Double Discovery Center records, 1965-2005, bulk 1985-1995

Double Discovery Center records, 1965-2005, bulk 1985-1995

Summary Information

Abstract

Established in 1965 by Columbia University, the Double Discovery Center (DDC) provides educational programs and services to low income and first generation college-bound junior high and high school students in New York City. The DDC is one of the oldest Upward Bound programs in the United States. The collection contains the records of the DDC from 1965 to 2005, including student files and materials documenting the DDC's primary programs, Upward Bound and Talent Search.

At a Glance

Call No.:
UA#0012
Bib ID:
5410439 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Columbia College (Columbia University). Double Discovery Center; Dais, Larry; Hopkins, Glenn; Lehecka, Roger; Martin, Paula; Matthews, Kevin C; Shenton, James P., 1925-2003; Twyner, Olger C., III
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
61.5 linear feet (51 record cartons, 20 archival boxes, 1 half-size archival box)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Description

Summary

Established in 1965 by Columbia University, the Double Discovery Center (DDC) provides educational programs and services to low income and first generation college-bound junior high and high school students in New York City. The DDC is one of the oldest Upward Bound programs in the United States. The collection contains the records of the DDC from 1965 to 2005, including student files and materials documenting the DDC's primary programs, Upward Bound and Talent Search.

Arrangement

Arranged in five series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Double Discovery Center Records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Selected Related Material at Columbia

Office of Public Affairs, 1947-1998: Double Discovery Negatives

Central Files: The Administrative Records of Columbia University, 1890-1971.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Megan A. Hibbitts (project archivist), Jocelyn K. Wilk, Ranya Abdelsayed (GSAS 2005), Kristen Bogee, Douglas DiCarlo, and Paschal Magele. Finding aid written by Megan Hibbitts in 2005; reformatted by Carolyn Smith and Jocelyn Wilk in October 2008.

Processing of the Double Discovery Center Records was made possible by a grant from the New York State Archives, Documentary Heritage Program, "Columbia University's Educational Initiatives, 1953-1983: The Emergence of Policies and Programs for K-12 Minority Education." (Project #0375-05-4133).

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History

On August 20, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA), which was the centerpiece of his "War on Poverty" legislative agenda. This legislation created government funded programs that provided the opportunity for economically disadvantaged Americans to develop skills, continue their education, and find employment. The EOA established the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). Directed by Sargent Shriver, the OEO created programs such as Head Start and Job Corps. The passage of the EOA by the United States Congress marked the beginning of the "Great Society" legislation of Johnson. Based on the "New Frontier" Program of President John F. Kennedy, this legislation established Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Medicare, and Medicaid.

The goals of the War on Poverty inspired the Columbia College Citizenship Council to establish a summer tutoring program for low-income students who lived in neighborhoods adjacent to Columbia University. The Columbia College Citizenship Council was a student committee that directed the Columbia College Citizenship Program. Steven Weinberg (CC 1966), Chairman of the Citizenship Council, Roger Lehecka (CC 1967), Professor James P. Shenton, and Dean John W. Alexander, submitted a grant proposal in the spring of 1965 to the OEO requesting funds for this new program. With the assistance of Arnold Saltzman (CC 1936) whose contacts included Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Director Sargent Shriver, Columbia University was awarded an initial grant of $157,020 from the OEO to establish Project Double Discovery (PDD). The name derived from the "double discovery" that was made by both the students and staff of the students academic potential. PDD was one of seventeen pilot Upward Bound programs in the United States.

In July of 1965, PDD initiated their first summer Upward Bound program. The program consisted of 160 high school students who were identified as having strong academic potential, but lacked the motivation that was necessary to seek a higher education. The College Discovery and Development Program (CDD) -- established in 1965 by the City University of New York (CUNY) and the New York City Board of Education to provide tutoring and college counseling to economically disadvantaged students--selected the initial PDD participants from 600 individuals already enrolled in the CDD program. Since CDD was an academic-year program, the educational assistance during the summer from PDD served to complement the efforts of CDD.

During the eight-week Upward Bound summer program, students lived in Columbia University campus housing and were supervised by Columbia and Barnard College student counselors. From Monday to Friday, students were expected to attend classes from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. Two hour-long afternoon study sessions followed their lunch break. One afternoon during the week, students traveled on short field trips to museums, government agencies, and important local institutions such as the United Nations. Murray Bromberg, a teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, directed this initial 1965 summer program; Dean Alexander supervised him. Weinberg was Assistant Director of PDD and Lehecka his assistant.

