Ramapo College Collection

CREATOR: Ramapo College and various authors

EXTENT:    1.5 feet, 3 boxes

COLLECTION SUMMARY: Published materials mostly from the 1970s-1990s about the history of Ramapo College. It also included research materials gathered for the Mahwah Museum’s 2019 exhibit on the College, including surveys and recollections from students from the first years of the college, and photographs. 

RECEIVED FROM: This collection was donated by various individuals, and gathered in the Museum’s vertical file collection before being separated to a boxed collection. Accessions: 2024.20, 2024.9, 2019.26, 2019.25, 2019.23, 2019.22, 2019,21, 2019,19, 2019.17, 2012.20. 

LANGUAGES: English

PROCESSING ARCHIVIST: Paul Bernhard, Cathy Moran Hajo

Collection Details

Biographical / Historical Note:  Ramapo College is a public liberal arts state college located on Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah, New Jersey. The college was founded in 1969 on the land of the estate of Stephen Birch, and opened in the fall of 1971.

Arrangement Description: The collection is organized by type of record; materials about Ramapo College, including Publications (including Yearbooks and commencement programs, class schedules, and brochures; Organizational Records; Materials from the Ramapo College Exhibit: “A College Comes to Mahwah”, and Photographs.

Separated Materials: Duplicates of library holdings, 

Subject Headings: 

• Ramapo College
• Stephen Birch, Jr.
• Education

Using the Collection

ACCESS STATEMENT:  Collection is open and available for use.  If used in a publication, the Museum expects to be credited. 

RIGHTS STATEMENT: The Mahwah Museum owns the materials, but researchers wishing to publish or reprint materials need to secure permission from the copyright holder. 

PREFERRED CITATION:  [ITEM DESCRIPTION], Ramapo College Collection, Mahwah Museum, Mahwah, NJ.

Collection Inventory

Box 1: Publications:

Commencements (1973-1975)

Alternative Foundations (1983)

Horizons (1973-1977)

The Meaning and Struggle for Civil and Human Rights (Ramapo Papers) (1978)

Newspaper Clippings (1970-2013)

Trillium (1976)

The View from Ramapo (1971-1974)

Volvo Women’s Tennis Cup (1981-1982)

Ramapo College Class Schedules (1972-1973)

Ramapo College Magazine (2001-2014)

Box 2: Publications (cont’d)

Ramapo College Prospectus (1972-1998)

Ramapo College Brochures (1970-2012)

Ramapo College Histories (1977-1996)

Ramapo College Yearbook (1975)

Organizational Records 

Organizational Records (1970-1989)

Ramapo College Exhibit:

Donald Duhart

Stephen Erny 

Lou Graglia (1973)

Troy Haryn

Craig La Caruba and Collete Lisacchi Photos (1971-1975)

Jim Martin 

Elizabeth Nitto 

Michael O’Brien 

Box 3: Ramapo College Exhibit:

Ralph Potter

Daniel Quinn

Rob Roller

Michael Simon ID Card

Beth Ann Azzollini Sydney

Ramapo College Student Surveys (2018-2019)

Photographs:

Faculty At Ramapo (1970-1983)

Mahwah Bicentennial Constitution Committee (July 1988)

Overhead View Of Ramapo

Ramapo College Campus Photos (1970-1983 and undated)

Ramapo College Events (1980)

Recreational Events (1979-1995)

Volvo Women’s Tennis Cup (1979-1980)