Poly Archives Memorabilia Collection

Call Number

RG.027

Dates

1914-2019, inclusive

; 1985-2014, bulk

Creator

Extent

25 Linear Feet in 25 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are entirely in English.

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Biographical / Historical

Brooklyn Collegiate & Polytechnic Institute (BCPI) was founded in 1854 as a school for young men. In 1889 it separated into a school for boys, Poly Prep, and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (PIB). It was also known as the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (BPI) and, affectionately, as "Brooklyn Poly." In 1973, the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn merged with the former New York University Heights engineering campus (acquiring students and staff) and became the Polytechnic Institute of New York (PINY). It again changed its name in 1985 to the Polytechnic University, which it remained until the 2008 affiliation with New York University, which created the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, also known as NYU-Poly. In 2014, Poly officially merged with NYU and became the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering - renamed a year later the Tandon School of Engineering.

Arrangement

The collection was arranged by the Archives and is divided by primary material type into five series: Documents, Banners, Academic Regalia, T-Shirts, and Realia. The Banners series is divided into four sub-types: General University, Commencement, Alumni, and Class Pennants. The T-Shirts and Realia series are both divided by university era into: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Polytechnic University, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, and Miscellaneous.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials produced by Polytechnic or related institutions and groups including documents, banners, regalia, t-shirts, and other realia. The items cover the eras from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn to the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Both the groups of t-shirts and realia contain no materials from the Polytechnic Institute of New York era.

Subjects

Genres

Memorabilia; T-shirts; Regalia; Banners; Pennants; Paperweights; Decorative plates

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research without restriction.

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 Memorabilia Collection; RG 027; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.

Custodial History

This collection was constructed from multiple historical accessions in the Archives as well as materials which were found undescribed on various shelves or boxes within the Archives. However, many items with known provenance came from alumni donors, the Poly alumni relations office, and facilities.

Collection processed by

Zoe Blecher-Cohen

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-22 10:08:17 -0400.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: English

Revisions to this Guide

November 2019: Addition of 2019 accretion from Alumni Relations

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: Documents

Scope and Contents

This series contains both documentary memorabilia and documentation about other items in the collection (Realia Series).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Files with names in the title have been donated by or on behalf of those Polytechnic alumni.

Library Display Layouts, 2014, 2019

box: 1, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alan Postman - Dance Card, Invitation, Menu, 1914-1917, 1987, bulk

box: 1, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Course Cards (Polytechnic Institute of New York), circa 1970s, inclusive

box: 1, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Leonard Mangiaracina Acceptance and Enrollment Documents, 1957-1958, inclusive

box: 1, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schatzman Ring Provenance, 2009

box: 1, folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

Albert Newman Memorabilia, 1918-1950, inclusive

box: 1, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Milton Bassin (Alumnus) Photo and Card, 2012

box: 1, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poly Tau Epsilon Phi Memorabilia and Poly Reporters (Gabe Goldberg '58), 1966-1997, inclusive

box: 1, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

One Hundred and Eighteenth Annual Commencement Booklet, 1973-05-31

box: 1, folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II: Polytechnic Banners

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Many of the General University banners and the Commencement banners were acquired from the facilities department. The Class Pennants were found in two boxes in the Archives, undescribed, but may have originally come from the student lounge.

Subseries A: General University Banners

Polytechnic Institute of New York Pennant, 12" x 29", undated

box: 2, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (BPI) Banner, undated

box: 2, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University, "Celebrating 150 Years in Brooklyn" Banner, undated

box: 2, object: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University Banner, undated

box: 2, object: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Institute of New York University pennant, purple, undated

box: 2, object: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Institute of New York Pennant, 11.5' x 3', undated

box: 3, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University, "Celebrating 150 Years in Brooklyn" Banner, undated

box: 3, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Polytechnic University: Tomorrow's Technology Today" Banner, undated

box: 4, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University Banner with yellow fringe, undated

box: 5, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University Banner with seal, undated

box: 5, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University pennant, blue, undated

map-case: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU-Poly banner, purple, undated

box: 25, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries B: Commencement Banners

