1940s and the 1970s.

Dates: 1920s - 1990s; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1977

New School press release collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-03-01-07
Summary

This collection contains press releases issued by The New School (formerly, the New School for Social Research) over a three-decade span. The press releases provide a detailed accounting of courses, events, faculty appointments, and the addition of new programs and divisions at the university, including announcements related to Parsons School of Design following its affiliation with The New School in 1970.

Dates: 1933 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1977

New School Publicity Office records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-03-01-05
Summary This collection largely documents the activities of the New School Publicity Office during the 1940s and 1950s, and reflects the range of activities of the department under the leadership of Agnes De Lima, who directed the department for two decades. The collection includes notes and draft materials for the production of press releases, articles in the weekly New School Bulletin, advertisements and course promotion, and administrative materials. ...
Dates: 1918 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1965