Cooper Union Archives Collection of Policies, Rules, By-Laws and Guidelines

Collection

Identifier: RG.013

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Spanning the years 1872-2016, this collection contains an assortment of policies and guidelines from the various schools of which Cooper Union is comprised, as well as more general policies and bylaws affecting the entire college. While a variety of policies and time periods are represented, significant gaps indicate that this collection is not a complete catalog of all Cooper Union policies, by-laws and guidelines from its inception on. This collection was acquired piecemeal over many years, and compiled by library staff in the order that the policies or rules were inacted.

Dates

Creation: 1872 - 2016

Conditions Governing Access

Records subject to some restrictions. Please contact archives@cooper.edu with questions.

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

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains an assortment of policies and guidelines from the various schools of which Cooper Union is comprised, as well as more general policies and bylaws affecting the entire college. This collection was acquired piecemeal over many years, and compiled by library staff.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged by date.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was compiled by staff at the Cooper Union Archives. We believe that these materials were collected by or donated to the library over the course of many years.