Box 1

House plans were social organizations for men or women that were active in Queens College and other CUNY campuses in the 1960s. This collection includes a variety of Queens College house plans memorabilia like pins, buttons, and photographs. It also includes print ephemera like party programs and invitations, ticket stubs, and newspaper clippings.

Booklets contain information about the evolution of house plans in general as well as the various house plans available in Queens College at the time. Booklets were published in the school years 1966-1967 and 1967-1968.

The Castle is a newspaper published by the Central House Plan. This file includes a few issues from circa 1964-1971 and a Press ID card.

Sing is an annual musical program organized by the Central House Plan. Items in the file are from 1969 and 1970.

Frolics is an annual musical and theatrical contest organized by the Central House Plan. Items in this file include programs, photographs, song lyrics, and ticket stubs from 1967 to 1971.

Queens Follies is an annual musical and theatrical contest organized by the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority and joined by many house plans. This file includes programs from 1965, 1967, and 1969.

The Champagne Ball is an annual dinner and dance formal event organized by the Central House Plan. Items in this file include one ticket stub from 1964 and two cardboard-mounted souvenir photographs from 1956 and 1957.

Two typewritten membership lists with names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Paul Cohen was a member of Crown House who also served as a Queens College Student Association President from 1967 to 1968. This file includes newspaper clippings, letters, one photograph, a plaque, and campaign buttons.

This series consists of a photograph and a membership pin.