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Queens College (New York, N.Y.)

 Organization

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Saul Cohen Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0053
Scope and Contents This interview, which took place on 04-17-2013 in one session as a part of Queens College's 75th anniversary celebration, and covered Dr. Saul B. Cohen's time as president of Queens College, during which the college delt with several challanges,particularly the fallout from the New York City fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s. Dr. Cohen's contributions to the revitilization of Queens College included: the creation of the Schools of Music and Education, and the construction of Rosenthal Library,...
Dates: 2013-04-17

Scott Ruthizer Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0008
Scope and Contents

In this interview, Scott Ruthizer talks about his career as an accountant, how he began his accounting business, and the fulfillment that teaching at Queens College gives him. This interview was conducted as part of English 395W, "Theory and Practice of Oral History," taught by professors Bette Weidman and Ben Alexander.

Dates: 2012-02-22

Sheila Delany Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SCA-0015
Abstract

From 1967-1969, Dr. Sheila Delany taught English Literature at Queens College. In November 1968, the English Department's decision not to rehire Delany contributed to campus upheveal that occurred in the spring of 1969. This collection documents the department's decision and protests associated with her plight, as well as a subsequent job offer in the SEEK program that was later retracted. Materials include correspondence, fliers, and clippings.

Dates: 1968 - 1974

Stan Shaw and Michael Wenger Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0023
Scope and Contents Stan Shaw and Michael Wenger discuss their experience initiating, coordinating, and participating in the Virginia Student Help Project and the Jamaica Student Help Project of Queens College in the early to mid-1960s. The Virginia Student Help Project was an intensive education effort during the summer of 1963 in Prince Edward County, Virginia where public schools were closed for five years in massive resistance to integration. The Jamaica Student Help Project took place closer to home....
Dates: 2020-07-15

Wally Rosenthal Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0002
Scope and Contents

This interview covers topics such as growing up in Flushing in the 1950s; being brought up in a leftist/progressive home; civil rights movement activities he and his older brothers participated in at Queens College and in Flushing in the early to mid-1960s; and later activism in which Rosenthal was a participant.

Dates: 2011-03-11

Warren Phillips Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0066
Abstract: Warren Phillips worked for The Wall Street Journal for the majority of his professional life, rising from a reporter and editor to the role of Publisher, and finally Chief Executive Officer of its parent organization, Dow Jones & Company. (1975-1991). Over the term of his career, he played a significant role in the Journal's development from a small financial publication into one of the country’s premier daily papers,...
Dates: 1914-2013, bulk 1950-1991