Polytechnic History and Milestones Collection
Call Number
RG.021
Date
1853-2011, inclusive
Creator
Extent
12 Linear Feet
6 boxes: 4 cartons, 2 oversize
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Biographical / Historical
The items in the collection originally existed in serval "historic Poly" groupings in the Poly Archives.
One group of items in this collection, along with five rare books, were uncovered from a locked red safe in the Poly Archives in October, 2013. Vague directions to the combination lock prevented access to the items for a number of years. Once the safe was opened, it was decided to re-house the items in a way that would ensure access and provide better preservation than the small metal safe.
Another group of items was stored in binders that did not meet preservation standards. These items were re-housed into acid-free folders and boxes.
Combining these two groupings into one collection created a unified collection of early Polytechnic documents, historical overviews of Polytechnic, and descriptions of milestone (100 and 150 year) anniversaries.
Arrangement
Items are arranged into ten series by subject. Items within series are arranged by subject, chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Materials in this collection include original stock certificates and charters of the university, meeting minutes, ledgers, the "golden books" of honorary degree recipients, floor plans of the original buildings, and gifts to the university. This collection covers a wide range of dates, from plans for the university in 1853 to the most recent charter amendment in 2011.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Polytechnic University in all its forms are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Poly Archives. Please contact the Poly Archives, polyarchives@nyu.edu, 646-997-3530.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Poly Archives History and Milestones Collection; RG 021; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.
About this Guide
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-22 10:07:32 -0400.
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Revisions to this Guide
November 2021:
Finding aid revised and edited by Zoe Blecher-Cohen, Mandy Abokhair, and Aileen Thong in 2021 to update the institutional change from NYU-Poly to NYU and for compliance with DACS Required Elements for Archival Description.
Repository
Poly Archives at the Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, NYU Libraries
Series I: Historical Publications and Overviews
First Quarter Century of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (3 copies), 1880, inclusive
box: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Meeting Minutes, 1853-1879, inclusive
box: 2, item: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Stockholders, 1855-1889, inclusive
box: 2, item: 2 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute Announcement of Opening, 1855, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute Circular, 1857, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute Opening, Stockholders, and Circular, 1855-1857, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Statement to the New York Regents, 1857, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 4 (Material Type: Text)
Invitation from the Trustees of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute, 1857, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute Catalogs, 1857, 1866, 1876
box: 3, folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)
First Quarter Century of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute, 1880, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 7 (Material Type: Text)
Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute and Packer Collegiate Institute, circa 1880
box: 3, folder: 8 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Institute Accounting, 1889, 1982
box: 3, folder: 9 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic: A Monthly Magazine of College New and Literature, 1905, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 10 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn: Its Past, Present, and Future, circa 1907
box: 3, folder: 11 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1918-1919, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 12 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn for City, State, and Nation, 1920, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 13 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn for City, State, and Nation, 1920, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 14 (Material Type: Text)
The Story of Polytechnic and Its Service to the Public, 1920, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 15 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Illustrated in Sixteen Pictures, circa 1920
box: 3, folder: 16 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic Institute of Sixty-Seven Years Old, 1921, 1953
box: 3, folder: 17 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic History and Traditions, 1927, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 18 (Material Type: Text)
A Bit of Polytechnic History and a Few Statistics, circa 1929
box: 3, folder: 19 (Material Type: Text)
The Story of Poly, 1940, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 20 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Menu for N.Y. Central Dining Cars, 1950s
box: 3, folder: 21 (Material Type: Text)
Building Fund Report, 1957, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 22 (Material Type: Text)
Report of the President with Historical Review, 1940-1958, 1958, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 23 (Material Type: Text)
Unpublished History of Polytechnic, 1890-1290, 1961, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 24 (Material Type: Text)
Ad Hoc Planning Committee Draft Report: PIB History and Origins, 1962, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 25 (Material Type: Text)
A Brief History of Polytechnic, 1966, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 26 (Material Type: Text)
Notes from the Institute Archives, 1968, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 27 (Material Type: Text)
A Challenge to Excellence, circa 1974
box: 3, folder: 28 (Material Type: Text)
Towards the Technological University: The Story of Polytechnic Institute of New York, 1975, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 29 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic University Fact Sheet, circa 1989
