School of General Studies Literature-Writing theses, 1984-2007

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Series I: Theses and Other Writings, 1984-2007

This series, made up of the undergraduate writing theses and writing projects, comprises the bulk of the collection.



Box 1 Abel, Cheryl—Short Stories and Other Plays


Box 1 Adams, Amber—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Ades, Ruth—Glorious Uncertainty


Box 1 Agrapidis, Emmanuel—Die Dreaming


Box 1 Alderman, Scott—Six Poems, Three Stories, and a Scene


Box 1 Alayo, Pilar—The Journey


Box 1 Alliots, Jamie—School of General Studies Thesis


Box 1 Anderson, Ariston-Lizabeth—Mappings


Box 1 Anderson, Virginia—Excerpts from Neutral, "The Mullica Cup" and Peoms


Box 1 Amari, Jay—Looking for Time…(screenplay)


Box 1 Apicella, Vinnie—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Ariniello, David—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Arkin, Jonathan—The Settlement (play)


Box 1 Augustin, Rojé—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Austenberg, Anita Joy—Certain Sauces Give Me a Rash: Collected Works of Varying Significance


Box 1 Bailyn, Evan—Flexible: Memoirs of a Male Cheerleader


Box 1 Bazzarelli, Sandra—If Ever You Should Happen Upon Me


Box 1 Beech, Maria Alexandra—Independent Project: Spring, 1997


Box 1 Bell, Amy—Special Moves


Box 1 Bell, Ting Wang—Independent Project


Box 1 Belli, E.C.—A Three Dog Night (poems)


Box 1 Benito, Juan—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Berger, Dorothea—Slices of Life


Box 1 Bertrand, Stacey—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Beser, Erin—50 Hours with Charlie


Box 1 Betts, Paul—Independent Writing Project, 1995


Box 1 Beurteaux, Danielle—Senior Thesis


Box 1 Blanc, Gregory—Janecek's Women and Other Stories


Box 1 Bienstock, Shirley B. Lesser—Five Telling Tales


Box 1 Bird, John Everett—Senior Thesis



Box 2 Blank, Steve—The Compilation of Steve Blank's Stories


Box 2 Blue, Sally—Choreography of a Love Affair


Box 2 Boissier, André—Another Way of Saying Sacred


Box 2 Brandt, Kimberly—Visions


Box 2 Breving, Rebecca—The Burden of Family


Box 2 Brooks-Church, Gennaro—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Brown, Larae—Reflections: Loving, Learning, and Having My Say


Box 2 Bruner, Rick—Senior Writing Project


Box 2 Bujosa, Debbie—Untitled


Box 2 Burton, Matthew Lee—The Pilgrim Soul


Box 2 Burton, Theresa Hill—Outside Control


Box 2 Butler, Ashley—Grey


Box 2 Caggiano, Diana—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Campbell, Christopher S.—No Money, No Job, in Debt, and Pregnant


Box 2 Campbell, Denise Victoria—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Cantley, Erica—Reservation for Murder


Box 2 Cantley, Erica—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Caplan, Michael B.—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Cary, Leah—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Cassell, Thomas—Influence/ Blackout (2 plays)


Box 2 Catala, Anthony—Home Again (play)


Box 2 Caws, Matthew—Important Shoes


Box 2 Cha, Jane—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Christenson, Laurie—Senior Independent Project


Box 2 Charles, Eustace—You Never Came to My House


Box 2 Chuang, Jane—Eating People: A Collection of Five Stories


Box 2 Clores, Suzanne—The Operatic Forest


Box 2 Cobbs, Tammy—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Cole, Williams Rossa—Collected Works: Poetry, Fiction and Drama


Box 2 Concannon, Deborah—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Condon, Joshua P.—Senior Thesis


Box 2 Connelly, Daniel—Senior Portfolio



Box 3 Cosgrove, Paddy—Sequiters


Box 3 Contratto, Jordan—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Conty, Melanie—Independent Project


Box 3 Coppeta, Angela Flores—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Correa, Raul—And I Wail Right Back