In 1966, after the first summer program, the OEO increased funding to PDD to $317,000. In 1968, OEO Director Sargent Shriver expanded the Upward Bound program to provide academic assistance to over 20,000 low-income high school students nationwide. As a result of this increased funding, PDD became a year round program that provided after school and Saturday tutoring. Due to similarities between the new year-round version of PDD and the CDD, the relationship between the two programs would eventually terminate in 1973. In order to extend their services to more students, the Talent Search program was created at PDD in 1977. With the addition of the Talent Search program, PDD changed its name, in 1985, to the Double Discovery Center (DDC). Both Talent Search and Upward Bound programs provide academic classes, tutoring, college advising, personal development workshops, and counseling services. However, Upward Bound students are required to participate in all DDC activities. Students enrolled in the Talent Search program are encouraged to participate in these activities, but it is not required. Both programs receive funding from the government through the Higher Education Act of 1965--Special Programs for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (generally referred to as TRIO). Additional funding comes from both state and local grants along with private donations.

Originally created by the students of the Columbia College Citizenship Program, the DDC became a separate department under the Dean of Columbia College in 1980. The Executive Director of the DDC monitors all services provided by the organization. In order to improve the DDC, the Board of Friends was organized in 1984 to monitor and evaluate the delivery of program services. The Board of Friends makes recommendations for the overall improvement of the DDC. Standing committees organized by the Board include: Fund Development, Mentoring and Volunteerism, Nominating, and Program. The Director of the DDC holds a position on the Board of Friends. Assistant directors for both Upward Bound and Talent Search provide assistance to the Director in the management of DDC.

The DDC further expanded their organization in the 1980s and 1990s. Career Beginnings was established in the 1980s and provided career awareness to the students of the DDC. However, this program was discontinued in 1990. Other programs at the DDC include: Brothers of a New Direction (BOND), Reaching Youth Through Saturday Education (RYSE), Latino Project Discover, Sonya Kovalesvskaya High School Math Days, Young Achievers, Young Womens Alliance, and Youth Education Through Sports (YES). In an attempt to reach junior high school students prior to entering high school, DDC expanded their Talent Search program in 1991 to seventh and eighth grade students in the city. This was accomplished through the creation of the Seventh and Eight Grade Early Intervention Initiative (EII). In honor of the 30th anniversary of the program, the DDC conducted an Alumni Attainment Survey in 1995. Of the 352 responses, 98% enrolled in college and 66% graduated from college. In 1998, President Bill Clinton praised the DDC for its program designed to reduce racial disparities through education.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Applications
Clippings (Information Artifacts)
Correspondence
Forms (documents)
Lists (document genres)
Photographs
Press releases
Questionnaires
Reports
Speeches (documents)
minutes (administrative records)
publications (documents)
Name
Columbia College (Columbia University)
Columbia University
United States (Title of work: Civil Rights Act of 1964.)
United States. Community Services Administration
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity
Subject
Education -- History
Education -- New York (State)
Education -- United States
Minority students -- Civil rights -- New York Metropolitan Area
Minority students -- Civil rights -- United States
Minority students -- Rating of
Minority students -- United States

Series I: Double Discovery Center, 1960-2007

This series is divided into eight subseries, which include the Office of the Director, Board of Friends, Finances, Scholarships, Students, Alumni, Academics, and Publications.


Subseries I.1: Office of the Director, 1960-2005

The Office of the Director subseries includes material that belonged to current and past Executive Directors of the DDC. Executive Directories have included: Larry Dais (1969-1981), Paula Martin (1981-1985), Glenn Hopkins (1985-1990), Kevin C. Matthews (1990-1998), and Olger C. Twyner, III (1998-Present). These files consist of addresses, reports, testimony to the United States Senate by Larry Dais, press releases, DDC anniversary materials, a copy of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and information about TRIO. Correspondence of the Director is not located in this sub-series, but can be found throughout the rest of the collection.


