QC3. Institutional Collections

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The Aaron Copland School of Music Collection (formerly the Department of Music) consists of materials about the administrative, faculty and student activities of the Aaron Copland School of Music. The collection contains a wide-range of materials including correspondence, brochures, photographs, audio tapes, press clippings, and department course and event schedules. The bulk of the collection consists of personnel files of prominent department faculty.

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The Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Records contains documents, correspondence, flyers, newspaper clippings, and photographs created by and related to the Center since their founding in 1974 to present. Since its inception, the Center has sought to promote Greek culture and academia through various courses, publications, and events.

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The Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding (CERRU) is a diversity education center housed at Queens College that provides nonviolent communication tools to bridge social differences and create a more equitable society. This collection documents its history through publications, organizational files, and ephemera produced by the organization.

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This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Charles S. Colden, founder of Queens College. This collection includes correspondence, legal records, print materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, awards/honors, and various papers. Also included are minutes, speeches, invitations, and various papers pertaining specifically to Queens College and the Queens College Association.

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Files of the Chief Librarian from 1970-1996. These files document the responsibilities of the Chief Librairan overseeing all library services and operations. Files contain correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, proposals, and other administrative documents.

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Small collection of materials about Andrew Goodman collated by college administrators and librarians, including correspondence with the Goodman family; articles; publicity materials for events; exhibit text and reproductions; and commemorative poems and speeches.

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The City University of New York was among the largest university systems to support a universal open admissions policy. The Open Admissions Collection contains reports, articles, transcripts, and guidebooks from the first decade of this effort.

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The Gender, Love, and Sexuality Alliance (GLASA) is a student association at Queens College. GLASA functions as a space for LGBTQ+ students to interact in community with one another. The collection primarily consists of the club's journals, as well as supplemental materials related to GLASA events.

Scope and Contents This collection documents the history of the Home Econonomics Department at Queens College. It contains files of the Home Economics Alumni Association (circa 1950s), including including newsletters, membership information, administrative materials, and notices for programs (box 1); materials documenting departmental activities arranged chronologically from the 1940s to the 1990s, such as clippings, invitations to dinners, photographs, and brochures (box 2); and one file on the Home Economics...

Content Description One album with more than 100 black and white photographs of the Parental School, the predecessor institution to Queens College, which operated from 1909-1934. The album contains photos of the dormitory, bakery, grounds, printshop, tailor, and various educational and social activities. Some items document family photographs and trips outside of the school. The album was owned by Jannis Izaak Risseeuw, who served as music master and conductor of the Parental School Band. As depicted in the...