Box 3 Cortina, Luis—Of Dreams and Death


Box 3 Crouch, Lisa Marie—Senior Portfolio


Box 3 Cubas, Carlos R.—Other Voices Other Places: A Collection of Poems and Stories


Box 3 Czapsky, Abigail—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Daniels, Marguerite—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Darby, Ann—Light of Things


Box 3 Darden, Tiffany—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Darnell, Michael—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Darnell, Michael—Jackson's Manifesto


Box 3 D'Aoust, Renée E.—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Davies, Aura—Raw


Box 3 Davis, Indara—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Davis, Nicole—Two Short Stories


Box 3 Dawson, Brian Paul—Senior Thesis


Box 3 De Marco, Mary Anne—Carrots and Rum: A Collection of Short Works


Box 3 de Lucena, Alex—Senior Thesis


Box 3 DeMeritt, Jennifer—Independent Project: Collected Work, 1992-1994


Box 3 Dennison, Deborah A. I.—Perfectly Natural (screen play)


Box 3 Dong, Tanying—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Dillon, James P.—Four


Box 3 Dobkin, Machbi—The Coral Road


Box 3 Donato, Joe—Styrofoam Soul


Box 3 Doran, John J.—Independent Project


Box 3 Dowd, Ellen M.—Untitled


Box 3 Dunphy, Christine Noelle—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Edwards, Gary F.—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Ehrbar, Edward—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Eliot, Owen—Gadgets Inc.


Box 3 Ellison, Laura—Senior Thesis


Box 3 Epstein, Jamie—Hardly Spartan



Box 4 Erickson, Bonnie E.—Resisting Inertia: Kinetic Prose


Box 4 Erving, Erich—Songs of the Salamander, 2006


Box 4 Faber, Alex—GS Senior Thesis, 2004


Box 4 Espaillat, Jo-Ann Rivera—Independent Project


Box 4 Farren, Elizabeth—In a Mudflat: Selected Works, 2001


Box 4 Fay, Michael—Endings and Beginnings


Box 4 Fechtor, Kasey—Attempting to Make Thoreau Proud


Box 4 Feingberg, Neil—Senior Project, 1994


Box 4 Ferrandino, Joseph—A Pidgen Pantomime and Other Fictions, 1984


Box 4 Finnegan, Tom—Thesis, 2002


Box 4 Flaherty, Judith—Bridges


Box 4 Flashner, Jari—Athletes of the Dream, 1986


Box 4 Flax, Melissa Barrett—Thesis


Box 4 Flint, Austin—The Flaming Spider: Jonathan Edwards in Northampton


Box 4 Floyd, Laurie—There to Here, 1992


Box 4 Fogel, Rena Chelouche—A Thread of Dirt, 2004


Box 4 Fox, Anne-Marie—Independent Writing Project, 1990


Box 4 Fox, Carol—Slaying a Dragon, 1986


Box 4 Frankfurt, Abigail—Senior Thesis, 2001


Box 4 Frazier, Abigail—A Well-Ordered Life: A Collection of Stories


Box 4 Freedberger, Peter S.—Freedom Tower On: The Beginning of a Novel


Box 4 Freidin, Elizabeth—In A Rib Cage: Selected Poems, 2001


Box 4 Fusco, Stephen—Soliloquy: A Collection of Poetry and Prose


Box 4 Gaynor, Ruby—Senior Thesis, 2003


Box 4 Gedda, Stacey—Pathways, 1990


Box 4 Gershenson, Adam—While the City Sleeps


Box 4 Ghelman, Dorothy—Independent Writing Project, 1990


Box 4 Giannotti, Kathleen—Someone to Dance in the Dark With and Other Stories,, 1993


Box 4 Gibson, Melissa Jane—Three One-Act Plays, 1990


Box 4 Giglio, Ann-Marie—Seinning: A Collection, 1987


Box 4 Gilbert, Suzie—Appearances, 1983


Box 4 Gilman, Scott—Independent Writing Project


Box 4 Goetz, Brendan John Michael—Guy's Night: A Screenplay


Box 4 Goldberg, Ellen C.—Death and Other Amusements, 2002


Box 4 Goldberg, Michael—Senior Thesis for the Literature-Writing Major Columbia University School of General Studies,, 1999