Addresses


Box 1 Folder 1

Devlin, Jerry, 1989 November


Box 1 Folder 2

Dinkins, David, 1987 April


Box 1 Folder 3

Frost, Richard T, 1966 October


Box 1 Folder 4

Glaser, Paul, 1989 November


Box 1 Folder 5

Greenberg, Jack, 1989 November


Box 1 Folder 6

Humphrey, Hubert, 1966 September


Box 1 Folder 7

Kershaw, Joseph A., 1965-1966


Box 1 Folder 8

Shriver, Sargent, 1965 March-May


Box 1 Folder 9

Alianza Latino Weekend, 1989


Anniversary Celebrations of Double Discovery Center


Box 1 Folder 10

20th, 1985 April


Box 1 Folder 11

30th, 1995 December


Box 1 Folder 12

35th, 2000 May


Box 1 Folder 13

40th, 2005 June


Box 1 Folder 14

Black Heights Literary Magazine, 1981


Box 1 Folder 15

College Exploration Weekend, 1989 February


Box 1 Folder 16

Committee on Technology, 1996 July


Box 1 Folder 17

Commencement Programs, 2000-2003


Box 1 Folder 18

Design of Shirts for Double Discovery Center, 1990s


Box 1 Folder 19

Double Discovery Center Task Force, 1994-1996


Box 1 Folder 20

Economic Opportunity Act, 1964


Box 1 Folder 21

Farragut Houses Summer Program, 1994 July


Box 1 Folder 22

Founder's Committee, 1997


Box 1 Folder 23

News Clippings, 1965-1998


Box 1 Folder 24

"No Time to Loose Award" Submission, 1991 August


Box 1 Folder 25

Parent's Advisory Council Meeting, 1967 August


Box 1 Folder 26

Press Releases, 1965-1985


Reports


Box 1 Folder 27

Dais, Larry, 1980 June


Box 1 Folder 28

Hopkins, Glenn, undated


Box 1 Folder 29

Kershaw, Joseph, 1966 June


Box 1 Folder 30

Levine, Robert A., 1963-1969


Box 1 Folder 31

Mahoney, Bette and Lewis Rosen, 1968 October


Box 1 Folder 32

Perry, Stewart, et. al., 1968 April


Box 1 Folder 33

Robinson, Mary E., 1966 April


Box 1 Folder 34

Sutton, Gordon F., 1967 June


Box 1 Folder 35

Szanton, Eleanor S., 1968 May


Box 1 Folder 36

Watts, Harold, 1965 October


Box 1 Folder 37

Williams, Walter, et. al., 1965 December


Box 1 Folder 38

Special Events, 1960-1969


Box 2 Folder 1

Statistics, 1996-1994


Box 2 Folder 2

Testimony to United States Senate--Dais, Larry, 1979 October


Box 2 Folder 3

TRIO Program Information, 1980


Box 2 Folder 4

Volunteer Information, 1988


Subseries 1.2: Board of Friends, 1985-1999

The Board of Friends subseries contains charters, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports of The Board of Friends. This subseries also contains the records of the Fund Development Committee. Established by the Board of Friends in 1984, the Fund Development Committee organizes outreach activities for the DDC.


Box 2 Folder 5 to 6

Charters, 1988, 1992, 1988, 1992, (2 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 7

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1989-1997


Box 2 Folder 8

Executive Committee--Meeting, 1999 May

[Restricted until 2025]


Box 2 Folder 9

Final Report on PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Project,, 1985 November


Fund Development


Box 2 Folder 10

20th Anniversary of Double Discovery Center, 1985


Box 2 Folder 11

21st Anniversary of Double Discovery Center, 1986


Box 2 Folder 12

Campaign for the Children of Promise, 1987-1988


Box 2 Folder 13 to 14

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1985-1992, (2 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 15

Meeting, 1992 October


Box 2 Folder 16

Reports, 1989-1990


Box 2 Folder 17 to 35

Meetings, 1989-1994, (19 Folders)


Box 3 Folder 1 to 13

Meetings, 1994-1999, (13 Folders)

[Restricted until 2025]


Box 3 Folder 14

Member Directories and Donor Lists, 1989-1991, 1996


Mentoring and Volunteerism Committee


Box 3 Folder 15

Correspondence, 1991-1992


Box 3 Folder 16

Meeting, 1992 October


Nominating Committee


Box 3 Folder 17

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1989-1997


Box 3 Folder 18

Recruitment Correspondence, 1992


Box 3 Folder 19

Reports, 1989-1990


Box 3 Folder 20 to 25

Retreats, 1992-1998, (6 Folders)


Box 3 Folder 26

Special Events Committee--Meeting, 1996


Box 3 Folder 27

Statistics on Board Members, circa, 1998


Subseries 1.3: Finances, 1971-2003

This series is comprised of two sub-groups: Donation and Grant Transactions, and Fundraising Activities. Arranged by account number, Donation and Grant Transaction files include receipts and correspondence that document funds received by the DDC. Fundraising files are comprised of grant proposals, correspondence, letters, and newsletters. Also in these files are quarterly and annual performance reports that were issued by the DDC in order to remain compliant with federal guidelines. Note that some grant proposals and performance reports are located in the Upward Bound and Talent Search series. Information regarding benefits and the Fun Run, created to help raise funds for the DDC, is also included in this subseries.