Civil Engineering commencement banners, 31" x 25" chevrons, 2013

box: 6, object: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Civil Engineering commencement banners, 78" x 5", 2013

box: 6, object: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chemical and Biological Sciences commencement banners, 31" x 25" chevrons, 2013

box: 6, object: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chemical and Biological Sciences commencement banners, 78" x 5", 2013

box: 6, object: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chemical and Biological Engineering commencement banners, 31" x 25" chevrons, 2013

box: 6, object: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chemical and Biological Engineering commencement banners, 78" x 5", 2013

box: 6, object: 11-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic School of Engineering commencement banner, 2014

box: 7, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries C: Alumni Banners

Polytechnic Alumni, Philadelphia Chapter Banner, undated

box: 2, object: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Alumni, Big Apple Chapter, undated

box: 2, object: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Alumni, Houston Chapter Banner, undated

box: 2, object: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries D: Class Pennants

General

The class pennants originally hung in the student lounge at [??] and are each 46" x 18".

Poly Class Pennants: 1855-1907, 1855, 1875, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1893-1898, 1900-1907, inclusive

box: 8, object: 1-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poly Class Pennants: 1908-1936, 1908, 1909 (x2), 1910-1916, 1927-1933, 1935, 1936, inclusive

box: 9, object: 1-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poly Class Pennants: 1912, 1917-1927, 1912, 1917-1927, inclusive

box: 10, object: 1-12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poly Class Pennants: 1938-1974, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949-1953, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968-1970, 1974, inclusive

box: 11, object: 1-21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III: Academic Regalia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Board of Trustee commencement set came to the Archives as a transfer from the Dean's office, while the other robe and hood were found in President Jerry Hultin's office suite.

Commencement hood, green and orange, undated

box: 12, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Commencement robe, black, undated

box: 12, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Board of Trustees commencement cap, undated

box: 13, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Board of Trustees commencement hood, undated

box: 13, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Board of Trustees commencement robe, undated

box: 13, object: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IV: T-Shirts

Subseries A: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn T-Shirts

Brooklyn Poly Phys. Ed. t-shirt, white, undated

box: 14, object: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries B: Polytechnic University T-Shirts

Polytechnic University t-shirt, gray, undated

box: 14, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University long-sleeved t-shirt, gray, undated

box: 14, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Orientation leader t-shirt, blue, undated

box: 14, object: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NSCE 2007 t-shirt, red, 2007

box: 14, object: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University t-shirt, black, undated

box: 14, object: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

HEOP Works t-shirt, white, undated

box: 14, object: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poly Pride - i2e Embracing Diversity t-shirt, black, undated

box: 15, object: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Super Poly - Poly Pride Day t-shirt, blue, 2008

box: 15, object: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

CSAW "Battles in the Cyber World" t-shirt, black, 2007

box: 15, object: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University polo, blue, undated

box: 15, object: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic University polo, black, undated

box: 15, object: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries C: Polytechnic Institute of New York University T-Shirts

NYU-Poly i2e t-shirt, black, undated

box: 14, object: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU-Poly t-shirt, red, undated

box: 14, object: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU-Poly t-shirt, gray, undated

box: 14, object: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Orientation leader t-shirt, yellow, undated

box: 14, object: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

PolyThinker - Poly Pride Day t-shirt, gray, 2010

box: 14, object: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New Student Camp Experience t-shirt, green, undated

box: 14, object: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Class of 2014 #Engineering is... t-shirt, gray, 2014

box: 15, object: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU-Poly t-shirt, purple, undated

box: 15, object: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU-Poly - Poly Pride Day t-shirt, black, 2009

box: 15, object: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

CSAW - Cyber Security Awareness Week t-shirt, yellow, 2008

box: 15, object: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Hack Into Your True Potential" CSAW t-shirt, black, undated

box: 15, object: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Midnight Madness t-shirt, white, October 24, 2008

box: 15, object: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Residence life polo, white, undated

box: 15, object: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Peer counselor polo, purple, undated

box: 15, object: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Peer counselor polo, yellow, undated

box: 15, object: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Graduate School t-shirt, white, undated

box: 15, object: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries D: New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering T-Shirts

Engineering is NYU t-shirt, white, undated

box: 15, object: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Engineering is NYU t-shirt, black, undated

box: 15, object: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries E: Miscellaneous T-Shirts

