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Hall of Fame for Great Americans Digital Collection

Post author By Cynthia Tobar
Post date September 23, 2021
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Photo credit: Bronx Community College, 2019.

Bronx Community College Archives has completed a large-scale digitization project of our Hall of Fame for Great Americans collection to enable faculty and the general public to continue using this landmarked monument as a tool for teaching, learning, and engagement in the Humanities. This project provides a visual history of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, bringing to life classroom discussions of history, historical remembrance, and the impact of those luminaries whose busts line the Hall. The project also includes the development of an accompanying curriculum that will support faculty in continuing to use the landmarked Hall of Fame for Great Americans as a tool for teaching and learning. The goal of this project is to document the Hall’s history and illustrate the decisive battles it survived—including funding struggles and conflicts—to remain a vital part of the Bronx and New York City.

The Hall of Fame for Great Americans was designed by legendary architect Stanford White for what was, from 1900 to 1973, the uptown campus of New York University. The first Hall of Fame in the nation, it remains the largest such Hall devoted to persons of achievement in the Humanities, arts, and sciences. Unusual for its time, this Hall commemorates the achievements of women, African-Americans, and leaders in education, social work, and others who sought to improve the lives of ordinary Americans. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

This project was headed by Professor Cynthia Tobar (Archives) who oversaw the digitization and quality-review of ~4,000 archival images, including photographs, negatives, slides, and documents with Hudson Archival, a leading preservation and digitization company, and their partner Pixel Acuity, a firm dedicated to the preservation of our cultural heritage. Thanks to Eric Silberberg who smoothly implemented the upload of the Hall of Fame digital collection to the Internet Archive, ensuring access to this digital collection to our campus community as well as the general public. Many thanks to Dr. Grisel Acosta (English) for developing the accompanying humanities-focused curriculum. We wish to thank the National Endowment for the Humanities for giving us the opportunity to digitize and increase access to this important collection for teaching and research while our campus remained closed due to COVID-19.

Browse our collection on Internet Archive.

View/download the curriculum here:

BCC-Hall-of-Fame-Curriculum-for-NEH-Dr-Grisel-Y-Acosta-1

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Journal of the Plague Year COVID 19 Archive

Post author By Cynthia Tobar
Post date January 19, 2021
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The BCC Archives has teamed up with the Journal of a Plague Year: An Archive of Covid-19 (JOTPY) to contribute stories on their completely digital archive to collect from communities traditionally underrepresented in historical accounts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are a part of our college, we want to hear your story! You are part of a diverse campus; one of the most diverse communities in the world. We know how hard the past year has been. Covid-19 has impacted us and our loved ones, and we all have important perspectives on this moment. Once you Share Your Story (https://covid-19archive.org/s/bronx-community-college-new-york/page/share-your-story) — whether individually, through your class, or your student organization — the BCC Archives and the JOTPY team will evaluate your submission and help make it searchable. You will have the opportunity to sign your name or keep your contribution confidential. Just know that all uploaded entries will then be made available to the public through our Collection (https://covid-19archive.org/s/bronx-community-college-new-york/page/browse-the-bronx-community-college-collection) page. We urge you to get involved, because unique voices will help educate future generations about today’s crisis.

Resources/Guides:

Interviewee Consent Forms (for oral histories)

Standard Metadata Entry Sheet

Oral History Metadata Entry Sheet

Share Your Story User Guide

Audio-Video Recording Guide

Zoom Editing/Transcription Guide

FURTHER DETAILS

See our collection and fair-use policy agreement at: https://covid-19archive.org/s/bronx-community-college-new-york/page/submission-agreement

For technical questions, like website crashing or broken links, contact BCC IT at: helpdesk@bcc.cuny.edu

Any other questions can be directed to Prof. Cynthia Tobar, Head of Archives, at cynthia.tobar@bcc.cuny.edu

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Make Your Mark on History with Urban Archive

Post author By Cynthia Tobar
Post date February 24, 2021
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BCC Archives Partners with Urban Archive

The Bronx Community College Archives has teamed up with Urban Archive to make our photo collection available online and promote original works of history by students and faculty.

