General Collections

Jacob P. Adler Family Photograph Collection, 1870’s – 1930’s
The Adler Family Photograph Collection consists of 75 analog images related to the Yiddish theatre and the personalities who shaped it, particularly in the United States. Most prominently featured in the photographs are Jacob P. Adler and his third wife, Sara Adler, stars of the early Yiddish theatre; several of their children who also became professional actors: Frances, Julia, Luther, and Stella; and Yiddish actor Joseph Schoengold, husband of Frances Adler and father of Lulla Adler Rosenfeld, the collection’s donor.

Audio Tape Collection of Hunter College, 1961-1967, 1971-1978
This collection contains speeches by Martina Arroyo, Professor David Burks, Fidel Castro, President Robert D. Cross, and President Jacqueline G. Wexler. Special events captured on tape include alumni activities, commencement programs, and college anniversaries.

Mary A. Burnett Collection
Documents donated by her daughter include a diploma and photographs of the original Normal/Hunter College edifice.

Committee for Public Higher Education
The Committee For Public Higher Education was formed as a lobbying group in support of maintaining free tuition for the City University of New York (CUNY) and other proposed changes in NYS higher education policy.  The collection consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, information packets, and legislative proposals among other documents.

Rene Cote Collection
Cote’s collection consist of newspaper and periodical articles and books on Socialism and women between 1907 and 1914. This collection is currently unprocessed. 

Council on Business Managers, 1960-1972
The records of this council are currently unprocessed.

Faculty Personnel & Budget Committee of Hunter College, 1945-1992
The records of this committee are semi-processed.

Hunter College Association, 1968-1976, 1984, 1993-1994
The records of this association are semi-processed.

Hunter College Newspaper Articles and Clippings Collection
This collection of articles and clippings is currently unprocessed.

Hunter College Photograph Collection, 1956, 1960-1988
A collection of black and white and colored photographs that highlight the activities and events of faculty, students, and staff of Hunter College. This collection complements Series VI of the Archives of the Alumni Association of Hunter College and the Publications Department Photograph Collection.

Hunter College Video Tape Collection, 1970, 1988-1997
Videos in VCR format of individuals and events associated with Hunter College.

Hunter College, Sources About Collection
Articles, book chapters, brochures, monographs and unpublished materials which highlight administrators, faculty, presidents, alumni, facilities, administrative offices, academic departments, anniversaries, and history of Hunter College.

Jody Jacobs Scrapbook Collection
This scrapbook collection of newspaper articles written by Jacobs is currently unprocessed.

Lantern (Glass) Slide Collection
A collection of glass slides depicting various topics and subjects that were used by instructors at Hunter College in early decades of the 20th Century.

Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk, 1954 (autographed draft)
Restricted access.

William McCagg Collection
Former professor of history at Michigan State University who was a specialist in medieval Central and Eastern Europe. The papers consist of articles, correspondence, papers, pamphlets, and publications related to the treatment of disabled people in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. McCagg’s papers are currently unprocessed.

Annette E. Meyers Collection
Meyers’ collection of drawings and sketches are currently unprocessed.

Middle States Research Foundation
This collection is currently unprocessed.

Stallone Clayton
Clayton’s papers are currently unprocessed.