Newcomb Archives
Cohen, Joseph
2007-23
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Creator - Creator
- Cohen, Joseph, Dr.
- Title
- Joseph Cohen Collection
- ID
- 2007-23
- Date [inclusive]
- Between 1957 and 1988
- Extent
- 9.0 Cubic feet 9 boxes
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
A professor of English at Tulane University, Joseph Cohen divided his time between the English Department and the university as a whole. From 1961 to 1976 he served as Associate Dean of Newcomb College. Cohen was active in the development of new programs. He worked towards the foundation of the Honors Program, the Newcomb Women’s Center, and the Jewish Studies Program, of which he was director from 1981 to 1987.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains records from Joseph Cohen’s files from 1957 to 1988. It is primarily materials from various committees on which he served, among them the Curriculum Committee, the Newcomb Dean Search Committee (1986-87), and the Advanced Standing Committee. Although the Honors Program houses Cohen’s files on the honors program, this collection includes files on the Southern Honors Symposium (1970), the National Collegiate Honors Council (1969-75), and the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Competition.
This collection also includes three sessions of an interview with Dr. Cohen in 1991 on three videocassettes. In these interviews one finds worlds of rich personal material that is inaccessible in the professional files. These personal recollections, which linger a great deal on his childhood, illuminate various themes in his life. These included his grandparents, struggling Jewish immigrants in Tennessee and Kentucky; growing up Jewish in the South; his discovery and pursuit of literature study; and his participation in the military and its effect on his work.
Organization and Arrangement
The majority of the materials are file folders from Joseph Cohen’s files. The files have been alphabetized according to the labels on the original file folders, in order to approximate the original order of the materials. Also included in the collection are a few financial ledgers and three videotapes of an interview with Dr. Cohen in 199?
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Newcomb Archives
Newcomb Center for Research on WomenSeltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu
Conditions Governing Access note
Files in box 6 (Newcomb Dean Search, 1986-87 files) are restricted due to privacy concerns. Consult repository for details.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Newcomb College. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Subject(s)
- Newcomb, Administration
- Newcomb, Administrative History
Collection Inventory
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Box 1 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: A.C.E. Meeting- Miami to: Curriculum Committee (1969-1970) Also includes: Academic Ceremonies, Committee on Admissions Advanced Standing Committee 1969-1970 Budget Statements 1970-1971 Center for Continuing Education of Women 1971-1972 Comprehensive Exams Curriculum Committee 1957-1958; 1967-1968 |
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Box 2 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: Curriculum Committee 1969-1970 Barnard College Report to: Curriculum Committee 1980-1981 Also includes: Curriculum Committee 1970-1972; 1978-1980 |
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Box 3 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: Curriculum Committee 1980-1981 to: Development, Senate Committee on 1988-1989 |
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Box 4 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: Dillard University Developing Institutions Grant 1969-1970 to: N.C.H.C. - Education and Social Action Committee Also includes: Executive Committee 1973-1976 Ford Foundation Fellowship Application Material Georgia State College Higher Education for Women, Part I- Part III Louisiana College conference 1971-1972 N.C.H.C. (National Council on Higher Education) |
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Box 5 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: N.C.H.C. Executive Committee meeting 1972 to: Newcomb College Also includes: N.C.H.C. Files 1969-1975 |
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Box 6 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: Newcomb College 1981-1982 to: Paid Invoices #20232 Also includes: Newcomb Dean Search Files Newcomb Survival |
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Box 7 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: President's Office to: Southern Honor's Symposium - Program Also includes: Southern Honor's Symposium General Correspondence - Program |
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Box 8 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: Southern Honors Symposium - Questionaires Returned to: Women's Center Committee Also includes: Southern Honors Symposium Questionaires - Registration Tiresian Literary Magazine |
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Box 9 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General notefrom: Women's Center Proposal to: WYES Auction Think Committee Also includes: Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation Files |
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