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Anthony Tamburri Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0046
Scope and Contents Anthony Tamburri is the Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, City University of New York; Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures at Queens College; and the co-founder of the Bordighera Press. As the COVID-19 pandemic grew worrisome in the United States, Tamburri recalls how the daily tasks and projects he had been working on at the Calandra Institute came to a halt when states began to enforce a stay-at-home quarantine in March 2020. Tamburri shares...
Dates: 2020

Arthur Gatti Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0052
Scope and Contents Arthur Gatti is an author and poet with a long history of involvement in activism and community organizing. In the interview, he discusses his life growing up in Queens, NY in an Italian American household and how he gained political consciousness and awareness through his experiences and the influence of his friends. One friendship he talks about at length is his relationship with Mario “Bob” Savio who later became known for his leadership role in the Free Speech Movement which originated...
Dates: 2020-11-19

Arthur Gatti Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0027
Abstract The Arthur Gatti Collection contains newspaper clippings, publications, documents, correspondence, fliers, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia documenting Gatti’s political and social activism at Queens College in the early-to-mid 1960s. Materials are from both Gatti’s direct experience and the activities of several major activist organizations in the national political and social landscape of the 1960s. The collection also documents the political career and personal life of...
Dates: 1957-2002

Artists' Books Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0069
Scope and Contents Artists’ books are works of art in the form of a book. This collection consists of over 80 artists’ books created between 1970 and 2017. It includes works by famous artists like Kara Walker, Barbara Kruger, Chuck Close, and Ed Ruscha as well as emerging artists during the period. There are also two reference works that provide intellectual context for the collection: Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the 21st Century and Creating...
Dates: 1970 - 2019

Asian/American Center Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0113
Abstract

The Asian/American Center, founded at Queens College in 1987, fostered community based research focused on the Asian diaspora and acted as a bridge between campus and community. The collection contains administrative materials such as newsletters and brochures, flyers and photographs of events, samples of translated documents from their Translation Program, materials from the Asian American Community Studies minor, and research produced by the A/AC.

Dates: circa 1990s-2019

Banesh Hoffmann Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0028
Abstract

The Banesh Hoffmann Collection contains selected papers, published works, and recordings of this accomplished Queens College mathematics professor. Dr. Hoffmann is best known for his collaboration with Albert Einstein on the general theory of relativity and for his opposition to standardized testing.

Dates: 1921-1990

Barack Obama Letter to Class of 2009

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: SCA-0130
Scope and Contents

Framed, signed letter to the class of 2009 from President Barack Obama. The letter congratulates graduates and joins the college in honoring Congressman John Lewis, who received an honorary degree and served as commencement speaker that year.

Dates: 2009-05

Barbara (Jones) Omolade Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SCA-0029
Abstract

The Barbara (Jones) Omolade Collection documents civil rights activism on the Queens College campus during the 1960s, including the Freedom Week Events of 1964. This collection also provides material pertaining to the Mississippi Summer Project of 1964 and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Dates: 1963–1995, bulk 1963-1965; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1965

Barbara Rosenthal Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0138
Abstract Barbara Rosenthal is an avant-garde interdisciplinary artist, writer, and performer. She explores existential themes through her multimedia artworks, which often take the form of photography, video, text, collage, and performance. This collection documents Barbara Rosenthal’s personal and professional life, spanning from the early 1940s through 2025. It is comprised of materials related to her career as an artist, and professional activities related to her studio practice and business...
Dates: 1940 - 2025

Barbara Schadlow Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0049
Scope and Contents Barbara Schadlow, who grew up in Flushing’s Pomonok housing, attended Queens College from 1965 through 1969. In this interview, she reminisces on her time at the school as an education major and especially as a member of the Doll House house plan. Being a part of Doll House was tremendously influential, she recalls, as it gave her a much fuller experience of campus life and resulted in numerous lifelong relationships. She later returned to Queens College for her master’s in elementary...
Dates: 2021-03-26

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