box: 3, folder: 30 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic University: History and Tradition, 1999, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 31 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Timeline, Milestones, Gifts, and Inventors, 2002, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 32 (Material Type: Text)
Bugliarello Memo to Faculty Re: Poly's History, 2002, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 33 (Material Type: Text)
Historical Outlines, 1994-2002 and 2005, 2005, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 34 (Material Type: Text)
The Polytechnic Site: Historical Antecedents, undated
box: 3, folder: 35 (Material Type: Text)
History of Polytechnic, 1853-1988, undated
box: 3, folder: 36 (Material Type: Text)
Clippings, 1897-1986, 1897-1986, inclusive
box: 3, folder: 37 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute First Annual Report of the Board of Trustees (bound volume), 1854, inclusive
box: 3, item: 1 (Material Type: Text)
The Story of Poly (bound volume), 1940, inclusive
box: 3, item: 2 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Organization and Roll of Membership, 1889, inclusive
box: 3, item: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Corporation Notebook, 1973-1988, inclusive
box: 3, item: 4 (Material Type: Text)
Series II: Stockholders and Stock Certificates
Subscriptions, Academy for Boys, Brooklyn, 1853, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Stockholders, 1856, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)
Stockholders Correspondence, 1869-1930, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Stockholders Correspondence, 1890, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 4 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Female Academy Stock Certificates, 1845, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute Stock Certificates, 1854, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)
Series III: Original Site and Building Records
Livingston Street Building Floor Plans, 1855-1890, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 7 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Institute Floor Plans, 1890, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 8 (Material Type: Text)
Deed to Polytechnic Institute Correspondence, 1896, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 9 (Material Type: Text)
List of Court Street Rentals, 1898, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 10 (Material Type: Text)
Department of City Works, 1891, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 11 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Department of Buildings, 1895, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 12 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Department of Buildings, 1896, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 13 (Material Type: Text)
Edison Electric Illuminating Company, 1896, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 14 (Material Type: Text)
99 Livingston Street Site History, circa 1960
box: 4, folder: 15 (Material Type: Text)
99 Livingston Street Site Sketches, circa 1960
box: 4, folder: 16 (Material Type: Text)
Series IV: Charters and Articles of Association
Charter of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (bound), 1890, 1890, inclusive
box: 4, item: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Amendments to the Charter, 1930 and 1939, 1930-1939, inclusive
box: 2, object: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment correspondence, 1939, 1939, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 17 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 1948, 1948, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 18 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 1954, 1954, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 19 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 1958, 1958, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 20 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 1960, 1960, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 21 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 1962, 1962, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 22 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendments, 1973-1977, 1973-1977, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 23 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 2008, 2008, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 24 (Material Type: Text)
Charter Amendment, 2011, 2011, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 25 (Material Type: Text)
Compilation of References to Charter from Corporation Minutes, undated
box: 4, folder: 26 (Material Type: Text)
Photocopies of the Articles of the Association and various ledgers, undated
box: 4, folder: 27 (Material Type: Text)
Exhibit of Early Polytechnic Documents, 1966, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 28 (Material Type: Text)
Series V: Faculty
To the Memory of Elihu Spicer, 1893, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 29 (Material Type: Text)
In Memoriam: Harry Stanley Rogers, 1957, inclusive
box: 4, item: 2 (Material Type: Text)
New York State Education Department, 1912, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 30 (Material Type: Text)
Lectures and Demonstrations Offered by PIB to Students of High Schools, circa 1935
box: 4, folder: 31 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Scientific and Technological Publications: Evening Graduate Programs in the New York Metropolitan Region, 1942, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 32 (Material Type: Text)
Summary of the Report of the Committee on Faculty Salaries, 1949, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 33 (Material Type: Text)
Series VI: Students
Student Records and Correspondence, 1874-1890, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 34 (Material Type: Text)
Certificates for Admission, circa 1920, circa 1970
box: 4, folder: 35 (Material Type: Text)
Scholarship and Employment record of Evening Students, 1929, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 36 (Material Type: Text)
Events, 1856-1935, 1856-1935, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 37 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Class Pins, 1893, 1896, 1899, 2004
box: 4, folder: 38 (Material Type: Text)
Basketball Schedule, 1911, 1930
box: 4, folder: 39 (Material Type: Text)
Dances and Banquets, 1914-1917, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 40 (Material Type: Text)
Mermaid Club, 1909-1912, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 41 (Material Type: Text)