NYU Athletics polo, blue, undated

box: 14, object: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Programming Advisory Board Chocolate Week t-shirt, brown, undated

box: 14, object: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

U Know It All t-shirt, green, undated

box: 14, object: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series V: Realia

Subseries A: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Realia

Polytechnic Tie, "Paul Cooper '58, Gift to Library", undated

box: 1, folder: 9 (Material Type: Realia)

Ticket to basketball game - Iona College vs. Brooklyn Poly, February 25, 1952

box: 1, folder: 12 (Material Type: Realia)

Murad Cigarette College Series 26-50 card - PIB, undated

box: 1, folder: 13 (Material Type: Realia)

Murad Cigarette College Series 26-50 card - PIB, 2nd edition, undated

box: 1, folder: 14 (Material Type: Realia)

Jeff Schatzman AEP class ring, 1969

box: 18, object: 6 (Material Type: Realia)

Brooklyn Poly 150 pin, undated

box: 19, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

PIB pins from William Aghassi '69, undated

box: 19, object: 9 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic College of Engineering button, gray, undated

box: 20, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

Slide rule from Harold Krane, undated

box: 21, object: 11 (Material Type: Realia)

Slide rule in case, undated

box: 21, object: 12 (Material Type: Realia)

Post Universal Slide Rule, Model 1459, undated

box: 21, object: 13 (Material Type: Realia)

Post Universal Slide Rule, Model 1459 - documentation, 2013

box: 21, folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)

Slide Rule from Hermann Broeker, 1949

box: 21, object: 53 (Material Type: Realia)

Subseries B: Polytechnic University Realia

Polytechnic scarf, undated

box: 1, folder: 10 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University metal bookmark, undated

box: 1, folder: 11 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University seal die, circa 1985

box: 16, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University flashlight, white, undated

box: 17, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University flashlight, NSCE 2007, 2007

box: 17, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University mug, black, undated

box: 17, object: 3 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University mug with seal, undated

box: 17, object: 4 (Material Type: Realia)

Dibner Library mug, "Celebrating 10 years of innovative service", undated

box: 17, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University pewter keychain, undated

box: 19, object: 6 (Material Type: Realia)

Poly Welcomes Maxwell button, blue, undated

box: 19, object: 7 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University - 1854 Society pin, undated

box: 19, object: 8 (Material Type: Realia)

Plastic paperweights containing tickets to "Polytechnic University 150th & Inauguration", September 29, 2005

box: 21, object: 1-2 (Material Type: Realia)

Marble Polytechnic University paperweight, "In Appreciation", undated

box: 21, object: 3 (Material Type: Realia)

Marble paperweight, "The Campaign for Polytechnic: Fulfilling the American Dream, 1997-2001", 2001

box: 21, object: 4 (Material Type: Realia)

Plastic paperweight, "The Campaign for Polytechnic: Fulfilling the American Dream, 1997-2001", 2001

box: 21, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University metal pencil holder, undated

box: 21, object: 6 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University tie, undated

box: 21, object: 8 (Material Type: Realia)

Small stuffed panda with "Polytechnic University" shirt, undated

box: 21, object: 9 (Material Type: Realia)

Small stuffed mouse with "Polytechnic University" shirt, undated

box: 21, object: 10 (Material Type: Realia)

Sesquicentennial PolyThinker medal (unengraved), circa 2004

box: 21, object: 14 (Material Type: Realia)

'Polytechnic at Metrotech' buttons, gray, undated

box: 21, object: 16-52 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Prom 1980 stemware, 1980

box: 21, item: 53-54 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Construction/[iversit] hard hat, white, undated

box: 22, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic University Freshman Orientation Week hard hat, yellow, 2000

box: 22, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

Poly Paint-A-Thon fabric cap, white, 1996

box: 22, object: 3 (Material Type: Realia)

i2e sculpture, undated

box: 22, object: 4 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic cap, blue, undated

box: 22, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic scarf, undated

box: 24, object: 7 (Material Type: Realia)

