Admissions catalogs and program information materials (pre-2008 accessions)
1896-2009
- Collection Overview
- Scope and Contents note
- Organization and Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Keywords for Searching Related Subjects
- General note
- Collection Inventory
- I. General
- II. Affiliate schools
- III. Continuing Education and AAS programs
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Guide to the Admissions catalogs and program information materials (pre-2008 accessions), 1896-2009
Collection Overview
- Repository
- Kellen Design Archives
- Creator
- Parsons the New School for Design.
- Title
- Admissions catalogs and program information materials (pre-2008 accessions), 1896-2009, (Bulk, 1913-2007)
- Extent
- 14.7 linear ft: 35 boxes
- Summary
- Includes general course catalogs and print advertising for Parsons' New York facilities as well as catalogs for overseas and affiliate schools and continuing education programs. Records in this series date back to the school's founding in 1896, although more comprehensive documentation begins in 1913.
Scope and Contents note
Catalogs contain information regarding pedagogy objectives, school policies and admissions requirements, departmental and course descriptions, faculty and administration rosters, facilities, fees, and examples of student work (often uncredited). Even the earliest publications are heavily illustrated. Series also includes advertising postcards and early brochures with titles such as "Ten Reasons for Studying at the New York School of Art."
Much of the earliest documentation consists of photocopied materials, primarily of print advertisements for the Chase School of Art, which became the New York School of Art in 1902. The first complete course catalog (photocopied reproduction) in the series is for the 1912-1913 academic year. The oldest original catalog is a 1913 catalog for a summer session held in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The oldest original catalog for classes held in New York is for the 1914-1915 school year.
In 1921, the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, as it was then known, opened an overseas facility in the Place des Vosges, Paris. Separate catalogs were created for the Paris Ateliers. Although this branch of Parsons closed at the onset of World War II, it was re-established in the 1950s as Parsons Paris. Catalogs for this program will be found in the Affiliate Schools sub-series along with catalogs for other Parsons facilities in California (Otis), the Dominican Republic (Altos de Chavon), Korea (Samsung), and Japan (Kanazawa International Design Institute). This series is arranged alphabetically by school name and then chronologically by date of publication.
Catalogs for continuing education classes will be found in the Continuing Education and AAS sub-series. These catalogs are arranged chronologically by date of publication, beginning in 1970. Parsons offered early incarnations of continuing education-style classes as well as classes for children prior to 1970. However, information about these programs is generally included with general school catalogs or in pamphlet form as a catalog supplement.
As the school grew, the catalogs changed to include less course description and more administrative information, making them a valuable resource for researchers seeking to learn about the school's operation and transformation from a fine arts school to a large design college. For example, the 1920-1921 catalog contains an announcement regarding a newly established "Student Self-Government Organization." At various points, the catalogs also included graduating class rosters and lists of available scholarships.
Organization and Arrangement
Organized chronologically within 3 series:
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Kellen Design Archives 2009
66 5th Ave./lobby level/
New York, NY, 10011
212.229.5942
archivist@newschool.edu
Use Restrictions
To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the Kellen Design Archives. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu.
Existence and Location of Copies note
Preservation photocopies of catalogs and program information materials spanning 1903 through the 1953-1954 academic year will be served to researchers in place of original catalogs.
Keywords for Searching Related Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
- Escuela de Diseño (Altos de Chavón, Dominican Republic).
- KIDI Parsons.
- New York School of Fine and Applied Art.
- Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design.
- Paris Ateliers.
- Parsons Paris.
- Parsons School of Design.
- Samsung Art and Design Institute.
Genre(s)
- Catalogs.
General note
Forms part of the Parsons Institutional Collections (PIC) Printed materials record group.