Mermaid Club Dance, 1912-1913, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 42 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Dramatic Association, 1910-1915, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 43 (Material Type: Text)
Histories of Phi Lambda Upsilon and Tau Beta Pi, 1931, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 44 (Material Type: Text)
The Play Workshop, 1940, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 45 (Material Type: Text)
Series VII: Milestone Celebrations
Centennial Celebrations Committee, 1954, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 46 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Celebration Dinner Program, 1954, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 47 (Material Type: Text)
One Hundredth Anniversary Invitation, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 48 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Celebration Program, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 49 (Material Type: Text)
Proceedings of the Centennial Convocation, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 50 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Celebration Matchbooks, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 51 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Year Commencement Program, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 52 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Convocation Press Release, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 53 (Material Type: Text)
Newsweek "Brooklyn Polytechnic: 1854-1953", 1953, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 54 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Celebration Clippings, 1954-1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 55 (Material Type: Text)
Brooklyn Poly Celebrates 100 Years, 1955, inclusive
box: 4, folder: 56 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Celebrations Mailing Lists, Greetings, Etc., 1955, inclusive
box: 4, item: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Centennial Greetings, 1955, inclusive
box: 5, folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Universitas Leodiensis MDCCCXVI, 1955, inclusive
box: 5, item: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn: An account of the Educational Purposes and Development of the Institute during its first century, 1955, inclusive
box: 6, item: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Sesquicentennial Convocation and Inauguration Invitations, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Sesquicentennial Convocation and Inauguration Program, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)
Celebrating 150 Years Inaugural Gala, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Sesquicentennial Medalist Ceremony, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 4 (Material Type: Text)
Inspiration and Innovation Sesquicentennial Edition Compact Disc, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World: Chapters 1 and 2 Draft Manuscript, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World: Chapters 3 and 4 Draft Manuscript, 2004, inclusive
box: 6, item: 2 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World: Chapters 5 and 6 Draft Manuscript, 2004, inclusive
box: 6, item: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World: Chapters 7 and 8 Draft Manuscript, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, item: 4 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World: Chapters 9, 10, and 11 Draft Manuscript, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, item: 5 (Material Type: Text)
The Legend of Polytechnic University Outline Revised (Draft for Changing the World), 2004, inclusive
box: 6, item: 6 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World, Heather Walter's Notes, 2004-2005, inclusive
box: 6, item: 7 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World Draft, C. Hayes' Office, 2004-2005, inclusive
box: 6, item: 8 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World: The First 150 Years, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, item: 9 (Material Type: Text)
Changing the World e-Book PDF on Compact Disc, 2005, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)
Series VIII: Affiliated Institutions
Brooklyn Female Academy
box: 6, folder: 7 (Material Type: Text)
Poly Preparatory Country Day School, 1930, 1979
box: 6, folder: 8 (Material Type: Text)
Micellaneous College and City Buildings, 1883-1884, inclusive
box: 6, folder: 9 (Material Type: Text)
The African Wesleyan Methodist-Episcopal Church (Known as the Bridge Street AWME Church) Org. 1766 - Inc. 1818, 1980, inclusive
box: 5, item: 2 (Material Type: Text)
The History fo the African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, Volume 2, 2001, inclusive
box: 5, folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)
Series IX: Negatives and Realia
Negatives, circa 1854
box: 6, folder: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Italiani-Congresso Ingegneri medal, 1883, inclusive
box: 6, item: 10 (Material Type: Realia)
Memorial Chemist Medals from BASF, 1978, inclusive
box: 6, item: 11 (Material Type: Realia)
Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute Founded A.D. 1854 in frame, undated
box: 6, item: 12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn: To all unto whom these Presents shall come or may concern, GREETING in frame, undated
box: 6, item: 13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Series X: Polytechnic Honorary Degrees ("Golden Books")
Golden Book, 1930-1969, 1930-1969, inclusive
box: 7, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Golden Book, 1970-1981, 1970-1981, inclusive
box: 7, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Golden Book, 1997-2013, 1997-2013, inclusive
box: 7, object: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents
When originally processed, the honorary degree citations in the most recent Golden Book were from 2005-2013. In May 2023, Prof. Richard Thorsen donated addition original citations, which were added to the book. The citations now range from 1997-2013.
16G Thumb Drive with Honorary Degree List
box: 7, item: 4 (Material Type: Computer Disks)
Custodial History
Donated by Prof. Richard Thorsen in May 2023.
List of Honorary Degrees Conferred 1930-2013, 2013
box: 7, folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)
Custodial History
Donated by Prof. Richard Thorsen in May 2023.
Duplicates of Honorary Degree Citations, 1997-2007, 1997-2013, inclusive
box: 7, folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)
