Searching the Digital Collections

To find what you are looking for, you may begin your search using the top-level search bar or the Advanced Search page. Search results may be narrowed by using filters. You can also use the Browse All link to view all items in the archive. Note: Items are arranged by the date they were entered into the archive in "Broswe All," and will not appear chronologically. 

Glossary of Terms for Advanced Item Search

Included below are some terms that you will encounter in the Advanced Item Search. This is not exhaustive of all terms, but reflects the most relevant search terms and parameters to the archive. 

• Created - Date the archival item was created

• Full-text - Search by text within the archival item

• ID - this refers to an item’s unique four-digit code (this is for administrative purposes only and should not be visible to most users)

• Item Set - This refers to a collection of items, arranged by specific themes

• Media Presence - Whether or not the item has media in the form of an image, video, PDF, or other document. Note: all items should have media associated with them

• Resource Class (Class) - This is the item type. Some of the resource classes available in this archive are as follows:

  • Collection - A collection of items that may include different types of assets and media

  • Event - Items related to events

  • Image - Items which focus on images

  • Moving Image - Items that feature videos

  • Sound - Items which feature audio recordings

  • Text - Items which feature written words

• Taxonomy term - This refers to the subject that an item is about. For instance, “Education,” “Climate Justice,” or “Peru”

• Title - This refers to the title of the archived item

• Value - Various forms of information that may be included in or associated with an item
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How the Archives are Organized

The following collecting areas outline broad categories of focus for the Aronson Archive. While the work of the Tishman Environment and Design Center relates to wider themes within Climate, Indigeneity, Waste, and Infrastructure, the Archives’ collecting scope prioritizes the center's main programs. The Aronson Archives are divided into six categories, or classifications, representing the historical origins of the center, research and programming. There is a unique alphanumeric code assigned to every collection. They include: 

• Aronson Fellowship (AF): Records related to the Aronson Fellowship, which supports the mission of the Tishman Center by encouraging students to explore design, policy, and environmental justice through financial support and mentorship. These records may include student work, project documentation, multimedia and text-based theses, and communication materials such as interviews. In accordance with The New School’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy, creators, including students, retain intellectual control, including copyright and intellectual property rights, over their work.
   
• Campus Engagement (CE): Records documenting the Tishman Center’s collaborations with academic and administrative departments to implement, measure, and promote sustainable practices at The New School. This category also includes collaborations with activists, partner organizations, and coalitions that demonstrate the broad impact of the work being done by the Tishman Environment and Design Center. Examples of materials the Archive may collect include both formal and informal records documenting campus activities. These may encompass Faculty and Student Research Support Grants, promotional materials, social engagement initiatives, and event documentation involving Tishman Center, affiliated faculty, staff, students, and partners. In accordance with The New School’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy, creators retain intellectual control over their work, including copyright and other intellectual property rights.
   
• Events (Events): Records about the Tishman Center’s annual and flagship events, such as Climate Week and Earth Week, and other events outside of those themed periods. These records may include administrative work, promotional materials, event recordings, and documentation. 
   
• Research & Practice (RP): The Tishman Center serves as a hub for climate and environmental justice (EJ) research and practice. Records documenting the research team's work will focus on critical, action-oriented research developed in collaboration with frontline, grassroots, and community-based organizations and coalitions. Examples of documentation the Archive may collect in this category include internal and external studies and reports, academic publications, presentations, key communications, and event recordings and related materials.
   
• Environmental Justice Disrupt Design Fellowship (EJMF): Records pertaining to the fellowship, a 2-year experience made up of progressive phases in environmental justice and design geared for leaders of the Environmental Justice Movement. Records in this category may include materials related to scholarly and artistic practice, administrative and fellowship activities, event recordings, documentation, and program presentations. This category includes records that involve the Environmental Justice Movement Fellowship.
   
• Institutional History (IH): Records that trace the organizational history of the Tishman Center, including past press and media coverage, annual reports, strategic plans and initiatives, correspondence and key communications, as well as testimonials from current and former staff, advisory committee members, affiliated faculty, students, and research assistants.

Questions

Contact us at tedc@newschool.edu for questions about The Aronson Archive