Collection Inventory
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I. General 1896-2009
Joint catalogs for Parsons School of Design and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles were issued. These catalogs often feature dual covers, with one cover advertising Parsons and the other advertising Otis. Researchers are advised to check both sides of the catalog. |
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| Title | Carton | |||
| Preservation photocopies, 1903-1953 | 1-2 | |||
| 1896-1912 [bound photocopies] | ||||
| 1912-1963 [bound originals] | ||||
| Title | Box | Volume | ||
| Departmental catalogs, 1979-2002 [bound originals] | 71 | 5-7 | ||
| Saturday, Summer and Special courses, 1913-1979 [bound photocopies] | 71 | 1-4 | ||
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Catalogs, pamphlets, and bulletins formerly identified as, "Appendices." |
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| International Studio advertisements [photocopies only], 1896-1902 | 1 | 1 | ||
| International Studio advertisements [photocopies only], 1902-1912 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1912-1913 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1913-1914 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1914-1915 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1915-1916 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1916-1917 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1917-1918 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1918-1919 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1919-1920 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1920-1921 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1921-1922 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1922-1923 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1923-1924 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1924-1925 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 1925-1926 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1926-1927 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1927-1928 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1928-1929 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Informational materials, 1928-1929 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1929-1930 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1930-1931 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1931-1932 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1932-1933 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1933-1934 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1934-1935 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1935-1944 | 3 | 1-21 | ||
| 1935-1936 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1936-1937 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1937-1938 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1938-1939 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1939-1940 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1940-1941 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1941-1942 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1941-1942 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1942-1943 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1943-1944 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1944-1945 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1945-1946 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1946-1947 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1947-1948 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1948-1949 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1949-1950 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1950-1951 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1951-1952 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1952-1953 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1953-1954 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1954-1955 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1955-1956 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Informational materials, 1955-1956 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1956-1957 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Informational materials, 1956-1957 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1957-1958 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 1958-1959 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1959-1960 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Informational materials, 1959-1960 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1960-1961 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Informational materials, 1960-1961 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1961-1962 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1962-1963 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1963-1964 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1963-1988 [bound originals] | ||||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Informational materials, 1963-1964 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1964-1965 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1965-1966 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1966-1967 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1967-1968 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1968-1969 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1969-1970 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1970-1971 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1971-1972 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Informational materials, 1971-1972 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1972-1973 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1973-1974 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1974-1975 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Pre College Summer Session, 1975 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1975-1976 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Pre-College Summer Session, 1976 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1976-1977 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Pre-College Summer Session, 1977 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1977-1978 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Informational materials, 1977-1978 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Pre-College Summer Session, 1978 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1978-1979 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Informational materials, 1978-1989 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Pre-College Summer Session, 1979 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1979-1980 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1980-1981 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Informational materials, 1980-1981 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1981-1982 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1982-1983 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Informational materials, 1982-1983 | 8 | 5-6 | ||
