School
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
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content: National Academy of Design records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 28.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 44-56, 68-99)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1826-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.natiacad, Series 12
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The series is arranged as five subseries.

12.1: Administrative Files, 1898-1995

12.2: Enrollment, 1826-2002

12.3: Course Files, 1893-1997

12.4: Student Affairs, 1832-1999

12.5: Printed Material, 1919-2008
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: School records contain administrative files, enrollment records, course files, student affairs files, and printed material documenting all aspects of the school's activities.

Administrative files (subseries 12.1) contain material on the school's history and associations, including its 1948 closing and subsequent reopening in 1951, its affiliation with Columbia University in the early 20th century, and its failed merger with New York Academy of Art in 1992. Also found are analytics and expense reports on the school's performance, an extensive comparative study that was commissioned in 1928 to measure the school against similar institutions, and a detailed historical survey compiled in 1919 with summaries of the school's operations since its founding. Other material consists of licensing documents related to the school's official accreditation, and material on the school supply store that was run both by students and outside vendors. 

The bulk of enrollment files (subseries 12.2) is comprised of student registration and attendance records. Student course registrations were documented in registers, then on index cards beginning in the 1930s. While information collected varied over the decades, registrations document student names and the year, and may additionally include course name, instructor, and cost. Additional files contain prospectuses, financial aid and scholarship information, applications, and immigration forms for international students.

Course files (subseries 12.3) include calendars, course descriptions, assignments, exams, and information on models used for figure classes. Teacher files are also included here, and contain  letters of application, clippings, course proposals, photographic material, and legal contracts. 

Student affairs files (subseries 13.4) are comprised of material directly related to the student body. Included are lists of notable students and alumni, material on the student association and student petitions, records of the recipients of awards and prizes, and information regarding War services and death notices, which includes correspondence with the Veterans Administration and announcements of students who passed away during service in World War I and World War II, or in the influenza epidemic of 1918. 

Printed materials (subseries 12.5) relate to the promotion and advertising of the school, and include booklets, brochures, bulletins, notices posted for students and faculty, newspaper clippings, and articles containing school and faculty mentions.