Includes papers from ca. 1956-1979, chiefly 1968-1979.
Call Number: C 7 S933 Shelf P
Provenance: Files transferred to the Cooper Union Library circa 1980.
Historical Background:
The Cooper Union Student Union was a student group formed in 1977 “as a response to several key issues facing the Cooper community: the removal of books from the [Cooper Union] Library, and the New York University/Cooper Library merger, a severely demoralized and diminishing Humanities Department, the general lack of direct information exchange from [the] administration, and what seemed like a general attitude of apathy among the student body, as well as a history of ineffectual student governments.” (from “History & Introduction of The Student Union” by Paul Alter, Chairperson of The Student Union). The group formed first as an ad hoc committee, then coalesced around the institution’s self-study in preparation for accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Student Union appears to have dissolved following the Fall 1979 semester.
Arrangement:
The records are divided into three series:
Extent of Collection: 2 boxes; 1.5 linear feet.
Finding Aid prepared by Mitsuko Brooks, June, 2010.