Box 3 Folder 28

Benefits, 1997-1998


Donation and Grant Transactions


Box 3 Folder 29

Account # 0113-20223, 1976-1977


Box 3 Folder 30

Account # 0113-20227, 1977-1978


Box 3 Folder 31

Account # 0113-20327, 1976 June-August


Box 3 Folder 32

Account # 0113-26410, 1978-1979


Box 3 Folder 33

Account # 0113-26415, 1977-1979


Box 4 Folder 1

Account # 0113-26481, 1980 September-October


Box 4 Folder 2

Account # 0113-35991, 1979-1981


Box 4 Folder 3

Account # 0113-36001, 1979-1980


Box 4 Folder 4

Account # 0-40008-4200, 1985-1990


Box 4 Folder 5

Account # 0-41866-4200, 1985-1991


Box 4 Folder 6

Account # 0-43107-4200, 1986-1989


Box 4 Folder 7

Account # 0-43469-4200, 1988-1989


Box 4 Folder 8

Account # 2-41006 22, May 1985


Box 4 Folder 9

Account # 26500, 1971-1976


Box 4 Folder 10

Account #5-28513, 1988-1989


Box 4 Folder 11

Account #5-28911, 1985-1988


Box 4 Folder 12

Account #5-28912, 1987-1988


Box 4 Folder 13

Account #5-29881, 1989


Box 4 Folder 14

Account #5-35992, 1980-1982


Box 4 Folder 15

Account #5-35993, 1981-1983


Box 4 Folder 16

Account #5-35994, 1982-1983


Box 4 Folder 17

Account #5-35995, 1983-1984


Box 4 Folder 18

Account #5-35996, 1984-1985


Box 4 Folder 19

Account #5-35997, 1983-1986


Box 4 Folder 20

Account #5-36000, 1988-1989


Box 4 Folder 21

Account #5-36001, 1988-1990


Box 4 Folder 22

Account #5-36002, 1980-1983


Box 4 Folder 23

Account #5-36003, 1980-1982


Box 4 Folder 24

Account #5-36004, 1982-1985


Box 4 Folder 25

Account #5-36005, 1983-1985


Box 4 Folder 26

Account #5-36006, 1984-1985


Box 5 Folder 1

Account #5-36007, 1985-1986


Box 5 Folder 2

Account #5-36008, 1986-1987


Box 5 Folder 3

Account #5-36009, 1987-1988


Box 5 Folder 4

Account #6-40008-2100, 1987-1988


Box 5 Folder 5

Account #6-40008-3610, 1985-1987


Box 5 Folder 6

Account #6-40008-4200, 1988-1989


Box 5 Folder 7

Account #6-40876, 1984-1990


Box 5 Folder 8

Account #6-41866-4200, 1985-1987


Box 5 Folder 9

Account #6-40876, 1984-1986


Box 5 Folder 10

Fun Run, 1990-1997


Fundraising


100 Black Men


Box 5 Folder 11

Donor Acknowledgement Letters, 1992


Box 5 Folder 12

Newsletter, 1987


Box 5 Folder 13

Black Enterprise Top 100 List--Donor Solicitation Letters, 1991


Box 5 Folder 14

Corporate Grant Proposals--Status Report, 1986-1989


Box 5 Folder 15

Foundation Grant Proposals--Status Report, 1986


Box 5 Folder 16

Fund Solicitation Letters, 1987


New York City Grants


Box 5 Folder 17

Neighborhood Youth Alliance Program--Proposal, 1993-1996


Box 5 Folder 18

One City Award Program--Proposal, 1988


Box 5 Folder 19

Safe Streets Intergenerational Consortium Program--Proposal, 1992-1993


Box 5 Folder 20 to 23

Stop the Violence Fund--Proposal and Award, 1992-1994, (3 Folders)


Box 6 Folder 1 to 2

Youth Bureau Proposal, 1989-1990, (2 Folders)


Liberty Partnership Program


Box 6 Folder 3

Double Discovery Center Participation, 1991


Box 6 Folder 4

Grant Proposal, 1988-1992


Box 6 Folder 5

Guidelines for Grant Proposals, 1991-1992


Box 6 Folder 6

Sloan Foundation Mathematics Program, 1988


Talent Search


Box 6 Folder 7 to 10

Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1980-1991, (4 Folders)


