The New School Archives and Special Collections staff is responsible for all aspects of archival management from acquisitions to providing access to patrons. Unless you wish to contact a specific staff member, we recommend that you address donation offers, reference questions, digitization requests and instruction requests to archivist@newschool.edu.

Jason Adamo

Assistant Archivist

•  adamj203@newschool.edu
   

Victoria Fernandez

Associate Archivist

•  fernandv@newschool.edu
   

Katie Martinez

Associate Director of Digital Archives

•  martinek@newschool.edu
   

Wendy Scheir

Director of Archives and Special Collections

•  scheirw@newschool.edu

Jenny Swadosh

Associate Archivist

•  swadoshj@newschool.edu
   

Alan Webber

Assistant Digital Archivist

•  webba728@newschool.edu

The New School Archives and Special Collections collects, preserves, and transmits knowledge, culture, and history for present and future generations.

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It is the mission of the New School Archives and Special Collections to promote knowledge and understanding of The New School by collecting, preserving, contextualizing, and making publicly accessible a rich array of records that document the histories of The New School and its communities of students, faculty, alumni, and staff.

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The New School Archives are divided into six categories, or classifications, representing the historical origins of the university and its academic divisions. The classifications are reflected in the first two letters of collection identifiers, a unique alphanumeric code assigned to every collection in The New School Archives.

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The New School Archives and Special Collections strives to maintain the trust of its donors and users by establishing and acting upon sound ethical judgements that derive guidance from an array of professional organizations for archives, libraries, and museums.

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We are actively accepting records that document New School histories. We also collect primary source materials that enrich the scholarly, applied practices, and creative pursuits of the New School community.

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Your one-time or recurring gift to our Collections Care Fund makes a direct and meaningful contribution, supporting historical exhibitions, artists’ book acquisitions, digitization of deteriorating media, and more. The Fund also helps us employ New School students, who contribute their knowledge and experience to their work in the Archives.

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