| 1983-1984 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1983-1984 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1984-1985 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Informational materials, 1984-1985 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 1985-1986 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Informational materials, 1985-1986 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1986-1987 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Informational materials, 1986-1987 | 10 | 1-2 | ||
| 1987-1988 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Informational materials, 1987-1988 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1988-1989 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Informational materials, 1988-1989 | 10 | 6-7 | ||
| 1989-1990 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1990-1991 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1990-1991, Graduate | 11 | 3 | ||
| Informational materials, 1990-1991 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1991-1992 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Informational materials, 1991-1992 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1992-1993 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 1992-1993, Graduate | 12 | 1 | ||
| Informational materials, 1992-1993 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1993-1994 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 1993-1994, Graduate | 12 | 4 | ||
| Informational materials, 1993-1994 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 1994-1995 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1994-1995, Graduate | 12 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1994-1995 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1995-1996 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 1995-1996, Graduate | 13 | 1 | ||
| Informational materials, 1995-1996 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1996-1997 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 1996-1997, Graduate | 13 | 4 | ||
| Informational materials, 1996-1997 | 13 | 5 | ||
| 1997-1998 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1997-1998, Graduate | 13 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1997-1998 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 1998-1999 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 1998-1999, Graduate | 14 | 1 | ||
| Informational materials, 1998-1999 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1999-2000 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 1999-2000, Graduate | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2000-2001 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 2000-2001, Graduate | 14 | 6 | ||
| Informational materials, 2000-2001 | 14 | 7-8 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2001-2002, Graduate | 14 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 1 | |||
| Informational materials, 2001-2002 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2002-2003 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2002-2003, Graduate | 15 | 4 | ||
| Informational materials, 2002-2003 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2003-2004 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2003-2004, Graduate | 15 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 2003-2004 | 15 | 8 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2004-2005 | 15 | 9 | ||
| PIC disks 1 | 44-45 | |||
| 2004-2005, Graduate | 15 | 10 | ||
| Informational materials, 2004-2005 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2005-2006 | 16 | 2 | ||
| PIC disks 2 | 6-7 | |||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2005-2006, Graduate | 16 | 3 | ||
| PIC disks 2 | 6-7 | |||
| Informational materials, 2005-2006 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2006-2007 | 16 | 5 | ||
| PIC disks 2 | 27 | |||
| 2006-2007, Graduate | 16 | 6 | ||
| Informational materials, 2006-2007 | 16 | 7 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2007-2008 | 16 | 8 | ||
| PIC disks 2 | 37 | |||
| 2008-2009 | 16 | 9 | ||
| 2008-2009, Graduate | 17 | 1 | ||
| II. Affiliate schools 1921-2006 | ||||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Altos de Chavon, 1982-1984 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Altos de Chavon, 1986 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Altos de Chavon, 1993-1994 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Altos de Chavon, 2002-2003 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Altos de Chavon, 2003-2004 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Center for Advanced Design [Malaysia], 1996-2000 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Kanazawa, 1992-1993 | 17 | 8-9 | ||
| Kanazawa, 1993-1994 | 17 | 10 | ||
| Kanazawa,1994-1995 | 17 | 11 | ||
| Kanazawa, 1995-1996 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Kanazawa, 1996-1997 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Kanazawa, 1998-1999 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Kanazawa, 1999-2000 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Kanazawa, 2000-2001 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Kanazawa, 2001-2003 | 18 | 6 | ||
| Otis Art Institute, 1977-1979 | 18 | 7 | ||
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The Otis Art Institute was founded in 1917. In November 1978, Otis merged with Parsons School of Design and became a division of The New School, adding a design program to its fine arts curriculum. In July 1991, Otis reorganized and again became independent from Parsons. |
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| Otis Art Institute, 1980-1982 | 18 | 8 | ||
| Otis Art Institute, 1992-1993 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Otis Art Institute, Continuing Education | 19 | 2 | ||
| Paris Ateliers, 1921-1939 [bound photocopies] | 71 | 8-9 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1921 Summer | 19 | 3 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1922 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1923 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1924 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1925 | 19 | 7 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1926-1927 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1927-1928 | 19 | 9 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1928-1929 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1929 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1930 | 19 | 12 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1931 | 19 | 13 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1932 | 19 | 14 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1933 | 19 | 15 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1934 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1935 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1936-1940 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1979 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Parsons Paris [bound photocopies] | 71 | 10-11 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1980-1981 | 20 | 5-6 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1981-1982 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1982-1983 | 20 | 8 