Box 5 Goldstein, Neil—Bring Me Men and Other Stories, 1992


Box 5 Gonzalez, Victor Manuel—Independent Project, 1992


Box 5 Gorelkin, Andre M.—In Search of a Kosher Cheeseburger and Other Quests, 2003


Box 5 Gorta, William J.—Independent Writing Project: Hoc Est Inem Corpus Meum,, 1995


Box 5 Grant, Phyllis—120 Months in Gotham: Days of Sex, Food, and Death


Box 5 Grannis, Alexander Wharton—Stolen Souls in the Land of Volves: A Collection of Stories and Criticism,, 1992


Box 5 Guilford, Colleen—The Orchid, 2001


Box 5 Guthrie, Vonekham—Epiphany: The Collected Works of a Laotian Woman, 2001


Box 5 Halboth, Victoria—Independent Project, 1987


Box 5 Hamilton, David—Senior Thesis, 1998


Box 5 Harper, Ambia—All Our Lessons: A Collection of Prose Pieces, Essays, and Very Short Stories,, 2001


Box 5 Hayes, Betty—Independent Project for Literature-Writing Majors, 1995


Box 5 Hendrickson, Suzanne—Senior Project, 1990


Box 5 Henning, Timothy—Independent Project, 1990


Box 5 Harmon, Lisa Forsyth—Bittersweet, 2001


Box 5 Hepburn, Margaret, 1999


Box 5 Hernandez, Alba Delia—Daddy's Girl: A Collection of Short Stories (and Four Poems),, 1996


Box 5 Herzog, Amy—Sea Change


Box 5 Higgs, Lee—Senior Thesis, 2005


Box 5 Hinshaw, Meredith E.—Propane Tank and No Surprise, 2004


Box 5 Holcomb. Thomas W, Jr.—Senior Thesis, 1998


Box 5 Holtzman, Jonathan—Sand Angels: Prose and Poetry


Box 5 Holvenstat, Christopher—Dogboy's First Play, Gummy Girl Stories and Range-Revealing Multivariegated Bits,, 1999


Box 5 Honeycutt, Jodi Lynn—Independent Writing Project, 1993


Box 5 Hooper, William Jared—Throwing Bottles: A Novel in Progress


Box 5 Hwang, Alice—Writing Portfolio


Box 5 Huskey, Kim—Just a Visit


Box 5 Hutton, Caroline D., Kindred Blood, 1990


Box 5 Irving, Carolyn—The Gangs at Cedar Point



Box 6 Jackson, Erica—Grey Areas, 2005


Box 6 Jaine, Liza—Getting it in Writing


Box 6 Jamieson, Peter—Hope Springs: A Screenplay, 1998


Box 6 Jennings, Patricia—A Collection of Fiction and Non-Fiction, 1997


Box 6 Jimenez, Migdalia—Julia de Burgos: Poeta de Sensibilidad, 2003


Box 6 Jones, K.—Everything that Matters, 2007


Box 6 Jones, Sally, 1992


Box 6 Jullich, Jeffrey—Selected "Raymound Russell Variations" and Poems


Box 6 Kahn, Ian Milton—For the Gauloises Blondes and Other Poems, 2003-2004


Box 6 Kahn, Ian—Innuendos, 1997


Box 6 Kahn, Ian Milton—Solution: One, 2004


Box 6 Kalita, Lauren—Senior Thesis General Studies Undergraduate Writing Program


Box 6 Kallenberg, Jeffrey D.J.—A Play in Two Acts, The Yellow Wallpaper: An Adaptation and Senior Thesis


Box 6 Kantor, Julie, 2002


Box 6 Karibian, Sharon—Writing Project, 1990


Box 6 Kelleher, Karen—Rip Van Winkle Dreams of Another Life


Box 6 Kelly, Christopher—War, Bugs and Other Nasty Things, 1997


Box 6 Kennedy, Kevin—Thesis Paper, 2007


Box 6 Kensky, Eitan—The Waterford Chronicles: Selections from a Novel, 2006


Box 6 Kiloren, Kelly—If F Were for Fashion and Other Works, 1997


Box 6 Kim, Christine—On Love and Death


Box 6 Klein, Rebecca—Senior Thesis


Box 6 Klockenbrink, Myra—School of General Studies, 1990


Box 6 Kohlmeyer, Charles- Gray Matter, 1990


Box 6 Konigsberg, Zachary Samuel—Fourth Dimensional Music and Other Stories, 2000


Box 6 Koyama, Mark—The Outskirts of Providence and Other Short Stories


Box 6 Krulikowski, Richard—Hemispheric Shift: Prose and Poetry, 1988


Box 6 Krafczek, Pamela—Master's Thesis (Untitled), 1998



Box 7 Lamothe, John D. III


Box 7 Lazarus, Alex—Independent Project, 1996


Box 7 Lazarus, Mara—And Then They Left, 2001


Box 7 L'Ecuyer, John—Prayers of the Faithful, 2003


Box 7 Lee, Anna—Four Stories


Box 7 Leonard, Nancy—Independent Project, 1992


Box 7 Lewis, Petra—The Sons and Daughters of Ham, 1998


Box 7 Lichtenstein, Avram—Yitzak and Mira, 2000


Box 7 Lin, Edward—Young and Pissed: A Collection, 1992


Box 7 Lisenbee, Calin—Other Astonishing Things that Have Followed, 1997


Box 7 Llewop, Ayoj—Hearing Voices, 2001


Box 7 Lomax, Raeder—Perfect Drift


Box 7 London, Charles—You Understand Illusion, 2002


Box 7 Lopez, Berta—Delfin Roman Cardona, 1997


Box 7 Lopez, Marti Wheat—1997 Independent Project, 1997


Box 7 Louis, Yvette—La Revolucion, 1992


Box 7 Ludwig de Wolff, Madeleine C.—Ripening Fruits From a Foreign Field 1998-2004, 2004, 1998-2004, 2004


Box 7 Lynch, Patricia—Riva's Choice, 1993


Box 7 Lyon, Robert—Formations


Box 7 Marcuse, Irene B.—Call it Love, 1987


Box 7 Marmon, Lisa Daqvida—Stories, 1989


Box 7 Marinovic, Filip—emails, 2000


Box 7 Martinez, Esther Caridad—Herencia (Inheritance), 2007


Box 7 Martucci, Anthony Michael—Revelations, 2007


Box 7 Marraro, Liana—Senior Thesis


Box 7 Mason, Eliza—Selected Writing, 2000


Box 7 Matson, Clive—Nobody's Business: A Drama in Three Acts, 1999


Box 7 Maughan, Kathryn—Senior Project, 2000


Box 7 McDonald, John—Billy's Escape, 1993


Box 7 McGirk, James—Indian Made Foreign Liquor


Box 7 McHugh, Richard—Concordance, 1998



Box 8 Mead, Julia—Thesis for Major in Literature/Writing, 2003


Box 8 Meese, Theresa—Senior Thesis for Literature-Writing Majors, 1998


Box 8 Miner, Tom—General Studies Writing Program Independent Project Submission,, 1993


Box 8 Moran, Mark—Early Fiction, 1999-2001


Box 8 Moisio, Paul—Fools


Box 8 Morrill, Jennifer—Sidewalk Graffiti


Box 8 Moorman, Sara Akiko—Senior Thesis


Box 8 Mundy-Castle, Jenny—Undergraduate Senior Thesis


Box 8 Murnick, Carolyn—Fiction, Poetry, Short Prose, 2000


Box 8 Mwaluko, Nanna Hadikwa—Senior Thesis for Literature-Writing Majors, 2001


Box 8 Naderzad, Ali—Got to Find a Way Out, 2007


Box 8 Neapolitan, Rich—Orangutus Scratching His Brain Through His Ear, 1990


Box 8 Norris, Lauren—Senior Thesis, 2004


Box 8 Novak, Mara—Before a Mirror: Independent Writing Project, 1990


Box 8 Olidort, Shoshana—Creative Writing Thesis, 2007


Box 8 Ollen, Reginald—Senior Manuscript


Box 8 Opperman, Patricia—Senior Thesis, 1999


Box 8 O'Shea, Cassie—The Side Door in the Dark, 2001


Box 8 Parker, Janet—The Cross to Bear, 1990


Box 8 Page, Stephen—Reconstructing the Tower, 1997


Box 8 Paquette, Brian, 2001


Box 8 Park, Catherine—Selected Works, 2000


Box 8 Pelelgrini, Roger—Icons


Box 8 Penn-Johnson, Tracy—Senior Thesis for Literature-Writing, 1999


Box 8 Perez, Irene—Senior Independent Project, 1996


Box 8 Perkins, Harrell Hays—A Senior's Thesis, 2002


Box 8 Perry, Pamela—Independent Writing Project, 1992


Box 8 Pessl, Marisha—Creative Works


Box 8 Pointer, Robin—Senior Thesis, 1998


Box 8 Polsney, Michael—Independent Writing Project, 1997


Box 8 Potter, Anne—Senior Thesis, 1999


Box 8 Puig, Kelly—Standing on All Fours, 2005



Box 9 Petzold, Roxana—Raised by She-Wolves, 2001


Box 9 Pippa, Catherine—For Sale by Owner


Box 9 Pittner, Colette—Butterflied, 2004


Box 9 Phocas, George—The Night Watch and Other Writings, 1984


Box 9 Pomeroy, Julia—Sisterly Love, 1989


Box 9 Quinn, Tammy—Senior Thesis, 1999


Box 9 Radziejewski, W.J.—Excerpts from Cross My Heart- A Work in Progress, 1997


Box 9 Ragsdale, JF—Some True Stories and a Couple of False Ones, 2000


Box 9 Rapp, Kennan—Seven Selections, 1989


Box 9 Remington, Tammy—Where Crooked Streets Converge


Box 9 Regier, Abigail—My Backyard


Box 9 Resnicoff, D.S.—Going Asunder, 1990


Box 9 Robles, Kimalisa—Meet the New Boss, 1997


Box 9 Rodgers, Amy J.—Senior Thesis, 2002


Box 9 Rodriguez-Sokol—Drinking the Wine of Astonishment


Box 9 Rondeau, Brian A.—Thesis


Box 9 Rogers, Michael—Salesmen, Screw-ups, and Satan (Tales of Lonely People),, 1995


Box 9 Rosario, Suhaey—Wake up Cansive: An Autobiographical Fiction


Box 9 Ross, Joshua—Post-Industrial Obfuscations Short Stories and Other Stuff,, 1997


Box 9 Rubin, Ari—Senior Thesis, 2000


Box 9 Russell, Peter—Independent Project


Box 9 Ryan, Benjamin—2 Part Invention, 2001


Box 9 Saffran, Michael—Holiday in Sophia and Other Stories


Box 9 Sahl, Ben—Independent Project, 1990


Box 9 Sahl, Ben—Jewels of Denial, 2001


Box 9 Sample, Holbrook—A Collection, 1992


Box 9 Satterfield, Kristen A.—Anytime but the Next, 1990


Box 9 Schaanck, Christy D.—The Formative Years, 1990


Box 9 Schaeffer-Sanchez, Nicole—Senior Thesis, 2004



Box 10 Schaffler, Laurie—Columbia University Independent Writing Project, 1992


Box 10 Scheibe, Amy—Planned Parenthood and Other Stories, 1994


Box 10 Schwartz, Francine—Independent Writing Project, 1997


Box 10 Scognamillo, Gaetano—Swirl: Selected Writings, 1998


Box 10 Scott, Pamela—The Unwrapping of Christmas, 1997


Box 10 Schwartz, Lynn—Bus Ride & Other Stories, 1984


Box 10 Schwartz, Ben—Independent Project


Box 10 Schwabe, Patricia—Getting to Know Each Other, 1983


Box 10 Shapiro, Adam—Maybe Later, Maybe Never., 2001


Box 10 Scharf, Aaron—Streetsweeper


Box 10 Shaw, Pamela—Independent Writing Project, 1997


Box 10 Shore, Audrey—Based on a True Story, 2003


Box 10 Sheriff, Fifi, 2000


Box 10 Shimoda, Brandon—Final Portfolio, 1995


Box 10 Silver, Doug—From the Cave


Box 10 Simkovic, Jessica—Senior Thesis, 2006-2007


Box 10 Simmons, David—Science Writing, 1987


Box 10 Simon, Sarah Levine—I. Hufflikar


Box 10 Smith, Karen – Home Brew, 1983


Box 10 Smith, David—Grace, 2001


Box 10 Smith, Mark A.—Excess Baggage, 1984


Box 10 Spielman, Loren R.—Without Measure: Senior Thesis, 2000


Box 10 Sternberg, Pamela—Wake up and Smell the Coffee


Box 10 Sternlicht, Shoshanna—Thoughts Caught in Poems and Prose, 2000


Box 10 Subirana, Carmen—Seven Short Stories, 2001


Box 10 Sorich, John—Senior Thesis, 1997


Box 10 Talarico, Lori—Portfolio in Fulfillment of the Literature/Writing Degree,, 1990


Box 10 Taylor, Jackson—Revolutions in a Rolling Mist


Box 10 Tazeau, Lisette—Pensamientos, 2005


Box 10 Tenhoff, Shawn—Independent Project, 1990


Box 10 Terrero, Amanda Alcantara—The Mango Seed, 1988


Box 10 Tester, William—When Does the Fun Start?


Box 10 Thompson, Jessica—Breadcrumbs: A Senior Thesis Project, 2007


Box 10 Thornburgh, Hilary—Visions and Revisions



Box 11 Tiku, Nitasha—The Company of Molecules


Box 11 Toon, Tracy—Metamorphosis: A Collection of Writing, 1999


Box 11 Toth, Ivan—Senior Thesis


Box 11 Tournour, Eugene—Where You're Coming From: A Novel, 1995


Box 11 Traweek, Alison—The Ninety-nine Dreams of Herodotus, 2003


Box 11 Trischitta, Linda J.—Independent Writing Project, 1997


Box 11 Treux, Stephen—State 22: Short Stories


Box 11 Truszkowski, Daniella—Senior Thesis


Box 11 Tschudi, Robert—Like Son, Like Father


Box 11 Uribe, Maria Lucero—Spaces and Words of a Foreign Vibe


Box 11 Vanger, Anthony—The Beggar


Box 11 Varquez, David—Another Dead Mother Play, 1993


Box 11 Vermillion, Jennifer—GS Senior Thesis, 2003


Box 11 Vukovic, Kristin—Senior Thesis, 2005-2006


Box 11 Waithaka, Njeru—Maquis Never Liked to See Anyone Cry, 1991


Box 11 Wasserman, Jennie—The Starting Line: Collected Works from, 1999-2002


Box 11 Watson. Adam—Into the Ether, 2004


Box 11 Watson, Rebecca—Welcome to the Jungle


Box 11 Weihmuller, Silvina—Senior Thesis, 1999


Box 11 Wichman, Shawn—Wetback, 2006


Box 11 Wiebe, Diane—Bride's Week


Box 11 Wilkinson, Ashley M.—Getting There: The Occasionally True Memoirs of an Aspiring New Yorker,, 2001


Box 11 Wilson, W. Jeremy—Untitled, Unfinished Novel, 2001


Box 11 Woods, Michelle—A Melancholy Season, 2002


Box 11 Wunsch, Marcia—Goodbye and Hearts of Life and Other Stories, 1993


Box 11 Yap, Melissa—Stories of New Tongue


Box 11 Yananton, Leah—The Winter Passing, 2004


Box 11 Yoshida, Natsuki—Senior Thesis, 1998


Box 11 Zeilingold, Mo—Thesis


Box 11 Zisser, Rachel—Child One, 2005