Box 7 Folder 1 to 4

Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1988-2003

[Restricted until 2029]


Box 7 Folder 5

Grant Proposals--Competitive--Special Initiative, 1989-1991


Box 7 Folder 6 to 9

Grant Proposals--Continuation, 1981-1987, (4 Folders)


Box 8 Folder 1 to 6

Grant Proposals--Continuation, 1987-1996, (6 Folders)


Box 8 Folder 7

Grant Proposals--Continuation--Student Rosters, 1989-1990

[Restricted until 2066]


Box 8 Folder 8 to 25

Performance Report--Annual, 1977-1997, (18 Folders)


Box 8 Folder 26

Performance Report--Final, 1979-1980


Box 8 Folder 27

Performance Report--Interim, 1978


Box 8 Folder 28 to 31

Performance Report--Notes, 1990-1994, (4 Folders)


Box 9 Folder 1 to 3

Performance Report--Notes, 1994-1997, (3 Folders)


Box 9 Folder 12

Memorandum--Impact of Budget Cuts on Project Double Discovery, 1982


Box 9 Folder 13

Performance Report--Notes, 1980-1982,1989-1990, (2 Folders)


Box 9 Folder 14

Performance Report--Notes--Student Rosters, 1989-1990

[Restricted until 2066]


Box 9 Folder 15

Proposal--College Tour Program, 1975-1976


Tiger Foundation


Box 10 Folder 1

Awards, 1995-1997


Box 10 Folder 2

Grant Proposals, 1995-1999

[Restricted until 2025]


Box 10 Folder 3

Reports, 1996-1997


Box 10 Folder 4

United States Department of Agriculture--Food Service Program Application,, 1987


Upward Bound


Box 10 Folder 5

Correspondence--Community Support, 1994-1995


Box 10 Folder 6 to 7

Grant Proposals--Budget Modifications, 1986-1987,1989-1990, (2 Folders)


Box 10 Folder 8 to 9

Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1989-1995, (2 Folders)


Box 11 Folder 1

Grant Proposals--Competitive, 1995-2000

[Restricted until 2026]


Box 11 Folder 2 to 7

Grant Proposals--Continuation, 1986-1995, (6 Folders)


Box 11 Folder 8

Performance Reports--Annual, 1992-1993


Box 11 Folder 9 to 13

Performance Reports--Notes, 1991-1996, (5 Folders)


Box 11 Folder 14 to 17

Performance Reports--Notes--Student Rosters, 1992-1996, (4 Folders)

[Restricted until 2072]


Subseries 1.4: Scholarships, 1985-2004

This subseries consists of correspondence, essay and speech topics, along with applications for the Elizabeth H. Piper Scholarship. Established in 1984 by philanthropist Elizabeth H. Piper, this scholarship provides funds to a select number of DDC students for college tuition.


Box 12 Folder 1

Community Education Scholarship Program, 1985


Elizabeth H. Piper Scholarship


Box 12 Folder 2 to 7

Applications, 1993-2004, (6 Folders)

[Restricted until 2030]


Box 13 Folder 1

Applications, 1993-2004, (4 Folders)

[Restricted until 2030]


Box 13 Folder 2

Correspondence, 1984-1988


Box 13 Folder 3

Essay and Speech Topics, 1990-1997


Box 13 Folder 4

Planning Meeting, 2002 October


Subseries 1.5: Students, 1988-1991

This series includes college placement forms and student rosters.


Folder 5

College Placements, undated

[Restricted until 2067]


Folder 6 to 8

Student Rosters, 1988-1991, (3 Folders)

[Restricted until 2067]


Subseries 1.6: Alumni, 1981-1999

This subseries is comprised of alumni information forms, lists, newsletters, and photographs that document alumni activities of the DDC. Also included in this subseries is the Alumni Attainment Study, which was conducted by the DDC in 1995.


Alumni Attainment Study


Box 13 Folder 9

Findings, 1995 September


Box 13 Folder 10 to 13

Surveys, 1981-1994, (4 Folders)


Box 14 Folder 1 to 3

Alumni Information Forms--A-Z, undated, (3 Folders)

[Restricted until 2025]


Box 14 Folder 4

Alumni Lists, 1990-1999

[Restricted until 2025]


Box 14 Folder 5

Events, 1991-1995


Box 14 Folder 6

Newsletters, 1988-1989


Box 14 Folder 7

Photographs, 1990-1999


Box 73 Folder 12

Phifer, Mekhi--Autobiographical Essay, undated

[Restricted until 2075]


Subseries 1.7: Academics, 1981-2001

The Academics subseries includes memorandum, lesson plans, and college planning materials. This sub-series also contains SAT and PSAT Preparation materials, which consist of DDC prepared syllabi, instructor and student preparation manuals, practice tests, and course evaluations.


Box 14 Folder 8

College Planning, 1992-1996


Box 15 Folder 1

Lesson Plans and Memos, 1981 Summer, 1981


SAT and PSAT Preparation


Box 15 Folder 2

Course Evaluations, 1996 Fall, 1996


Box 15 Folder 3 to 9

Instructor's Manuals, 1994 Spring –1998 Summer, 1994, (7 Folders)


Box 15 Folder 10

Memorandum, 1995 January


Box 15 Folder 11

Practice Test, 1995 September


Box 15 Folder 12

PSAT--Instructor's Manual, 1997 Spring, 1997


Box 15 Folder 13

SAT Practice Manual, undated


Box 15 Folder 14 to 17

Student Preparation Manuals, 1996 Spring–1997 Spring, 1996, (4 Folders)


Box 15 Folder 18

Syllabi, 1995 Summer, 1995


Box 15 Folder 19

Teacher Meeting Notes, 1996 Spring, 1996


Box 15 Folder 20

Teacher Orientations, 1996, 1998, 1996, 1998


Box 73 Folder 2

Minicourse Evaluations, 2000-2001

[Restricted until 2027]


Box 73 Folder 3

7th and 8th Grade Curricula, 1993


Box 73 Folder 9

Program Descriptions, 1982-1988, undated, 1982-1988, undated


Box 73 Folder 10

Training Workbooks, 1990-1991


Box 73 Folder 11

Calendars and Student Rosters, 1992-1999

[Restricted until 2075]


Subseries 1.8: Publications, 1965-2007

The Publications subseries contains DDC publications and includes annual, summary, and final reports, handbooks, and newsletters. This subseries also includes student publications, as well as essay and literary journals written by DDC students.


Box 73 Folder 4

Reports--General, 1973-2003


Box 73 Folder 5

Awards Ceremony Booklets, 2003-2007


Box 73 Folder 6

Center Award Booklets, 2001, 2006, 2001, 2006


Box 73 Folder 7

Discovery and Other Newsletters, 1980-2002


Box 16 Folder 1

Annual Reports, 1984-1988, 1993-1994, 1984-1988, 1993-1994


Box 16 Folder 2

Bridge Volunteer Handbook , undated


Box 16 Folder 3

Career Beginnings Program--Student Handbook, 1990


Box 16 Folder 4

Double Discovery – Since 1965 , 1995


Box 16 Folder 5

Final Report of the President, 1985 October


Box 16 Folder 6

The Mentoring Process , undated


Box 16 Folder 7

Newsletters, 1979-1981, 1988-1989, 1979-1981, 1988-1989


Box 16 Folder 8

Oakleigh L. Thorne Community Education Work Scholarship Program--Final Report


Box 16 Folder 9

Project Double Discovery circa, 1975


Box 16 Folder 10

Project Double Discovery and Columbia-Then and Now circa, 1981


Box 16 Folder 11

PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) Preparation Pilot Program--Final Report,, 1985 November


Box 16 Folder 12

Reports, 1994-1998


Box 16 Folder 13

Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center SAT Preparation Scholarship Program--Report, 1984 Spring, 1984


Box 16 Folder 14

Strategic Plans, 2001


Box 16 Folder 15

Summary Report, 1991-1992


Box 16 Folder 16

Volunteer Handbook, 1991-1992


Student Publications


Box 16 Folder 17

A "Privileged" Magazine , 1994


Box 16 Folder 20

Creative Compositions , 1994


Box 16 Folder 21

The DDC Crew , undated


Box 16 Folder 27

It's All Good , undated


Box 16 Folder 31

No Mask, 1968 Summer, 1968


Box 17 Folder 1

A Short Story: The Cat circa, 1968


Box 17 Folder 2

A World of Many Things circa, 1995


Box 17 Folder 3

Writing Club, 1997 Summer, 1997


Box 17 Folder 4

Where Do I Come From? 2002 Fall, 2002


Box 17 Folder 5 to 6

Yearbooks, 1995, 1999, 1995, 1999, (2 Folders)


Box 73 Folder 8

Newsletters and Magazines, 1965-2006

Series II: Upward Bound, 1965-1996

This series holds information on the Upward Bound program and the College Discovery and Development Program at City University of New York (CUNY). These files include parent and student information, Upward Bound staff and student handbooks, correspondence and memorandum, "director lists" (honor roll), program objectives, grant proposals, quarterly reports, and academic programming materials. Additional Upward Bound files can be found in Series I: Double Discovery Center, 1960-2007.


