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The Queens College Papers series detail the 68 year tenure that Alexander Kouguell had with Queens College. Beginning in September 1949, he became a professor of the Queens College Music School, later considered the Aaron Copeland School of Music as of 1981. His papers include programs of Queens College faculty concerts, and syllabi.

The Alexander Kouguell Papers chronicle Alexander Kouguell's (1920-2022) personal life, career, and 68-year tenure at Queens College. The collection contains personal, performance, and academic records as well as photographic, audio, and music manuscripts. A noted cellist, Kouguell's papers detail his career as a performer, an educator, and provide researchers cultural snapshots of the greater New York area's orchestral scene throughout the 20th century.