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Queens (New York, N.Y.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Elliot Linzer Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0036
Abstract

The Elliot Linzer Collection consists primarily of near-print materials such as handbills, mimeographed flyers, and pamphlets documenting the activities of New York City chapters of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a civil rights organization, during the early 1960s. Elliot Linzer is a Queens College alumnus and former member of CORE.

Dates: 1961-1966
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Elliot Linzer Papers

Forbes Hill Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0037
Abstract

The Forbes Hill Collection contains printed materials, news clippings, and correspondence related to the life of Forbes Hill, a political activist and academic who taught at Queens College from 1964-2008.

Dates: 1914-2008, bulk 1946-1964
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Forbes Hill Collection

From Queens to Our Motherlands: Remember Y(our) Connection, 2023-06

 Item — Box 5: Series Series IV, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series IV
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists of various titles acquired by Special Collections and Archives through one-off donations, including several collected from the Queens College community.

Dates: 2023-06
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / SCA-0068, Zine Collection / Various

Helen Marshall Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0104
Abstract Helen Marie Marshall (1929–2017) was an American politician and community organizer who served in the various elected positions of New York State Assemblymember, New York City Councilmember, and Queens Borough President between the 1980s and mid-2010s. Documenting the legacy of her personal life and career as an African American woman of Guyanese heritage, the Helen Marshall Papers are comprised of 35.75 linear feet of materials dating from the 1920s through 2014. Including records such as...
Dates: circa 1920s to mid-2010s
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Helen Marshall Papers

Helene and Stanley Schlesinger Oral History

 File
Identifier: QMP-0036
Abstract

Helene and Stanley Schlesinger were interviewed in their home in Kew Garden Hills, Flushing, in February 2011 by Tess Hartman for the Queens Memory Project.

Dates: 2011-02-16
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Helene and Stanley Schlesinger Oral History

Hikmah Abodunrin Oral History

 File
Identifier: QMP-0037
Abstract

Hikmah Abdunrin gives an oral history interview to Arbesh Khan and Reshad Hai in April 2016 as part of the Queens Memory Project.

Dates: 2016-04-19
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Hikmah Abodunrin Oral History

Hratch Zadoian Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0039
Abstract

This collection consists of items donated by Hratch Zadoian, professor of political science and retired administrator at Queens College, relating to various projects he was involved with between 1983 and 2011. The collection includes photos; news clippings; printed booklets and programs; videotapes; and other miscellanea. Some of the items have been digitized.

Dates: 1983-2011
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Hratch Zadoian Papers

Jannis Izaak Risseeuw Parental School Album and Ephemera

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SCA-0087
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...
Dates: 1910 - 1920
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Jannis Izaak Risseeuw Parental School Album and Ephemera

Leonard Hausman Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0029
Scope and Contents Leonard Hausman shares his experience fundraising, organizing, and participating in the Virginia Student Help Project of Queens College during the summer of 1963. The Virginia Student Help Project was a six-week long educational effort where Queens College students went to Prince Edward County, Virginia where public schools were closed for five years in massive resistance to federally mandated integration. Hausman discusses his role as a project lead and tutor in the Virginia initiative, as...
Dates: 2020-10-28
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Leonard Hausman Oral History

Michael Wreszin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCA-0049
Abstract Professor, activist, radical, and biographer, the Michael Wreszin collection contains a large number of documents related to American radical culture of the 20th century. A large portion of the collection is devoted to the 20th century radical, Dwight Macdonald, of whom Wreszin wrote a biography, and other New York Intellectuals. The collection also holds documents related to the history of radical activities in New York from the 1960's to 1980's, including protests and activism on Queens...
Dates: 1912 - 2014
Found in: Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives / Michael Wreszin Papers
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