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The New School Archives and Special Collections

The New School Archives and Special Collections

66 Fifth Avenue
Room N102
New York, NY 10011, United States
The New School Archives and Special Collections provides primary source materials that document the histories of all divisions of The New School, as well as work created by its extended community. The Archives also holds material not directly connected to New School history, with particular strengths in 20th-century fashion, interior, and graphic design practices.

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Austill, Allen
Allen Austill (1927-2016) joined The New School in 1962. In 1965, he was appointed dean of the Adult Division and in 1987, he was named chancellor of the university and held this position until his retirement in 1989. The Allen Austill records are a small but significant set of materials largely relating to Austill's activities at The New School that fell outside of his primary role as dean of the Adult Division, including new program initiatives. Some documents in this collection are restricted. Please email archivist@newschool.edu for further information.
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Olton, Charles S., 1938-
Consists of records created and received by Charles S. Olton, dean of Parsons School of Design from 1989 until 1997. Includes subject files on committees, departments and programs, events, individuals, international projects, and general administrative issues. Some files are restricted. Please email archivist@newschool.edu for details.
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Levy, David C.
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 herein include developing and implementing new degree programs; the process of merging academic institutions, including the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles; faculty relations and unionization; accreditation; program and department establishment and design; and fundraising activities. Also found here are materials created by the Parsons Board of Trustees and, after the merger, the New School Board of Overseers.
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Dieffenbacher, Fiona
Fiona Walker Dieffenbacher is a fashion designer, author, and alumna of Parsons School of Design, as well as a faculty member and director of the BFA Fashion Design program. The collection consists of student notebooks and portfolios kept by Dieffenbacher while Fashion Design BFA student at Parsons School of Design in the 1990s; samples of visual aids she created as professor; and student work made in her classes in the 2000s.
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New School (New York, N.Y.). New School Archives and Special Collections
The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) was founded in 1962 by a group of New York City schoolteachers who sought to continue their intellectual development after retirement. The creation of courses and their delivery is entirely member run and depends upon members' interests. New courses are offered each term. The collection consists mainly of printed matter, such as fliers, publications and course catalogs.
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Everett, John Rutherford, 1918-1992
The collection consists of John Everett's work from his positions at Hollins College, City University of New York, Encyclopedia Britannica, and The New School for Social Research. Contents include correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, reports and statements. Of special interest may be materials related to the New School's 1970 student occupation, and Everett's writings opposing desegregation and the 1968 student protests.
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Asch, Solomon E. (Solomon Elliott), 1907-1996
Joseph J. Greenbaum (1924-2011), a specialist in experimental psychology, joined the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in 1957 and was appointed full professor in 1962. He also served as dean of the Graduate Faculty from 1966 to 1979. This collection contains documentation of Greenbaum's courses in the Psychology Department and administrative files from his role as dean.