Urban Archive makes thousands of historical photos of New York City publicly accessible on its interactive map. The BCC Archives joins New York Public Library, Columbia University, and the Museum of the City of New York, among many other cultural institutions, by making the photographic collection of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans available on UA.

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See the USER GUIDE on how to explore Urban Archive

Faculty, students, and staff interested in submitting their own blog post to Urban Archive should contact the assistant archivist, Alexander Rettie, at alexander.rettie@bcc.cuny.edu.

Check out the great contributions we have received so far from BCC faculty:

From Reformatory to Retreat: A Women’s Home in Upper Manhattan (1893-1954)

Lilian Wald and the Hall of Great Americans

The Booker T. Washington Bust by Richmond Barthé

Walking tour of Steinway, Queens

History of the Hall of Fame for Great Americas

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Visions of Greatness: Rethinking Racial Disparity At the Hall of Fame

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date April 3, 2019
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Daniel T. Williams, Tuskegee Institute Archivist, and Elaine Thomas, Curator of the Carver Museum with the bust of George Washington Carver at the unveiling ceremony.

Founded in 1900, The Hall of Fame was the first memorial of its kind in the country, built to honor prominent Americans with a significant impact on this nation’s history. Despite its significance, the Hall can seem at odds with the vibrant community that surrounds it, a relational disparity between the honorees represented and the very diverse student body now attending Bronx Community College (BCC).

This exhibit examines themes of historical exclusion, diversity and achievement at the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a designated landmark of national importance, for the CUNY community, the New York City metropolitan area, and state. This will serve as a critical tool for students as they explore what thematic connections exist between the Hall of Fame’s past and BCC’s present.

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Bronx Community College Ephemera Collection, 1954-2007

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date February 20, 2019

Finding Aid

Call # LD5708.B29.E64

The Bronx Community College Ephemera Collection consists of promotional materials, brochures and general information on scheduled and prospective musical performances and lecture held with Gould Memorial Library, and a small number of studio recordings of Bronx Community College functions.

Container List

Series	Box	Folder	Date	Content
I	1	1-7	1991-2007	Binder of information on movies filmed on campus, phone directory, information on Revolutionary War fort site on campus, binder of photographs, folder of fundraising information.
II	1	1-132	1973-77	Information on prospective musical acts and lectures for Gould Memorial Library venue, brochures, pamphlets.
II	2	1-8	1973-77	Information on prospective musical acts and lectures for Gould Memorial Library venue, brochures, pamphlets.
III	1		1954-88	Audiovisual recordings include two vinyl records, VHS tape, 7-inch magnetic audio tape reel.

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Hall of Fame for Great Americans Collection, 1894-2008

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date February 20, 2019

Finding AID

Call # LD3885.H3 A5

The Hall of Fame for Great Americans collection consists of over 84 linear feet of photographs and documents related to the selection, election, and media coverage of individuals represented in the Hall of Fame located at Bronx Community College (BCC). Honorees include authors, educators, architects, inventors, military leaders, judges, theologians, philanthropists, humanitarians, scientists, statesmen, artists, musicians, actors, and explorers. Dating from the 1920s to the 1970s, the collection includes memoranda and personal correspondence, office records, publicity materials, and photographs.

In the late 1800s New York University (NYU) sought to relocate its expanding campus away from the growing congestion of Washington Square for the more pastoral locale of what is now the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. Largely made possible by financial backing from Mrs. Finley J. Shepard (Helen Gould), construction of the new campus was spearheaded by Dr. Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Chancellor of NYU from 1891 to 1910. This construction included the Gould Memorial Library at the heart of the University’s new campus and its adjacent open-air Colonnade, which shortly became the site of the Hall of Fame. Founded in 1900, The Hall of Fame was the first memorial of its kind in the country, built to honor prominent Americans with a significant impact on this nation’s history. Designed by renowned architect Stanford White and formally dedicated on May 30, 1901, the Colonnade accommodates 102 sculptured works and currently houses the busts and commemorative plaques of 98 of the 102 honorees inducted since 1901. In 1973, the Hall of Fame, along with the rest of the University Heights campus, was sold to the City University of New York (CUNY) and was designated the new home for BCC.

