Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change records
Content Description
The Michael Harrington Center collection includes various publications put out by the Center, books authored by Michael Harrington, and A/V materials (cassette tapes and VHS tapes) relating to the recording of public events or curricula created/sponsored by the Center.
Dates
- circa 1990s-2000s (1991-2016)
Creator
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproductions may be provided to users to support research and scholarship. However, collection use is subject to all copyright laws. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Biographical / Historical
The Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change was founded in to continue the legacy of outreach by Michael Harrington himself, a former political science professor at Queens College. Michael Harrington was a strong advocate for outreach relating to societal issues, spurring social change, and creating a just and equal society. He was one of the U.S.’s leading socialists and a founder of Democratic Socialists of America. Harrington's qualities and aspirations are reflected within the Michael Harrington Center itself. The Michael Harrington center strives to accomplish these goals by publishing papers on current social issues, providing consulting and workshops to social organizations and the larger community, and co-sponsoring events with the Center for Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Understanding (CERRU) and other campus organizations.
The Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change https://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Centers/Democratic/Pages/default.aspx
The Center for Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Understanding
https://cerru.org/
Remembering Michael Harrington, Democractic Socialists of America https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/michael_harrington_remembered_dl/
Extent
2.42 Linear Feet (The collection is housed in 3 document cases and 1 flat box.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change was created to continue the goals and ideals of Michael Harrington, a professor at Queens College who campaigned for social change and reform. The bulk of the Michael Harrington Center records consist of papers, news letters and journals published by the center.
Arrangement
The Michael Harrington Center papers are organized alphabetically followed by published books and AV materials (VHS tapes and cassettes).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transfered from the office of Professor John Vogelsang from Delany Hall in Queens College in the Fall of 2021.
Creator
- Title
- Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Reign McConnell
- Date
- 2022, February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
