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Guide to the Abraham Gitlow Papers MC.27

Abraham Gitlow Papers

Call Number

MC.27

Dates

1920-1994, inclusive
; 1950-1994, bulk

Creator

Gitlow, Abraham L. (Abraham Leo), 1918-2014

Extent

6 Linear Feet
in 5 record cartons and two manuscript boxes

Extent

43 Reels
7" open reel audiotapes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

Abraham L. Gitlow was born in New York City in 1918. Gitlow served as a professor of Economics at New York University (NYU) until 1965, when he became Dean of what is now NYU's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He retired from his position as Dean in 1985, and continued as Dean Emeritus and Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Stern School until his death in 2014. The collection contains his articles, correspondence, minutes, drafts, plus event sound recordings from his tenure at NYU.

Historical Note

The Leonard N. Stern School of Business was founded in 1900 by Charles Waldo Haskins as the New York University (NYU) Undergraduate School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance at NYU's Washington Square Campus. The graduate business program was launched in 1916. Located in New York's downtown business district, it offered both full-time and part-time professional degree programs.

The School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance was renamed the College of Business and Public Administration and merged with the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration in 1972. The same year, the school's Tisch Hall opened to house the undergraduate college.

In 1988 NYU Business School alumnus Leonard Stern donated $30 million. The school was renamed the Leonard N. Stern School of Business (Stern School of Business) in his honor. The gift allowed the school to consolidate its graduate and undergraduate facilities to NYU's Washington Square campus. The Kaufman Management Center later opened in 1992 as a state-of-the-art facility for the Stern School.

Biographical Note

Abraham L. Gitlow was born in New York City in 1918. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939, and his masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia University in 1940 and 1947, respectively. From 1943 to 1946 he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in the South Pacific as an assistant historical officer. After World War II, Gitlow was a substitute instructor in economics at Brooklyn College. He left Brooklyn College in 1947 to teach economics at New York University (NYU). Gitlow served as a professor of economics at NYU until 1965, when he became the dean of NYU's School of Commerce, which would become the Stern School of Business. He retired from the position of dean of the College of Business Administration in 1985 and continued as Dean Emeritus and Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Stern School until his death in 2014. Gitlow married Beatrice Alpert in 1940. They had two sons, Allan Michael and Howard Seth.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series, with Series I in two subseries:

Missing Title

  1. Alumni Relations
  2. Publications and Course Materials
  3. All-University
  4. The Stern Story Drafts, Research Materials
  5. College of Business and Public Administration event and lecture recordings

Scope and Contents

The collection contains Abraham Gitlow's professional papers from 1955 to 1994, primarily from his time as Dean of the NYU Stern School of Business from 1965 to 1985. Professional materials include information and correspondence regarding the Charles C. Moskowitz lectures and publications (1973-1980), Annual School of Commerce Alumni Dinner (1965-1985), NYU Finance Club (1985), Madden Memorial Award (1980-1985), audio recordings of Dean's Day and other lectures, and NYU Club correspondence, minutes and financial statements (1967-1971).

This collection also includes correspondence, drafts, and final copies of Gitlow's printed articles. It also contains drafts, letters, and editorial notes for Gitlow's NYU'S Stern School of Business: A Centennial Retrospective.

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Access Restrictions

Administrative records and unpublished reports of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Board of Trustees records are closed for 35 years from the date of creation. Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.

Use Restrictions

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Abraham L. Gitlow Papers; MC 27; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Records were transferred to University Archives by the Office of the Dean, Stern School of Business, from 1981 through 1995.

Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Separated Materials

Materials from Accession #81.055 were separated or transferred to other collections and include: 43 open reel audio tapes, NYU Design Standards Manual to RG 7.2.3, 250 slides of Commerce activities to the Photo Collection, correspondence regarding dedication of Tisch Hall to the Collection on New York University Buildings, box 16, folder3; and an alumni fundraising scrapbook to RG 40.27. Audio tapes were reintegrated December 2018 as Series V: College of Business and Public Administration event and lecture recordings.

Related Material at the New York University Archives

University Archives Biographical Files, "Gitlow, A.L."

University Archives Portrait Files, "Gitlow, Abraham"

For more information about the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, see the Records of the Office of the Dean of the School of Commerce and the School of Business and Public Administration, RG 27, in University Archives.

Collection processed by

University Archives staff. Additional processing by Erin Shaw.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:54:09 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

Materials were rehoused in archival folders. Original wording for series and folders has been retained.

Revisions to this Guide

December 2018: Edited by Jacqueline Rider for compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description

Repository

New York University Archives
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012
https://library.nyu.edu/locations/special-collections-center/