The Hall of Fame’s 98 portrait busts have been called “the largest and finest collection of bronze busts anywhere in our country.” With its rich history and unrivaled architecture, the Hall of Fame celebrates the educational accomplishments of American luminaries such as Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ulysses Grant, Jane Addams, Lillian Wald, Booker T. Washington, and James Madison, as well as now-forgotten statesmen, authors, and inventors. As of August 2017 the busts of Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jonathon “Stonewall” Jackson were removed from the colonnade and stored on campus.

Photo credit: Bronx Community College, 2009.

Memory and commemoration.

This collection has a strong inclination towards documenting the commemoration of innovative thinkers and heroes in the fields of social reform and political advocacy in the United States. The Hall of Fame was a monument created specifically to celebrate public service and achievement for the common good, the basis for many American social movements, with a particularly strong emphasis in honoring educators, humanitarians, statesmen, social reformers and activists-leaders in their fields. They include New York greats such as Theodore Roosevelt, president and statesman who regulated big business and spearheaded the conservation movement; Francis Elizabeth Willard, educator, reformer, feminist, advocate of women’s suffrage; Walt Whitman, poet of democracy and editor of the Brooklyn Eagle; Emma Willard, promoter of equal education and higher education for women; and Peter Cooper, builder of the first American locomotive, steel industry pioneer, and founder of Cooper Union.

Social, economic and political upheaval of the 1970s.

Additionally, there is a great deal of documentation about the Hall that is about its construction and its relationship to the community in the collection, particularly about public programming at the Hall of Fame that took place after BCC took over the campus in 1973. The campus, including the Hall of Fame, has played a significant part in the history of the University Heights neighborhood through such public programming and events, which is also documented in the collection. The papers in this collection also highlight the political and social turmoil that brought about the sale by NYU of the University Heights campus, and consequently the Hall of Fame, whose stewardship suffered during the tumultuous financial crisis of 1970s New York City. This switch of management of the Hall between NYU and CUNY, and the City and State politicians whose calls for decreased public funding for the Hall’s upkeep contributed to its fall and disrepair in the 1980s until its resurgence in the late 1990s, are captured in the correspondence and clippings that were collected by the Hall’s administrators in the latter half of the 1970s. This theme of public disinvestment in light of the 1970s financial crisis and its effects on public sites of commemoration, combined with the move of BCC to the site and its ties to CUNY, whose mission has stood at the forefront of the quintessential American ideal of publicly accessible higher education for all, regardless of class, race, gender, or ethnicity, make for a rich archive of primary resources that capture the political and social tensions of this turbulent era.

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Hall of American Artists Collection, 1923-73

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date February 20, 2019

Finding Aid

Call # LD3897.3 .H3

The Hall of American Artists was a series of 22 busts to honor American artists housed within Gould Memorial Library (GML) at the University Heights campus when it was part of New York University (NYU). When NYU sold the campus in 1973, the busts were moved out of GML. The busts currently reside at NYU on display in the Bobst Galley or in fine arts storage.

Container List

Box	Folder	Date	Content
1	1	1923-74	Information on location of busts, biographical information on inductees, correspondence.
1	2	1954-55	Books on inductees of 1954 and 1955.

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Bronx Community College Center for Sustainable Energy Collection, 2011-2012:

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date February 20, 2019
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Finding AID

The Bronx Community College Center for Sustainable Energy was established in 2003 and was located on campus in Snow Hall. Its mission was to train students for careers in renewable energy research, solar installation technologies, energy efficiency and sustainable design.

Container List

Series	Box	Folders	Date	Contents
I	1	1-14	2011-12	Correspondence, meeting agendas, newsletters, planning documents.
I	2	1-19	2012	Correspondence, meeting agendas, newsletters, planning documents.

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Carolyn Williams Collection, 1983-2012

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date February 20, 2019

Finding AID

Call # LD6501.B758 W55

Dr. Carolyn Grubbs Williams is the first female to serve as the leader of the Bronx Community College of The City University of New York. She was named its sixth president in June 1996. Prior to assuming this presidency, Dr. Williams served as the President of Los Angeles Southwest College, 1991 – 96. Her reputation as an expert in designing programs to help community college students continue their post-secondary education was utilized by The Ford Foundation Urban Transfer Opportunity Program, the United Negro College Fund Transfer Opportunity Program and the National Center for Educational Alliances. Under her 15-year leadership at Bronx Community College, national and international outreach programs at the College were expanded, particularly through the National Center for Educational Alliances which oversaw activities in Austria and South Africa. Dr. Williams was instrumental to the inception and consequent construction of the New Hall and Library from 2009-2012 and the Children’s Center building on campus in 2011. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology, a master’s degree in urban planning, and a PhD in higher education, all from Wayne State University in Detroit.

