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Report of Fact-Finding Committee to the Committee for the Establishment of Queens College
A report prepared by the Committee for the Establishment of Queens College which presents arguments and data for the establishment of the College. The proposal to create a free public college in Queens, which was spearheaded by Charles S. Colden, was…
Resolution for the Founding of Queens College
Surviving portion of a resolution addressed to New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and various City and State agencies, in which the creation of Queens College on the site of the former New York Parental School is officially requested. The…
Official Communication Re: Queens College Property
A communication from New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to Judge Charles Colden informing him of a decision regarding the grounds for Queens College. This is presumably in reference to the New York Parental School, whose Spanish Revival-style…
Report on the Development Problem as Foreseen at Queens College
A report submitted by architect J. Fredrick Larson to Judge Charles Colden that outlines concerns and suggests strategies for college planning. Mr. Larson had the unique former occupation of a World War I flying ace with Britain's Royal Flying Corps.
Start Campaign for Free Queens College
Clippings from a Long Island newspaper describe the mobilization of support to create Queens College.
Banesh Hoffman's math class outside
A math class taught by Banesh Hoffman being held outdoors
Two students sitting outside the Benjamin Rosenthal Library
Two students sitting outside the Benjamin Rosenthal Library
Cheer Squad
The Queens College Cheer Squad
Cheer Squad
The Cheer Squad in the Quad
German Club
Members of the German Club sitting on the steps of one of the Spanish Revival building on the quad.