Handbooks and orientation material (pre-2008 accessions)
1968-2007, undated
- Collection Overview
- Scope and Contents note
- Arrangement note
- Administrative Information
- Keywords for Searching Related Subjects
- Collection Inventory
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Guide to the Handbooks and orientation material (pre-2008 accessions), 1968-2007, undated
Collection Overview
- Repository
- Kellen Design Archives
- Creator
- Parsons the New School for Design.
- Title
- Handbooks and orientation material (pre-2008 accessions), 1968-2007, undated
- Extent
- 4.2 linear ft: 10 boxes
- Summary
- Includes handbooks and guides issued by the administration of Parsons The New School for Design to familiarize faculty, students, and students' families with school regulations, policies, and procedures. Also includes materials designed to acquaint students with aspects of living and studying in New York City. Dates range from 1968 to 2007.
Scope and Contents note
Series contains handbooks, guides, and loose orientation materials created from 1968 onwards.
Handbooks consist of booklets featuring information on campus resources, pedagogy objectives, student and faculty responsibilities, degree requirements, academic policies, and codes of conduct. Separate handbooks pertain to students and faculty. In 1989, Parsons also began issuing handbooks for parents and families of students to acquaint them with school policies. The earliest handbooks date to 1968.
Orientation guides contain packets of printed materials distributed to students upon arrival at Parsons. Much of the information featured in the orientation packets repeats information in the handbooks, although it is often presented in a less formal manner. Orientation materials may include campus maps, schedules of events and academic calendars, administrative office directories, financial aid forms and applications, instructions for class registration, and assorted brochures, pamphlets, and booklets created by various offices and departments to help acclimate new students to an urban university environment. Many orientation packets contain guides to life in New York, with suggestions for purchasing school supplies, books, and clothing. The earliest orientation guides date to 1981.
Forms part of the Parsons Institutional Collections (PIC) Printed materials record group.
Arrangement note
Organized into two subgroups by function and arranged chronologically within each subgroup. Undated materials precede materials with known dates.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Kellen Design Archives July 21, 2011
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.
Keywords for Searching Related Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
- New School (New York, N.Y.).
Genre(s)
- Manuals (instructional materials).
Subject(s)
- Art schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
- College student orientation.
- College students -- Conduct of life.
- Parsons the New School for Design -- Students -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Collection Inventory
| I. Handbooks 1968-2006 | ||||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Continuing Education handbooks and directories, undated, circa 1987 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Dealing with Students Who Need Special Attention: A Guide for Faculty, undated | 51 | 2 | ||
| International Student Handbook, undated (before 2003) | 51 | 3 | ||
| Parents Handbook, undated | 51 | 4 | ||
| Residence Hall Handbook, undated | 51 | 5 | ||
| Residence Hall Handbook: Sloane House, undated | 51 | 6 | ||
| Residence Hall Handbook: Union Square West, undated | 51 | 7 | ||
| Summer Student Handbook, undated, circa 1992 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Faculty Staff Handbook, 1968-1969 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Student Regulations, 1968-1969 | 51 | 10 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1970-1971 | 51 | 11 | ||
| Student Information, 1970-1971 | 51 | 12 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1971-1972 | 51 | 13 | ||
| Student Information, 1971-1972 | 51 | 14 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1973-1974 | 51 | 15 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1973-1974 | 51 | 16 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1974-1975 | 51 | 17 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1975-1976 | 51 | 18 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1977-1978 | 51 | 19 | ||
| Student Handbook and Guide to Greenwich Village, 1977-1978 | 51 | 20 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1980-1981 | 51 | 21 | ||
| Faculty Handbook: Day Division, 1982-1983 | 51 | 22 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1982-1984 | 51 | 23 | ||
| Faculty Handbook: Day Division, 1984-1985 | 51 | 24 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1984-1986 | 51 | 25 | ||
| Faculty Handbook: Day Division, 1986-1987 | 51 | 26 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1986-1987 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1987-1988 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1987-1988 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1988-1989 | 52 | 4 | ||
| Information for Students Booklet: American College in Paris, 1988-1989 | 52 | 5 | ||
| International Student Handbook, 1988-1989 | 52 | 6 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1989-1990 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1990-1991 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1990-1991 | 52 | 9 | ||
| International Student Handbook, 1991-1992 | 52 | 10 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1991-1992 | 52 | 11 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1991-1992 | 52 | 12 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1992-1993 | 52 | 13 | ||