Scope and Content

The Carolyn G. Williams collection consists of awards, citations, and gifts given to Dr. Williams during her tenure as President of Los Angeles Southwest College (1992-1996) and President of Bronx Community College (1996-2011). Several of the objects pertain to Dr. Williams’ involvement in organizations such as the National Council on Black American Affairs and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. The collection consists of plaques, glass works, small works of sculptures, and other objects

Container List

Box	Title	Date	Content
1	Yankees cookie tin	undated	Cookie tin with images of Yankees stadium. Bronx Chamber of Commerce sticker affixed.
1	Letter holder	undated	An unremarkable letter-holder.
1	small African mask sculpture	undated	small African mask sculpture.
1	pewter tumbler	undated	pewter tumbler.
1	Service to Education Plaque	undated	Glass plaque marked “Service to Education”.
2	Glass plate 10 years leadership	6/24/ 2005	Glass plate with inscription “Ten Years Leadership BCC 50thAnniversary Gala”.
2	NCBAA award	10/2009	Glass plaque. Awarded by the National Council on Black American Affairs with the inscription “In Recognition of your support for the NBCAA Leadership Development Institute”. Awarded at Chicago, Illinois.
2	NCBAA Plaque	4/10/ 2011	Glass plaque inscribed “NCBAA honors”.
2	Unity and Strength Association plaque	3/25/ 1999	Plaque presented by the Unity and Strength Association.
2	Citation of Merit	3/19/ 2002	Citation of Merit presented by Adolfo Carrión Jr., President of the Borough of the Bronx.
3	Disability Awareness Glass Plaque	5/2000	Glass plaque with inscription “Disability Awareness Recognition Award”.
3	Chicago Plaque	4/2001	Glass plaque with inscription “City College of Chicago Salutes America’s Community Colleges”
3	G & B Glass plaque	3/17/ 2012	Glass plaque with inscription “G and B Foundation, Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award – Former President of BCC”.
3	Glass plate with artwork	undated	Glass plate with mounted artwork in straw, leaves, braided cord, and plaster. Plaster sections are damaged. Labeled “Traviza Pieza Escultural Edición Limitada” and “Hecho A Mano #30”.
3	China Plate	undated	Plate with raised image of the Great Wall of China.
4	Plastic NCBAA plaque	10/2008	Plastic plaque inscribed with “In Recognition of your support for the NCBAA Leadership Institute for Mid-Level Administrators in Community College October 13-17, 2008”.
4	BCC 50th Anniversary Plaque	2007	Awarded to Carolyn Williams on 50th Anniversary of Bronx Community College.
5	TRIO plaque	2004	Plaque from TRIO-SSS-PASS Center.
5	Dominican parade plaque	5/4/ 2005	Plaque from Bronx Dominican Parade Scholarship Fund.
5	Chamber of Commerce certificate	3/30/ 2007	Certificate of Recognition issued by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce.
5	Monmouth University award	11/14/ 2008	Plaque from Monmouth University’s Graduate Department of Psychological Counseling in Recognition of Pioneering Contributions to and Activities in Higher Education.
6	Marcella R. Brown wooden plaque	10/15/ 2006	Wooden plaque from board of directors of Marcella R. BrownFoundation.
6	University Heights High School plaque	2007	Plaque from University Heights High School.
6	NCBAA/AACC plaque	1992	Awarded by the National Council on Black American Affairs of the American Association of Community and JuniorColleges.
7	Washington DC box	undated	Box with hinged lid. Outside of lid has image of the Capitol building and an image of Washington DC on the underside. the floor of the box has a plate reading “ACE Board of Directors”.
7	LA Southwest College tile	10/1993	Labeled “Manganese Ironspot tile used to face the ellipse of the LA Southwest College Technical Education Building October, 1993. Memento donated by “Shirley Bros. Construction, Edward C. Baker & Assoc. Architects, Ralph A. Carlson Enterprises”.
7	Wooden animal sculpture	undated	Wooden sculpture of an animal, possibly a tapir.
8	Line Drawings	undated	Eight line drawing of people.
9	Phi Delta Kappa plaque	1995	Issued by the National Sorority of Phil Delta Kappa – Beta Phi Chapter.
9	African-American Legal Defence and Education Fund plaque	undated
10	AACC Board of Director’s plaque	2000	Awarded for service as chair from July 1, 1999 to June, 30,2000.
10	AACC Board of Director’s plaque	2000	Awarded for service as chair from July 1, 1999 to June, 30,2000. Identical to the above item but also bearing the emblem of the AACC.
10	AACC Board of Director’s plaque	2000	Awarded for service as chair from July 1, 1996 to June, 30,2000.
11	California State Assembly plaque	5/19/ 1992	Plaque from California State Assembly to faculty and administration of Southwest College.
