The Cooper Union Archives Collection of Registers and Directories

Collection

Identifier: RG.010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of registers and directories produced by the Cooper Union from 1859-2018. Included are registers and directories for staff, students, both staff and students, and alunmni. Originally, staff and student registers were combined, but later staff, student, and alumni registers were separated from one another. Over the years, the registers stopped including telephone numbers and instead included email addresses. Collection highlights include ”The Cooper Black Book,” a register of black students, alumni, and faculty of the Cooper Union.

Dates

1859 - 2018

Creator

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from The Cooper Union Archives and Special Collections. For more information please email archives@cooper.edu.

Biographical / Historical

The Cooper Union opened in 1859 as a free school offering day and night courses in science and engineering along with an all-female school of art. The structure of these programs evolved over the years, e.g. the Women's Art School merged with the architecture courses to become the co-ed School of Art in the 1930s. The various courses on offer would eventually settle into three schools - art, architecture, enginnering - each offering undergraduate degrees. The Cooper Union of today also offers coursework to support graduate degrees in architecture and engineering, as well as a continuing education program.

Extent

209 Volumes (Mixed hardback multi-year volumes and paperback individual year volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of registers and directories for staff, students, and alumni produced by The Cooper Union from 1859-2018. The materials are a mix of bound and unbound materials.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged by size and date.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was compiled by staff at the Cooper Union Archives.

Subjects

Architectural schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Art schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Education, Higher Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Engineering schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Universities and colleges--Curricula--Catalogs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings