The Free Academy in New York Digital Collection brings together four separate collections to document the first nineteen years of The Free Academy, the predecessor of the educational institution, The City College of New York.
The digital collection consists of four separate collections: Materials Relating to Governing Board of the Free Academy and the College of the City of New York Collection Prior to Establishment of the Board of Higher Education; City College Miscellaneous Historical Information Collection. 1847 (ongoing); Individual Photographic Portraits Collection; City College Photograph Collection. Materials showcased here are digital surrogates of primary and secondary materials that include: published reports, photographic prints, manuscripts, historical ephemera, as well as copies of published articles, newspaper articles, and New York State Legislature bills.
The bulk of the collection consists of multi-paged reports that comment on the application of resources for the creation of the Institution and the annual reports of the faculty, demonstrating accountability to the Board of Education with regard to the operation of the facility. These reports are supplemented by historical and photographic materials that document the Free Academy campus and student life. Collection items include portraits of several graduates of the 1855, 1863 and 1865 classes, interior views of several classrooms, as well as manuscripts of alumni recollections.
The digital collection would be of interest to researchers of the history of The City College of New York and broader topics such as higher education, higher education administration and the public school system in the context of New York City and New York State.
The Free Academy in New York Digital Collection was produced by The City College Libraries with funding from The Metropolitan New York Library Council.
News For inquiries, contact the Division of Archives and Special Collections at the Morris Raphael Cohen Library at archives@ccny.cuny.edu. Most materials are in the public domain within the United States.
Submissions from 1861
REPORT. [Eleventh Annual Report to the Board of Education presented by the Faculty of the Free Academy. 1861], City College Libraries
[Report of Executive Committee to the Board of Education presenting the Report of the Sub-Committee regarding changes in Course of Studies. 1861], City College Libraries
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF THE FREE ACADEMY, TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, [1861], City College Libraries and NEW YORK: G.H. CLARK, STEAM PRINTER, 66 DUANE STREET. 1861.
[Selected pages from the Journal of the Board of Education of the City of New-York.] 1861., City College Libraries and New-York: JOSEPH RUSSELL, PRINTER, 79 JOHN STREET. 1861.
Submissions from 1860
NO. 9. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. STATE OF NEW-YORK. BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF NEW-YORK, NOVEMBER 21, 1960, City College Libraries
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF THE FREE ACADEMY, TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. [1860], City College Libraries and NEW YORK: WM. C. BRYANT & CO., PRINTERS, 41 NASSAU STREET, CORNER LIBERTY. 1860
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF THE FREE ACADEMY, TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. [1860], City College Libraries and NEW YORK: WM. C. BRYANT & CO., PRINTERS, 42 NASSAU STREET, CORNER LIBERTY, 1860
[Selected published documentation on the New York Free Academy from the Gazetteer of the State of New York.] 1860., City College Libraries and R.P. Smith. Syracuse, N.Y.
Submissions from 1859
ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY, BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1859., City College Libraries and NEW-YORK: WM. C. BRYANT & CO., PRINTERS 41 NASSAU ST., COR. LIBERTY 1859.
Submissions from 1858
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FREE ACADEMY, BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1858., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: WM. C. BRYANT & CO., PRINTERS, 41 NASSAU STREET, CORNER OF LIBERTY. 1858.
Submissions from 1857
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1857., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: WM. C BRYANT & CO. PRINTERS, 41 NASSAU ST., COR. LIBERTY. 1857.
Submissions from 1856
NO.20. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. STATE OF NEW YORK. BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15, 1856., City College Libraries
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1856., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 26 & 23 FRANKFORT STREET. 1856.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY, BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. DECEMBER 31, 1855., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 26 FRANKFORT STREET. 1856
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY, BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1856, City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, NOS. 26 & 28 FRANKFORT STREET. 1856
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY, BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1856., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, NOS. 26 & 28 FRANKFORT STREET. 1856.
Submissions from 1855
EDUCATION. 1855., City College Libraries
[Students from Class of 1855: Charles (Chas.) S. Wightman]., City College Libraries
[Students from Class of 1855: James W. Mason]., City College Libraries
[Students from Class of 1855: Louis Fernandez]., City College Libraries
[Ticket for New-York Free Academy. Commencement. 1855.], City College Libraries
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JANUARY 1, 1855., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 114 NASSAU STREET. 1855.
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JANUARY 1, 1855., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 114 NASSAU STREET. 1855.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1855., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 26 FRANKFORT STREET. 1855
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1855, City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 26 FRANKFORT STREET. 1855
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JULY, 1855., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 26 FRANKFORT STREET. 1855.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND CONDITION OF THE FREE ACADEMY BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. DECEMBER 31, 1855., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: PRINTED BY EDWARD O. JENKINS, 26 FRANKFORT STREET. 1856.
Submissions from 1854
[Ticket for Free Academy Associate Alumni first Anniversary. 1854.], City College Libraries
Submissions from 1853
No. 26. BOARD OF EDUCATION. New York. DECEMBER 30, 1853., City College Libraries
NO.26. BOARD OF EDUCATION. NEW YORK, DECEMBER 30, 1853., City College Libraries
NO. 2. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 12, 1853., City College Libraries
NO.2. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 12, 1853., City College Libraries
NO.2. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 12, 1853., City College Libraries
No. 2. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 22, 1853., City College Libraries
Submissions from 1852
No. 16. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 21, 1852., City College Libraries
NO.16. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 21, 1852., City College Libraries
NO.16. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 21, 1852., City College Libraries
NO. 16. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 21TH, 1852., City College Libraries
NO. 3. BOARD OF EDUCATION. MARCH 24TH, 1852., City College Libraries
NO.3. BOARD OF EDUCATION. MARCH 24TH, 1852., City College Libraries
NO.5. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JULY 7, 1852., City College Libraries
NO. 5. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JULY 7TH, 1852., City College Libraries
NO. 6. BOARD OF EDUCATION. OCTOBER 6, 1852., City College Libraries
NO.6. BOARD OF EDUCATION. OCTOBER 6, 1852., City College Libraries
CATALOGUE OF THE FREE ACADEMY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER, 1852, City College Libraries and NEW YORK : WM. C. BRYANT & CO. PRINTERS, 18 NASSAU STREET. 1852
CATALOGUE OF THE FREE ACADEMY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER, 1852., City College Libraries and NEW YORK: WM. C. BRYANT & CO., PRINTERS, 18 NASSAU STREET. 1852
Submissions from 1851
NO. 14. BOARD OF EDUCATION. DECEMBER 30TH, 1851., City College Libraries
NO.14 BOARD OF EDUCATION. DECEMBER 30TH 1851., City College Libraries
No. 5. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 22D, 1851., City College Libraries
NO. 5. BOARD OF EDUCATION. JANUARY 22D, 1851., City College Libraries