Abraham Gitlow Papers
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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.
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The collection is organized into five series, with Series I in two subseries:
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- Alumni Relations
- Publications and Course Materials
- All-University
- The Stern Story Drafts, Research Materials
- College of Business and Public Administration event and lecture recordings
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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.
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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.
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Materials were rehoused in archival folders. Original wording for series and folders has been retained.
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Series I: Stern School of Business Alumni Relations, 1972-1986, inclusive
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Series I contains materials pertaining to NYU's Stern School of Business alumni reunions, dinners, awards ceremonies, and other events.
Subseries I: Events
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Class of 1942 Reunions, 1977, 1982, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner Remarks 5/8/85 and Timetable Photo List, 1985, undated, inclusive
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1960s Group, 1986, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner - 25th Annual Reunion Committee Meeting, 1984-1985, inclusive
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1985-86 Class of 1927 Dues, 1985, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Annual Dinner 9/28/83, 1983, inclusive
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Class of 1949 35th Reunion, 1983-1984, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 5/8/85 Planning, 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 5/8/85 Attendees, 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 1982, 1983, 1984, 1982-1984, inclusive
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Class of '35 50th Anniversary Dinner, 1983-1985, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 1985 Menus, etc., 1969, 1973, 1985, undated, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner 5/8/84 Correspondence, 1983-1984, inclusive
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50th Reunion Lunch - Class of '36, 1986, inclusive
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Class of 1964 20th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1969 15th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1974 Contact Lists, 1983, inclusive
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Class of 1974 10th Reunion, 1983-1984, inclusive
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Class of 1979 5th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Fund Workers 1984, 1985, 1984, inclusive
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Alumni Fund Workers Kits, 1984-1985, undated, inclusive
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Memoranda to 1980-81 Fund Workers, 1980, inclusive
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Commerce Alumni Association Officers and Directors 1985-86, 1985, undated, inclusive
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Alumni Federation Meritorious Service Award, 1976-1985, inclusive
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Committee 1985-1986, undated
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NYU Finance Club Forms and Letters, Originals, 1985, undated, inclusive
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Memos from Amanda, 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Class of 1933 Reunion Committee 1983 (Commerce Annual Dinner), 1982-1983, inclusive
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Class of 1957 Reunion Committee Meeting - 3/25/82, 1982, inclusive
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Class of 1957 Reunion 5/5/82, 1981-1982, inclusive
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Class of 1939 45th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1954 45th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Commerce Photos Class of 1934 50th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Reunion - 10/12/82, 1980-1981, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Annual Dinner 9/10/81, 1981, inclusive
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Class of 1929 50th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Annual Dues: 1982-83, 1981-1983, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Annual Dues: 1981-1982, 1981, undated, inclusive
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Class of 1914 70th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1917 Reunions, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
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Class of 1924 60th Reunion, 1984, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Dinner Reunion 12/5/1985, 1985, inclusive
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Edward Jaworski Correspondence 1983-1984, 1983-1984, inclusive
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Edward Jaworski Correspondence 1983-1984, 1983-1984, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner Letters 5/8/85 - Folder 1 of 4, 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner Letter 5/8/85 - Folder 2 of 4, 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner Letters 5/8/85 - Folder 3 of 4, 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner Letters 5/8/85 - Folder 4 of 4, 1985, inclusive
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Class of 1927 Dues 1984-1985, 1984-1985, inclusive
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Commerce Class of 1927 Annual Meeting 11/1/84, 1984, inclusive
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Commerce Class of 1927 Dues 1983-84, 1983-1984, inclusive
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Postage Report, 1984-1985, inclusive
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Pink Copies 1984-1985, 1984-1985, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner 5/8/85 Correspondence, 1984-1985, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 1985 Invitees, 1983-1985, undated, inclusive
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Dinner Billing Information, 1977-1983, inclusive
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Commerce Annual Dinner 5/8/85, 1958, 1965-1968, 1982-1985, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 5/8/85 (Samples of Letters to Classes Done by Holzer), 1985, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner Declinations 5/8/85, 1985, inclusive
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Alumni Federation, 1985-86, undated, inclusive
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Madden Memorial Award 1980, 1980-1981, inclusive
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Madden Memorial Award Yellow Copies 1984-1985, 1984-1985, inclusive
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Madden Memorial Award Originals 1984-1985, 1984-1985, undated, inclusive
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Commerce Dinner 5/8/85 Agendas, Lists, Gitlow Bio Information, 1985, undated, inclusive
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Alumni Federation Dinner 1975, 1975, inclusive
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Resume of Alumni Federation Services to the Commerce Alumni Assoc. and the Financial Club, 1973-1975, inclusive
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Clark Foundation, 1972-1973, undated, inclusive
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Gifts and Pledges (Office of Development), 1972-1973, inclusive
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Suberies II: Correspondence
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Haskins and Sells Scholarship, 1955, 1973, inclusive
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Japanese Accountant Seminar Aug. 4-7 1975, 1975, inclusive
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Japanese August Seminar Materials, 1969, 1975, inclusive
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Japanese Accountants August 11-12 1969, 1969, inclusive
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Madden Awards 1973-75, 1974-1975, undated, inclusive
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J.K. Lasser Institute, 1970, undated, inclusive
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Sponsored Research and Training Programs Manual and Related Materials, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, undated, inclusive
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75th Anniversary (1975), 1973-1974, inclusive
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Applied Science Degree Program Brochure, 1972, inclusive
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Portraits, 1970, inclusive
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Seidman and Seidman Commerce Reading Room, 1964-1967, 1970-1973, inclusive
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Key Issues Lecture Series, 1973-1976, undated, inclusive
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Moskowitz Lecture 3/9/77 - Folder 1 of 3, 1973, 1976-78, inclusive
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Moskowitz Lecture 3/9/77 - Folder 2 of 3, 1973, 1976-1978, undated, inclusive
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Moskowitz Lecture 3/9/77 - Folder 3 of 3, 1973, 1976-1978, undated, inclusive
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SEHNAP Master List Fall 1987, 1987, inclusive
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President's Advisory Council to BPA - Meeting of 11/30/72, 1972, 1975, undated, inclusive
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Madden Associates 1971, 1971, undated, inclusive
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Moskowitz 1978, 1974-1980, undated, inclusive
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Moskowitz Lecture 1979, 1978-1980, undated, inclusive
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Moskowitz Lecture 1979 - Publications, 1979-1980, inclusive
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Moskowitz Publications 1975-1976, 1975-1977, inclusive
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Series II: Publications and Course Materials, 1950-1984, inclusive
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Series II contains articles by Gitlow and student papers, exams, evaluations, and other documents from business school courses.
