Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner Papers, 1923-1999, bulk 1947-1993
Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner Papers, 1923-1999, bulk 1947-1993
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1615
- Bib ID:
- 9382776 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Markowitz, Gerald E.; Rosner, David
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 16.1 linear feet (16 record cartons, 1 flat box)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection has no restrictions. This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
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Description
Summary
This collection documents the work of Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner through their research and writing. It consists primarily of research files documenting the Northside Center for Child Development and mid-twentieth century issues of youth and race in New York City. Files related to school integration and decentralization, foster care discrimination, and juvenile delinquency are particularly extensive. Also found are materials pertaining to Markowitz's career as Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and CUNY Graduate Center, mainly photocopies of assigned readings and syllabi.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into three series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection has no restrictions. This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Gerald Markowitz via Professor David Rosner April 12, 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2011-2012-M108: Source of acquisition--Dr. Gerald Markowitz. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--4/12/2012.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers processed Erin Lee Barsan, Pratt Institute '14 06/2013.
Revision Description
2014-01-21 xml document created by Carolyn Smith
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical Note
Gerald E. Markowitz is Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and Adjunct Professor, Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. He holds both an MA (1967) and a PhD (1971) from the University of Wisconsin and a BA (1965) from Earlham College in Indiana. Dr. Markowitz has delivered conference lectures for professional societies such as the American Association for the History of Medicine, the American Public Health Association, and the American Society of Environmental History. He and David Rosner, have written and edited a myriad of books and scholarly articles on American social history and public health, including Children, Race, and Power: Kenneth and Mamie Clark's Northside Center, (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1996) and "Race and Foster Care," Dissent, (Spring, 1993). Dr. Markowitz has received numerous grants from private and federal agencies, including the Milbank Memorial Fund, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation. He has also received a multitude of honors such as the Viseltear Prize for "Outstanding Work in the History of Public Health" from the American Public Health Association (2000).
David Rosner is the Ronald H. Lauterstein Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, as well as Professor of History at the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a BA (1965) from City College of New York, an MPH (1972) from the University of Massachusetts, and a PhD (1978) from Harvard University. He was an NEH Fellow from 1983 to 1984 and a Guggenheim Fellow from 1987 to 1988. In addition to the above collaborations with Markowitz, Rosner has written and edited other books including: A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York, Hives of Sickness: Epidemics and Public Health in New York City and The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic, co-authored by Linda Carroll. Rosner also wrote a series of reports on September 11th and its effects on public health for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Milbank Memorial Fund. He is the recipient of many awards, such as the Distinguished Scholar's Prize from the City University and the Viseltear Prize for Outstanding Work in the History of Public Health from the American Public Health Association.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Series I: Northside Center for Child Development (NCCD), 1933-1996
This series consists of research files on NCCD compiled by Markowitz and Rosner and their corresponding book, Children, Race, and Power: Kenneth and Mamie Clark's Northside Center. The files contain annotated photocopies of NCCD departmental reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, and printed matter as well as interview transcripts from the Northside Center for Child Development project: Oral History, 1990-1994 (Columbia Center for Oral History). Biographical clippings, photographs, writings, and correspondence pertaining to NCCD founders, Drs. Kenneth B. Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark are also included.
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Box 5 Folder 1
Box 5 Folder 2-27
Box 6 Folder 1-4
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Box 6 Folder 11
Box 6 Folder 13
Box 6 Folder 14
Box 6 Folder 19
Box 14 Folder 1
Box 15 Folder 2
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Box 6 Folder 12
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Series II: Youth and Race in New York City, 1934-1998
This series consists of a wide range of research files pertaining to mid-twentieth century issues of youth and race in New York City, predominantly in the neighborhood of Harlem. The files address subjects such as juvenile delinquency, school integration and decentralization, and institutional racism in foster care. The bulk of the files contain annotated photocopies of documents from relevant community organizations such as the Citizen's Committee for Children of New York City, Mobilization for Youth, Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited, and the Metropolitan Applied Research Center, as well as from notable individuals such as Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, Justice Justine Wise Polier, and Dr. Viola Bernard. These materials include reports, correspondence, and clippings. Also included is an extensive collection of documents from the Wilder v. Bernstein (i.e., Wilder v. Sugerman) court case, a class action lawsuit initiated by Judge Polier and filed on behalf of black, Protestant children in need of foster care in New York City.
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Box 14 Folder 42
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Box 11 Folder 28
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Box 12 Folder 36
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Box 13 Folder 29
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Box 13 Folder 35
Box 12 Folder 25-26
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Box 12 Folder 29
Box 12 Folder 34
Box 12 Folder 38
Box 12 Folder 42-43
Box 12 Folder 44-45
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Box 12 Folder 48-49
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Box 13 Folder 1-2
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Box 13 Folder 10
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Box 13 Folder 16-17
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Box 13 Folder 39
Box 14 Folder 2-4
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Box 14 Folder 12-13
Box 14 Folder 14-15
Box 15 Folder 9-10
Box 15 Folder 11
Box 14 Folder 8
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Box 15 Folder 12
Box 15 Folder 13-14
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Box 15 Folder 18
Series III: Teaching Materials, 1945-1999
This small series contains materials pertaining to Markowitz's work as Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and CUNY Graduate Center. It consists largely of photocopies of assigned course readings and clippings about world civilizations and American social history. This series also includes notes, syllabi, handouts, and student work.
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Box 16 Folder 13-15