| International Student Handbook, 1992-1993 | 52 | 14 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1993-1994 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Living in the City Resource Guide, 1993-1994 | 52 | 16 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1993-1994 | 52 | 17 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1994 Summer | 52 | 18 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1994-1995 | 52 | 19 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1994-1995 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Study Abroad and Study Away, 1995 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1995-1996 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1995-1996 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Summer Intensive Studies, 1995 | 53 | 5 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1995-1996 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 1996-1997 | 53 | 7 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1996-1997 | 53 | 8 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1996-1997 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Helping Students Who Need Special Attention, 1997-1998 | 53 | 10 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1997-1998 | 53 | 11 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1997-1998 | 53 | 12 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 1998-1999 | 53 | 13 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1998-1999 | 53 | 14 | ||
| Student Leader Manual, 1999 | 53 | 15 | ||
| Student Handbook, 1999-2000 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Faculty Handbook, 2000-2001 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Student Handbook, 2000-2001 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Family Handbook, 2002 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Student Handbook, 2002-2003 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Student Handbook: New School University, 2002-2003 | 54 | 6 | ||
| Student Handbook, 2003-2004 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Student Handbook: New School University, 2003-2004 | 54 | 8 | ||
| Student Handbook, 2004 Summer | 54 | 9 | ||
| Parents Handbook, 2004-2005 | 54 | 10 | ||
| Student Handbook, 2004-2005 | 54 | 11 | ||
| Student Handbook: BAFA, 2004-2005 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Student Handbook: New School University, 2004-2005 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Student Handbook, 2005-2006 | 55 | 3 | ||
| Student Handbook: BAFA, 2005-2006 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Student Handbook: The New School, 2005-2006 | 55 | 5 | ||
| II. Orientation guides 1981-2007, undated | ||||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Orientation materials: Forms, undated | 55 | 6 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: Fibers and Clay, 1981-1982 | 55 | 7 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1982-1983 | 55 | 8 | ||
| Orientation materials: Extended Payment Plan, 1983-1984 | 55 | 9 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1984 | 55 | 10 | ||
| Orientation materials, 1986 | 55 | 11 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 1986 | 55 | 12-13 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 1987 | 55 | 14 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: Departmental, 1988 | 55 | 15 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 1988 | 55 | 16 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1988-1989 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 1989 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1989-1990 | 56 | 3 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: Departmental, 1990 | 56 | 4-5 | ||
| Orientation materials: Scholarship application form, 1991 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1991 | 56 | 7 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Departmental, 1991 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Departmental, 1992 | 56 | 9 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 1992 | 56 | 10 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 1992 | 56 | 11 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1992-1993 | 56 | 12 | ||
| Orientation materials: Financial Aid, 1993 | 56 | 13 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Departmental, 1993 | 56 | 14-15 | ||
| Faculty Orientation Guide, 1993-1994 | 56 | 16 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1993-1994 | 56 | 17 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Departmental, 1993-1994 | 57 | 1 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Sophomore, 1993-1994 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Spring Freshman Parents Day, 1994 | 57 | 3-4 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 1994 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Summer Student Orientation Guide, 1994 | 57 | 6 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1994-1995 | 57 | 7 | ||
| Orientation materials, 1995 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide: Departmental, 1995 | 57 | 9-10 | ||
| Summer Student Orientation Guide, 1995 | 57 | 11 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: Departmental, 1995-1996 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Orientation materials: Financial Aid, 1996 | 58 | 2 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 1996 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 1996 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Communication Design Orientation Brief, 1996 | 58 | 5 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 1996 | 58 | 6 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Departmental , 1997 | 58 | 7 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide Departmental, 1998 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide, 1998-1999 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: AAS, 1999 | 59 | 3 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: BFA, 1999 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 1999 | 59 | 5 | ||
| Orientation materials, 1999-2000 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 2000 | 59 | 7 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide: AAS, MFA, 2000 | 59 | 8 | ||
| Student Orientation Guide: BFA, 2000-2001 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 2001 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Orientation materials, 2002 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 2002 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 2003 | 60 | 4 | ||
| Orientation materials, 2004 | 60 | 5 | ||
| Spring Student Orientation Guide, 2004 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Summer Student Orientation Guide, 2004 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 2004 | 60 | 8 | ||
| Fall Student Orientation Guide, 2005 | 60 | 9 | ||
| Fall Opening of School Reference Guide, 2006 | 60 | 10 | ||
| Parsons External Relationships, circa 2007 | 60 | 11 | ||