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Special Collections & Archives<\/a><\/strong>
Search the Collections<\/a><\/strong>
Collection Strengths<\/a><\/strong>
Policies and Forms<\/a><\/strong>
Projects and Resources<\/a><\/strong>
Fellows and Interns<\/a><\/strong>
Special Collections & Archives Staff<\/a><\/strong>
Special Collections and Archives Exhibits<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

Our mission is to collect, preserve, and provide access to special collections and archives for discovery, teaching, scholarship, creativity and critical thinking. Our priority is the safekeeping of the historical and cultural record of Queens College. Additional collecting areas \u2013 civil rights, social justice, politics, and music and the arts \u2013 reflect areas of excellence in our institution and among our faculty, staff, students, and alumni.<\/p>\n

For more information on what and how we collect archival materials in this repository, please read our Collection Development Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Queens College<\/h3>\n

Special Collections and Archives collects records, publications, photographs, and ephemera documenting the administrative, scholarly, and social history of the campus from the college\u2019s founding in 1937 to the present day, as well as papers of prominent alumni, faculty, and administrators.<\/p>\n

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Civil Rights and Social Justice<\/h3>\n

Queens College students and faculty have a rich history of participation in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, as well as other struggles for social justice.<\/span>\u00a0Starting in 2009, Queens College Library\u2019s Special Collections and Archives began collecting materials from alumni, faculty, and community members involved in these movements<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>We continue to expand in this area, documenting a broader array of voices, organizations, and time periods in the fight for a better world.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Music & the Arts<\/h3>\n

Queens College alumni and faculty have strong records of achievement in the creative fields, while the Kupferberg Center for the Arts and Godwin-<\/span>Ternbach<\/span>\u00a0Museum\u00a0<\/span>provide<\/span>\u00a0world-class arts opportunities to the residents of Queens. Special Collections and Archives\u00a0<\/span>holds<\/span>\u00a0manuscripts and personal papers of musicians, composers, cultural critics, artists, and literary figures<\/span>.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#EFEFEF” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/03\/Strengths_Music_01.jpg” title_text=”Karol Rathaus Papers” url=”https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/karol_rathaus_papers” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”300px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][dsm_text_divider header=”Karol Rathaus Papers” color=”#333333″ divider_weight=”0px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/karol_rathaus_papers” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/classifications\/music_and_the_arts” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Browse All Collections” admin_label=”Button: Browse All Collections” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”2px” button_border_radius=”15px” button_font=”||||on|||RGBA(255,255,255,0)|” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#E71939″ button_on_hover=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_text_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”#E71939″ button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#FFFFFF”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/03\/Strengths_Music_02.jpg” title_text=”Karol Rathaus Papers” url=”https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/alexander_kouguell_papers” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” max_height=”300px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][dsm_text_divider header=”Alexander Kouguell Papers” color=”#333333″ divider_weight=”0px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#333333″ header_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/alexander_kouguell_papers” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”30px” ol_item_indent=”30px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_4_font=”Open Sans|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font_size=”25px” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”||||true|true” border_color_all=”#A9A9A9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

RARE BOOKS & Print History<\/h3>\n

Special Collections and Archives\u00a0<\/span>maintains<\/span>\u00a0a collection of over 2000 volumes which trace the history of publishing and print\u00a0<\/span>culture. The<\/span>\u00a0collection also includes modern zines, chapbooks, and artists\u2019 books. 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Political Papers<\/h3>\n

Special Collections and Archives\u00a0<\/span>holds<\/span>\u00a0the political papers of several elected officials with origins in, and roots and ties to, Queens, including Congressman Benjamin Rosenthal, Congressman Gary Ackerman, Speaker of the New York State Assembly Saul Weprin, and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. Many of these collections are partially processed, and the department is seeking grant and\/or private funding to make these collections more accessible.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/helen_marshall_papers” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Helen Marshall Papers” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#E71939″ button_border_radius=”15px” button_font=”||||on|||RGBA(255,255,255,0)|” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_text_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#E71939″ button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|hover”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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