Box 17 Folder 7

General, undated


Box 17 Folder 8 to 15

Academic Program Materials, 1980-1984, 1992-1996, 1980-1984, 1992-1996, (8 Folders)


Box 17 Folder 16

College Discovery and Development Program at City University of New York,, 1965


Box 17 Folder 17

Correspondence and Memorandum, 1981-1994


Box 17 Folder 18

Director's Lists, 1991, 1993, 1991, 1993


Box 17 Folder 19

Final Report, 1984 October


Box 17 Folder 20

The Keys to Learning-A Learning Skills Handbook


Box 17 Folder 22

Organizational Structure of Upward Bound, 1995 Summer, 1995


Box 17 Folder 23

Parent and Student Information, undated


Box 17 Folder 24 to 27

Performance Report, 1977-1981, (4 Folders)


Box 18 Folder 1 to 8

Performance Report, 1981-1992, (8 Folders)


Box 18 Folder 9

Pilot Program at Columbia University, 1965-1967


Box 18 Folder 10 to 14

Proposals, 1966, 1975-1976, 1980-1983, 1966, 1975-1976, 1980-1983, (5 Folders)


Box 19 Folder 1 to 6

Proposals, 1983-1987, (6 Folders)


Box 19 Folder 7 to 9

Quarterly Reports, 1975, 1977, 1975, 1977, (3 Folders)


Box 19 Folder 10

Review of Upward Bound Program, 1987 July


Box 19 Folder 11

Student Action Forms, 1987-1990


Box 19 Folder 12

Staff Handbooks, undated


Box 19 Folder 13

Student Handbooks, undated


Box 20 Folder 1

Summer Residential Program Handbook, undated


Box 20 Folder 2

USDOE Grant Application Guidelines, 1983


Box 20 Folder 3 to 4

Work Plans, 1978-1980, (2 Folders)


Box 20 Folder 5 to 7

Year-End Reports, 1974-1977, 1985, 1974-1977, 1985, (3 Folders)


Box 73 Folder 1

Counselor and Teaching Assistant Lists, 1991

Series III: Talent Search, 1976-1998

Files in this series contain information on the Talent Search program. Documents include class notes, conference and workshop materials, "director's and honors lists," exams, grant proposals, final reports, quarterly reports, and the text of the Seventh and Eighth Grade Early Intervention Initiative. Additional Talent Search files can be found in Series I: Double Discovery Center, 1960-2007.


Box 20 Folder 8

General, undated


Box 20 Folder 9

Activities and Clubs, 1994, 1995-1996, 1994, 1995-1996


Box 20 Folder 10

Class Notes, 1993 Summer, 1993


Box 20 Folder 11

College Exploration, 1995 Summer, 1995


Box 20 Folder 12

College Program Review, 1993-1996


Box 20 Folder 13

Conferences and Workshops, 1993, 1995, 1993, 1995


Box 20 Folder 14

Correspondence and Memorandum, 1993-1998


Box 20 Folder 15

Directors and Honors Lists, 1993, 1998, 1993, 1998


Box 20 Folder 16

Early Childhood Internship Program, 1998 Summer, 1998


Box 20 Folder 17

Exams, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1992, 1996, 1998


Box 20 Folder 18

Federal Program Proposal, 1977


Box 20 Folder 19 to 20

Final Reports, 1984-1985, (2 Folders)


Box 20 Folder 21

Grade Sheets, 1995 Summer, 1995

[Restricted until 2071]


Box 20 Folder 22

Mini Course Series, 1991, 1993, 1991, 1993


Box 20 Folder 23

Newsletter, 1989 July-August


Box 20 Folder 24

Operations Report--Registration Procedures, 1996 January


Box 20 Folder 25

Policy Manual, 1981 October


Box 20 Folder 26

Pre-Ninth Grade High School Preparation, 1996 July


Box 20 Folder 27

Progress Report, 1976 December-February


Box 20 Folder 28 to 29

Quarterly Reports, 1977-1978, (2 Folders)