"American Trade Unions and Politics", circa 1950, inclusive
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"The National Wage Policy: Antecedents and Application", 1964, inclusive
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"The Trade Union Prospect in the Coming Decade", 1969-1970, undated, inclusive
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"Social Legislation & the Stagflation Trap", 1977-1978, undated, inclusive
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Comments on Labor & Manpower Economics - 3rd Edition, RDI, 1971, inclusive
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"Growth of Public Employee Unionism", 1970, inclusive
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"Are Peacetime Wage-Price Controls Effective?", 1976, inclusive
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"The Future of Undergraduate Business Education", 1970, inclusive
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"The American Business School: Trends and Challenges", 1983, inclusive
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"Economics Seen Darkly in a Political Mirror", 1984, inclusive
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"Are Peacetime Wage-Price Controls Effective?" - Italian publication, 1976, inclusive
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"Women in the American Economy: Today & Tomorrow", 1972, inclusive
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"Will Recession Beat Inflation?" - Delivered to Faculty Women's Club, 1980 May 15, inclusive
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"The Wage Price Situation" - The Commercial and Financial Chronicle, 1971, inclusive
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"Union Management Relations: An Important Piece of the Quality Puzzle", undated
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Labor and Manpower Economics outlines, 1968, undated, inclusive
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B30.4201 Labor Economics: Wages - outline, 1967, inclusive
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B20.2381 Labor Economics: Wages - student papers, 1975, inclusive
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B05.2403 Business Economics - final exams, 1975-1976, inclusive
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B30.2281 Labor Economics: Wages - final exams, 1973-1974, inclusive
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B05.2403 Business Economics - final exams, 1974-1975, inclusive
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B30.2201 Economic Analysis - final exams, 1974, inclusive
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Extracts from Thesis of S.K. Burnell, 1970, inclusive
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Series III: All-University, 1955-1985, inclusive
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Series III contains NYU Club records and other business school documents.
NYU Club: Correspondence, By-Laws, 1968-1969, inclusive
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NYU Club: Minutes, 1966-1969, inclusive
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NYU Club: Financial Statements, 1966 June-September, inclusive
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NYU Club: Financial Statements, 1966 October-December, inclusive
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NYU Club: Financial Statements, 1967 January-May, inclusive
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NYU Club: Financial Statements, 1967 June-September, inclusive
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NYU Club: Financial Statements, 1968-1969, inclusive
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Updated Standard Form Letters, 1968-1971, inclusive
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Schools of Business Ad Hoc Committee, 1955-1966, 1985, undated, inclusive
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Engineering and Science, 1965-1967, undated, inclusive
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Photograph of Charles C. Moskowitz, Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey, U.S. Senator and former VP, Dean A.L. Gittow on the occasion of Senator Humphrey's delivery of the Moskowitz Lecture, Young America in the New World, undated
Series IV: The Stern Story Drafts, Research Materials, 1920-1994, inclusive
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Series IV contains drafts, reports, correspondence, and other materials for Gitlow's history of the Stern School of Business.
Annual Reports and Xeroxes - Folder 1 of 2, undated
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Annual Reports and Xeroxes - Folder 2 of 2, undated
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Sam Shapiro's Editing Suggestions, 1994, inclusive
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Stern Story Letters, etc., 1971, 1993, undated, inclusive
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Business School & Technology 1987-1994, 1987, 1990, 1993-1994, undated, inclusive
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Stern Story Draft, undated
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NYU Financial Data, undated
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GBA Faculty Minutes 1920-1923, undated
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Series V: College of Business and Public Administration event and lecture recordings, 1972-1976, undated
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Series V consists of sound recordings of the Ross Institute, Dean's Day, Tisch Hall dedication ceremonies, the School of Commerce ITT lectures, the College of Business and Public Administration lectures, and the School of Commerce Conference lectures on Women in Careers.