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1983-1984 | 20 | 9 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1984-1985 | 20 | 10 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1985-1986 | 20 | 11 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1986 | 20 | 12 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1987-1988 | 20 | 13 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1988-1989 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1989-1990 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1990-1991 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1991-1992 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1992-1997 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1997-1998 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1998-1999 | 21 | 6 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 1999-2000 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 2000-2001 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 2001-2002 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 2002-2003 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 2003-2004 | 21 | 11 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 2004-2005 | 21 | 12 | ||
| Parsons Paris, 2005-2006 | 21 | 13 | ||
| Samsung, 1995 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Samsung, 1996 | 21 | 15 | ||
| Samsung, 1997 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Samsung, 1998 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Samsung, 1999-2000 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Samsung, 2000-2001 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Samsung, 2001-2002 | 22 | 5-6 | ||
| Samsung, 2005 | 22 | 7 | ||
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III. Continuing Education and AAS programs 1970-2009
Parsons School of Design established an "Evening Division" in 1970 to accomodate the needs of professionals who wished to pursue further training in their fields and to serve the needs of students who did not wish to enroll in a full-time course of study. The school began offering Associate's degrees in Applied Science (AAS) around 1975. |
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| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 1970-1972 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1973, Fall and Spring | 23 | 2 | ||
| 1974, Fall | 23 | 3 | ||
| 1975, Fall, Spring, and Summer | 23 | 4 | ||
| 1975-1976, AAS | 23 | 5 | ||
| 1976, Summer and Fall | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1976-1977, AAS | 23 | 7 | ||
| 1977, Spring, Summer, and Fall | 23 | 8 | ||
| 1978, Spring, Summer, and Fall | 23 | 9 | ||
| Informational materials, 1978-1979 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 1979, Spring, Summer, and Fall | 23 | 11 | ||
| 1980, Fall, Spring, and Summer | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1979-1980, AAS | 24 | 2 | ||
| 1981, Spring | 24 | 3 | ||
| 1981, Summer | 24 | 4 | ||
| 1981, Fall | 24 | 5 | ||
| Informational materials, 1981-1982 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1982, Spring | 24 | 7 | ||
| 1982, Summer | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1982, Fall | 25 | 2 | ||
| Informational materials, 1982-1983 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 1983, Spring | 25 | 4 | ||
| 1983, Summer | 25 | 5 | ||
| 1983, Fall | 25 | 6 | ||
| Informational materials, 1983-1984 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 1984, Spring | 25 | 8 | ||
| 1984, Summer | 26 | 1 | ||
| 1984, Fall | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1984-1985 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 1985, Spring | 26 | 4 | ||
| 1985, Summer | 26 | 5 | ||
| 1985, Summer Midtown | 26 | 6 | ||
| 1985, Fall | 26 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1985-1986 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 1986, Spring | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1986, Summer | 27 | 2 | ||
| 1986, Fall | 27 | 3 | ||
| Informational materials, 1987 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 1987, Fall | 27 | 5 | ||
| 1988, Spring | 27 | 6 | ||
| 1988, Summer | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1988, Fall | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1988, Fall AAS | 28 | 3 | ||
| 1989, Spring | 28 | 4 | ||
| 1989, Summer | 28 | 5 | ||
| 1989, Fall | 28 | 6 | ||
| 1990, Spring | 28 | 7 | ||
| 1990, Summer | 28 | 8 | ||
| Informational materials, 1989-1990 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1990, Fall | 29 | 2 | ||
| Informational materials, 1990-1991 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1991, Spring | 29 | 4-5 | ||
| 1991, Summer | 29 | 6 | ||
| 1991, Fall | 29 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1991-1992 | 29 | 8 | ||
| 1992, Spring | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1992, Summer | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1992, Fall | 30 | 3 | ||
| Informational materials, 1992-1993 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 1993, Spring | 30 | 5 | ||
| 1993, Summer | 30 | 6 | ||
| 1993, Fall | 30 | 7 | ||
| Informational materials, 1993-1994 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 1994, Spring | 31 | 2 | ||
| 1994, Summer | 31 | 3 | ||
| 1994, Fall | 31 | 4 | ||
| 1995, Spring | 31 | 5 | ||
| 1995, Summer | 31 | 6 | ||
| 1995, Fall | 32 | 1 | ||
| Informational materials, 1995-1996 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 1996, Spring | 32 | 3 | ||
| 1996, AAS | 32 | 4 | ||
| 1996, Summer | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1998-1999 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 1999-2000, AAS | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2000, Fall | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2000-2001, AAS | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2001, Fall | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2001, Spring | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2001, Summer | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2001-2002, AAS | 33 | 3 | ||
| Informational materials, 2001-2002 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2002, Summer | 33 | 5-6 | ||
| 2002-2003, AAS | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2003, Spring | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2003, Fall | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2003-2004, AAS | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2004, Spring | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2004, Fall and Summer | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2004-2005, AAS | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2005, Spring | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2005, Fall, Summer, and Spring | 35 | 4 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| 2005-2006, AAS | 35 | 5 | ||
| PIC disks 2 | 6-7 | |||
| 2006, Fall, Spring, and Summer | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2006-2007, AAS | 35 | 7 | ||
| circa 2007, AAS Fashion Lookbook | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2007, Spring | 35 | 8 | ||
| 2008, Fall | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2008-2009, AAS | 35 | 10 | ||