Special Collections and Archives, 1969 - 2015
Scope and Contents
These files cover the development of Special Collections and Archives as a unit within the library. There are also two folders on the Louis Armstrong Archives, and a folder on the Rare Book Collection (also called the X collection). Materials document initial efforts to create a college archive in 1969-1970; a new round of proposals and advocacy for archives in the late 1980s and early 1990s; work undertaken by part-time archivist Steve Barto in the 1990s to early 2000s (including vacating historic collections from Kiely Hall and a records management project at Powdermaker Hall); and the development of the more modern Special Collections and Archives unit in the 2000s. There are files on the relationship between the Library and Szilvia Tanenbaum/Pine Tree Foundation of New York regarding the creation of the Tanenbaum room 300i and other proposals.
Dates
- 1969 - 2015
Conditions Governing Access
Appointments to examine materials must be made in advance. Please email QC.archives@qc.cuny.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Extent
From the Collection: 13.5 Linear Feet (7 records cartons; 6 document cases; 2 half document cases; 3 flat boxes; and 1 small photo box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Paul Klapper Library (Organization)
- From the Collection: Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library (1988 -) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