11	Development of the African-American Manchild III plaque	2/13/ 1994	Given regarding the Strategies for the Development of the African-American Manchild III conference.
11	University of Texas at Austin plaque	1999	Issued by the University of Texas at Austin for the Community College Leadership Program naming Carolyn Williams as visiting scholar.
11	Joseph L. Gruber award	2000	Awarded by the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc.
12	Southwest Community College plaque	8/19/ 1996	Awarded to Carolyn Williams as president of the college.
12	Juanita Miner Community Service Award	4/12/ 1997	Issued by the North Bronx Section of the National Council of Negro Women.
12	Boy Scout plaque	1999	Plaque with Boy Scouts of America emblem inscribed “Boys Scouts of America 1999 Board of Directors Campaign – BronxCouncil”.
13	National Archives and Records Administration plaque	undated	Plastic plaque with fragment of red tape suspended inside. Inscription describes the tape as taken from Civil War records.
13	Small glass box	undated	Small glass box marked “Miami-Dade Community College Carolyn G. Williams”.
13	Clock/Thermometer/Hydrometer	undated	Combination clock/thermometer/hydrometer mounted in a metal block labeled “ACE”.
13	Waterford clock	undated	Clock with sticker “Waterford crystal made in Ireland”.
13	LASC Senate plaque	1996	Plaque awarded by Senate of Los Angeles Southwest College to Carolyn Williams for service as President from August 3,1992 to August 23, 1996.
13	Educator Award	undated	Awarded by Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers inc.
13	CAEL Plaque	2007	Awarded for service on board of directors.
14	Leaf engraving	1999	Glass block with engraving of a leaf marked “Schlauser”.There is an empty cylindrical cavity in the block possibly indicating a missing piece.
14	Student Government Association 2002 plaque	2002	Plaque presented by the Bronx Community College Student Government Association.
14	London Met paperweight	undated	Paperweight marked with London Metropolitan University icon.
14	Pen holder	undated	Desktop pen holder with a ballpoint and fountain pen.
14	Vietnam plaque	undated	Glass plaque from Vietnam Association of CommunityColleges.
14	Thomas W. Smith plaque	undated	plastic plaque inscribed “CUNY Baccalaureate Program Thomas W. Smith Academic Fellowship.
14	Puzzle sculpture	undated	Sculpture which also functions as a three-dimensional puzzle. Marked “Mar del Plata Argentina”.
14	Middle College High School plaque	1996
15	Glass clock	1996	Glass clock. Underside is inscribed “Carolyn G. Williams In Recognition 1996 NBCAA”.
15	New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women plaque	9/30/ 2000	Presented to Carolyn Williams by Dr. Suzan D. Johnson Cook, president, and the members of the board of directors.
15	Mavis & Ephraim Hawthorne Award	8/24/ 2007	Mavis & Ephraim Hawthorne Award presented to Carolyn Williams for “outstanding contributions in the field of education in the United States”.
15	Trio Day clock	2009	Glass plaque inscribed “Carolyn G. Williams President Bronx Community College Trio Day 2009”. Inset clock. has rod on rear side as a stand.
16	Student Government Association 2003 plaque	2003	Plaque presented by the Bronx Community College Student Government Association.
16	Organization for International Development plaque	undated	“Community Service Award” presented to Carolyn Williams from the Organization for International Development.
17	Highland Park Community College plaque	5/23/ 1989	Plaque presented to Carolyn Williams for “seven years of outstanding leadership of Highland Park Community College”.
17	NCBAA Distinguished Achievement Award	1991	Award for Carolyn Williams’s presidency of the NCBAA/AAJC from July 1986 to June 1991.
18	Citation of Merit	2/18/ 1998	Citation of Merit from Fernando Ferrer, President of the of the Borough of the Bronx.
18	Bronx Hispanic Foundation plaque	12/1/ 2004	Plaque presented to Carolyn Williams by the Bronx HispanicFoundation.
19	Pen stand with clock	1996	Pen stand with mounted clock and nameplate.
19	Apple sculpture	3/4/ 1997	Pewter sculpture of apple on wooden base with plaque “Carolyn G. Williams President, Bronx Community College Welcome to N.Y. from N.Y.W.A. and Greater N.Y. Links March4, 1997”. Also marked “Queen’s Art Pewter Limited”.
19	Pedestal missing sculpture	12/11/ 1997	Pedestal from Network Organization of Bronx Women missing companion sculpture.
19	Al Gore letter	6/18/ 1998	Framed photograph and letter from Vice President Al Gore.
19	Glass plaque with wooden stand	2007	Glass plaque with separate wooden stand. Plaque is inscribed “In Recognition of 10 Years of Outstanding Leadership, Commitment, and Service Bronx Community CollegeMen2 Committee Black Male Initiative CUNY”.