Box 20 Folder 30

Schedules, 1994, 1996, 1994, 1996


Box 20 Folder 31

Seventh and Eight Grade Early Intervention Initiative (EII), 1993


Box 21 Folder 1

Staff Biographies, 1994, 1996, 1994, 1996


Box 21 Folder 2

Staff Handbooks, circa, 1998


Box 21 Folder 3

Staff Orientation, 1994 Summer, 1994


Box 21 Folder 4

Student Council Elections, 1994-1995


Box 21 Folder 5

Student Handbooks, undated


Box 21 Folder 6

Student Survival Guides, 1997 Summer, 1997


Box 21 Folder 7

Syllabi, 1994, 1996-1998, 1994, 1996-1998


Box 21 Folder 8

Yearly Review, 1992-1993

Series IV: Other Programs, 1988-1996

Series IV contains information on the other programs at DDC, including Brother's of New Direction (BOND), Latino Project Discover, Reaching Youth Through Saturday Education Alliance, and Youth Education Through Sports. Two other programs at DDC were the Bridge Volunteer Program and Career Beginnings. While there are no specific files on these programs, information on the Bridge Volunteer Program and Career Beginnings can be found in Series I: Double Discovery Center Series, 1960-2007.


Box 21 Folder 9

Brothers of a New Direction (BOND)


Box 21 Folder 10

General, 1989-1994


Box 21 Folder 10

Student Rosters, 1991,1993

[Restricted until 2069]


Box 21 Folder 11

Reaching Youth through Saturday Education (RYSE)


Box 21 Folder 12

General, undated


Box 21 Folder 13

Student Rosters and Attendance Sheets, 1996 Spring, 1996

[Restricted until 2072]


Box 21 Folder 14

Latino Project Discover, 1988


Box 21 Folder 15

Sonya Kovalevskaya High School Math Days, 1994


Box 21 Folder 16

Young Achievers, 1996 Summer, 1996


Box 21 Folder 17

Young Women's Alliance, 1994


Box 21 Folder 17

Youth Education through Sports, 1990

Series V: Student Files, 1990-2003

This series comprises individual student files for those enrolled in both Upward Bound and Talent Search programs. Documents include applications, household tax information, test results, health forms, worksheets, student art, some correspondence, student evaluation forms, and "bowl scores". Students that were in the Upward Bound program earned "bowl score" numbers, which are used by the DDC staff to measure student participation and overall success in the program. This series was originally organized by the program and year. However, for access purposes, the files have been rearranged in alphabetical order by the student's last name. Files for a student from multiple years have been combined into one file per name.


Box 22

Aba-Jabel-Alleyne

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 23

Almanzar-Arnold, Andrew

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 24

Arnold, Dwayne-Barker

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 25

Barksdale-Beraud

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 26

Bereyah-Briceno

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 27

Briggs-Burke

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 28

Burnett-Capel

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 29

Capellan-Chase

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 30

Chau-Coleman

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 31

Coles-Crittenden

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 32

Crockett-Darien

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 33

Darlington-Deleon

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 34

De Los Santos-Dormeus

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 35

Dorns-English

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 36

Enoch-Feliz

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 37

Ferdinand-Franks

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 38

Fraser-Garcia

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 39

Garib-Gonzalez, A.

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 40

Gonzalez, C.-Guerrero

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 41

Guevara-Hart

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 42

Harvey-Hickson

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 43

Hidalgo-Irizarry, A.

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 44

Irizarry, V.-Jervey

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 45

Jeter-Jones, J.

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 46

Jones, K.-Kirton

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 47

Knight-Lee

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 48

Leeper-Lopez

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 49

Lora-Marte

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 50

Martin-McField

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 51

McGarrell-Meskina

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 52

Metagr-Monxhwedey

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 53

Moon-Myvett

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 54

Nager-Ofori

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 55

Ogando-Parker

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 56

Parrales-Pereyra

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 57

Perez-Piney

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 58

Pinkney-Quinn

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 59

Quinones-Restrepo

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 60

Retif-Roberts

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 61

Robinson-Rogers

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 62

Rojas-Sampson

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 63

Samuel-Scott

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 64

Scutchins-Simon

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 65

Simpkins-Soriano

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 66

Sornoza-Sylvestre

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 67

Tague-Thompson

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 68

Thornhill-Valcourt

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 69

Valdes-Wafula

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 70

Wagner-Whyte

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 71

Wickham-Wong, K.

[Restricted until 2079]


Box 72

Wong, L.-Zuluaga

[Restricted until 2079]