Subseries C: Polytechnic Institute of New York University Realia

Polytechnic Institute of NYU seal die, undated

box: 16, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Institute of NYU mug, undated

box: 18, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Institute of NYU water bottle, undated

box: 18, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Institute of NYU binders, undated

box: 18, object: 3-4 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Institute of NYU plastic mug, undated

box: 18, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

NYU-Poly Alumni pins, purple, undated

box: 19, object: 3-4 (Material Type: Realia)

Small glass globe, "NYU-Poly: Polytechnic Institute of New York University", undated

box: 21, object: 15 (Material Type: Realia)

Small glass globe, "NYU-Poly: Polytechnic Institute of New York University", undated

box: 24, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

NYU-Poly small wallet, black, undated

box: 24, object: 3 (Material Type: Realia)

NYU-Poly clutch wallet, black, undated

box: 24, object: 4 (Material Type: Realia)

Leather and metal NYU-Poly business card holder, green, undated

box: 24, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

NYU-Poly pen and metal pen case, undated

box: 24, object: 6 (Material Type: Realia)

Subseries D: New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering Realia

Polytechnic School of Engineering Alumni pin, white, undated

box: 19, object: 2 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic School of Engineering keychain, white, undated

box: 19, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

"Engineering is...Creative / Global / Mobile / Now / Life" tote bag, purple, undated

box: 24, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

Subseries E: Miscellaneous Realia

We heart Poly button, blue, undated

box: 20, object: 1 (Material Type: Realia)

James Madison High School Senior button, yellow, Jan. 1945

box: 20, object: 3 (Material Type: Realia)

Albert Jay Newman U.S. Army button, blue, undated

box: 20, object: 4 (Material Type: Realia)

Plastic paperweight containing image of Brooklyn Collegiate & Polytechnic Institute building, undated

box: 21, object: 7 (Material Type: Realia)

Gablinger's Beer can, undated

box: 21, object: 55 (Material Type: Realia)

Biographical / Historical

Poly alumnus Joseph Owades (July 9, 1919 – December 16, 2005) worked on the development of "light" beer. He worked for Fleischmann's Yeast, Schwarz Labs, and Rheingold Breweries in Brooklyn, where he became Vice President–Technical Director. Rheingold introduced the first "light beer," Gablinger's, using an enzyme which broke down chains of starch, allowing yeast to digest all of the starch. This created a beer with lower calories. Polytechnic Alumni President Anthony Concolino used this can of Gablinger's beer in his 2019 convocation speech, demonstrating the inventive spirit of Poly/Tandon engineers. Concolino donated the beer can and two Polytechnic prom beer glasses to the Poly Archives in 2021.

Owades source: Joseph Owades. (2023). Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved July 21, 2023, from https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1665844

Poly commemorative plate with image of original BCPI building, circa 1970s, inclusive

box: 23, object: 1-2 (Material Type: Realia)

Poly commemorative plate with image of 85 Livingston Street, circa 1970s, inclusive

box: 23, object: 3-4 (Material Type: Realia)

Plate commemorating the dedication of the Othmer building, Washington D.C., January 22, 1990

box: 23, object: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

Poly commemorative plate with image of Rogers Hall, closeup, circa 1970s, inclusive

box: 23, object: 6-7 (Material Type: Realia)

Poly commemorative plate with image of Rogers Hall, wide view, circa 1970s, inclusive

box: 23, object: 8 (Material Type: Realia)

Series VI: 2019 Accretion, 1969-circa 1970s, inclusive

Scope and Contents

These items include photographs, correspondence, stickers, and a pin. They are located in bay 39 shelf 7B.

Arrangement

This donation is primarily housed in one box, with the exception of one item.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These items were donated to the Poly Archives by Curt and Linda Hoffman in the summer of 2019.

Freshman Orientation Film 1969, undated

box: 26, item: 1 (Material Type: Computer Disks)

Linda Hoffman Photographs, circa 1970s

box: 26, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (PIB) Sticker, undated

box: 26, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Polytechnic Institute of New York Bumper Sticker, undated

box: 26, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

S.U.N.Y. Poly Pin, undated

box: 20, item: 5 (Material Type: Realia)

Polytechnic Letter from Office of the President to Polytechnic Applicants, 1969-04-11

box: 26, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)