19	NCBAA/Community Colleges Plaque	4/2007	Plaque from National Council on Black American Affairs and American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Inscribed “Carolyn G. Williams President 1985-1991”.
19	Clapperboard plaque	6/12/ 2008	Plaque in the shape of a film clapperboard inscribed with “KODAK Student Filmmaker”.
19	Wooden statue of woman	3/2011	Wooden statue of a woman holding a piece of paper which reads “State of Florida 1905 Official Charter Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Girls”. The base is inscribed “Dr. Carolyn G. Williams NCBAA/NE”.
19	Women’s Hall of Fame Plaque	3/31/ 2011	Plaque for honorary induction into the BCC Virtual Hall of Fame.
19	Glass bowl and pen stand	undated	Glass bowl with label “Mikasa Austria” and glass pen stand with inlaid clock and label NCBAA-AACC.
19	Glass cup sculpture	undated	Glass cup with BCC crest and inscription “SGA 2006-2007.
19	Wooden sculpture of person	undated	Stylized wooden sculpture of a person with a sticker which reads “Compliments of NCBAA/NE AACC”.
19	Framed bead artwork	undated	Framed artwork composed of beads and cords.
19	Portrait of an old woman	undated	Portrait of an old woman.
20	George E. Pataki plaque	2003	Glass plaque from New York Governor George E. Pataki to “African American Leader of Excellence in State Service”.
20	Annie Moore statue	2011	Small statue labeled “Annie Moore Ellis Island 1892” with the base labeled “Dr. Carolyn G. Williams Bronx Community College Irish Heritage Committee College Honoree March 10,2011”.
20	COPE Plaque	undated	Glass plaque awarded to Carolyn Williams for service as chair of COPE sub-committee on faculty, staff, andadministration.
20	Statue of Boy Scout	undated	“Child’s Champion” award from the Bronx Council and the Boy Scouts of America.
20	Mizner quote paperweight	undated	Paperweight with inscription “When you steal from one author, it’s plagiarism; if you steal from many, it’s research – Wilson Mizner 1870-1933”.
20	large vase	undated	large vase with images of flowers and peacocks.
20	Kaleidoscope Award	1997	Award dated 1997 with stand marked “Kaleidoscope by Chesnick Scopes 1983”.
20	Marble cylinder with clock	1994	Inscribed “Happy Birthday, Dr. Darolyn Williams – LASC”.
21	Spirit of Detroit Award	4/25/ 1991
21	“The Madibogo Prayer” painting	1995	Painting by Kim Buma entitled “The Madibogo Prayer”. Marked”63/65″.
21	Los Angeles County resolution	8/17/ 1996	Resolution of county of Los Angeles honoring CarolynWilliams.
21	California Legislature resolution	8/29/ 1996	Resolution of California Legislative Assembly honoring Carolyn Williams.
21	Bank Street College plaque	1997	Bank Street College of Education greeting sent on the occasion of Carolyn Williams’ installation as president of BCC.
21	Citation of Merit	10/22/ 1997	Citation of Merit presented by Fernando Ferrer, President of the Borough of the Bronx
21	New York State Assembly Citation	10/22/ 1997	Citation of merit from the New York State Assembly.
21	Citation of Merit	3/26/ 2002	Citation of Merit presented by Adolfo Carrión Jr., President of the Borough of the Bronx.
21	Quinnipiac University honorary degree	5/21/ 2006	Honorary degree from Quinnipiac University of Doctor of Humane Letters.
21	CUNY Educational Summit plaque	3/16/ 2011	Women’s History Month award from Third Annual CUNY Educational Summit.
21	mask with glass eyes	undated	mask with glass eyes.
21	animal mask with glass eyes	undated	animal mask with glass eyes.
21	LASC mug	undated	Mug with logo of Los Angeles Southwest College.
21	Los Angeles Resolution	undated	Framed resolution of city of Los Angeles honoring Carolyn Williams.
21	Phi Theta Kappa Honorary membership	undated	Honorary membership in Phi Theta Kappa honors society.
21	Msinga necklace	undated	Mounted and framed necklace.
22	MHHC Foundation 2004 Education Leadership award	2004	Glass plaque.
22	Ida B. Wells statue	1997	Statue on base. Base has plate which reads “Dr. Carolyn G. Williams President Lost Angeles Southwest College Inaugurated October 15, 1993 National Council on Black American Affairs/AACC”. The rear of the statue is signed M. Helcombe and dated 1997.
22	Rosa Parks Medallion	1999	Congressional Rosa Parks medallion.
22	Harvard mug	undated	Coffee mug with Harvard seal.
22	York St. John clock	undated	Glass clock labeled “York St. John”.
22	Boy Scouts cup	undated	Pewter cup with Boy Scouts of America emblem. “Woodbury Pewter” marked on underside.
22	Green vase	undated	Bears no markings.
22	Small baskets	undated	Apparently created as decorations.
22	New York Council plaque	undated	Plaque from Council of the City of New York congratulating Carolyn Williams on being named “woman of the year” by the Network Organization of Bronx Women.
22	New York State Assembly Commendation	undated	Commendation issued by the Assembly of the State of the New York.

