John "The Cop" Quigley Collection
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This collection contains correspondence and questionnaires regarding life at the University Heights campus of New York University and John "the Cop" Quigley (1872-1943), the campus' senior patrolman. John Quigley was an officer at the University Heights campus for 47 years. The secretary of the Committee on Publication, Oscar Rose, elicited anecdotes, stories, and photographs from alumnus about Quigley in preparation for Forty Years of John the Cop, a book that celebrated Quigley's fortieth anniversary at the University Heights campus.
Historical note
John Quigley (1872-1943), also known as "John the Cop," was the senior patrolman of the University Heights campus of New York University. Quigley immigrated to the United States from Tipperary, Ireland in 1892. He began working at NYU's University Heights campus in 1896 and served as the senior patrolman of the campus for 47 years.
In 1935, Oscar Rose, the Secretary of the Committee on Publication and a member of the New York University Arts and Engineering Alumni Association, began compiling information for John Quigley's biography, Forty Years of John the Cop. Rose's general letter to University Heights alumni is included in the collection.
The University Heights campus, located in the Bronx, was a male-only undergraduate campus. It was opened in the late nineteenth-century and sold in 1973.
Arrangement
Original order was preserved. The materials in this collection do not appear to be arranged chronologically. Each respondent or correspondent has been given a folder.
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of correspondence and questionnaires collected by Oscar Rose between 1935 and 1938 for a proposed biography of John ""the Cop" Quigley. Quigley was a senior patrolman and guardian of the University Heights campus. The correspondence and questionnaires pertain to both John Quigley and life at the University Heights campus of New York University.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Oscar Rose are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact the New York University Archives at university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; John "The Cop" Quigley Collection; MC 100; box number; folder number or item identifier; New York University Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Daniel Quilty, Director of Athletics. The accession number associated with this collection is 82.022.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 have not yet been recorded.