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North Hall and Library Architecture Collection, 2008-16

Post author By Scott Voth (he/him)
Post date February 20, 2019

Finding AID

Call # LD6501.B758 N67

The North Hall and Library Collection consists of photographs, posters, and architectural plans collected by Professor David Koenigstein which document the construction of the North Hall and Library building on the campus of Bronx Community College from 2008 until its completion in 2012. The collection includes architectural plans submitted before construction began, photographs taken by Professor Koenigstein, and materials created for a historical exhibit on the subject.

Container List

Box	Title	Date	Contents
1	Exterior illustrations	6/4/2007	Architectural illustrations of exterior of North Hall. Marked Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
1	Interior illustrations	6/4/2007	Architectural plan of interior of North Hall. Marked Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
1	Parking lot photo	2008	Oversized photograph of parking lot which formerly occupied the site of North Hall.
2	Architectural plans	11/17/2008	Architectural plans of New Hall produced for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York for bidding process.
1	Library opening photo	2012	Photo taken by David Koenigstein at opening of North Hall showing Carolyn Williams, Roscoe Brown, Carole M. Berotte Joseph, and Maria Keisz.
1	Opening invitation	2012	Invitation to opening of North Hall and Library.
3	Exhibit posters	2/2016	Posters for a exhibit on the construction of North Hall.
4	Architectural photos	undated	Oversized photos on card of architectural models of North Hall.
4	BCC campus illustrations	undated	Illustrations of BCC campus with North Hall and new landscaping mounted on card.

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