Bernard Kassoy Papers
Collection Number: 6385
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Bernard Kassoy Papers,
Collection Number:
6385
Creator:
Kassoy, Bernard
Quantity:
5.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Papers.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Language:
Collection material in English
Bernard (Bernie) Kassoy (1914-2008) graduated from the City College of New York and Cooper Union Art School and worked in
a wide range of media as a painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor and cinematographer. As a young artist, Kassoy began
his
career in the WPA New York City Federal Art Project in 1936 and was arrested under the name "Michelangelo Buonarotti"
at the first sit-down strike against the WPA by the Artists Union. He was also a US delegate to the 1983 International
Association of Artists conference in Finland.
In 1939 Kassoy was hired as a New York City high school fine arts teacher where he taught until he retired in 1972. He also
taught adult education classes on cinematography at the High School of Music and Art. As a member of the American
Federation of Teachers Local 5, he created cartoons for their publication "The New York Teacher News," directed the Teachers
Union art gallery, and made stage sets for theatrical productions.
Bernie Kassoy's 136 editorial cartoons preserved by the Kheel Center were largely created in the 1950s at a time when many
US policy makers were enthralled by the search for Communist Party members and sympathizers. In pithy cartoons he
portrayed the struggles of New York City students and teachers, as well as the Teachers Union's response to these hardships.
He accused school, city, and state officials of turning their attention away from funding shortfalls, classroom
overcrowding, outdated texts, dilapidated buildings, teacher turnover, increasing teacher workloads, and stagnant wages,
to focus on the question of whether any teachers appeared to be advocating Communism. Though Kassoy repeatedly criticized
these manifestations of McCarthyism, he was never blacklisted. His work can also be found in the collections of the Museum
of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, and Fennimore House Museum.
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Bernard Kassoy Papers #6385. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1939-1949 | |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1950-1959 | |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1960-1964 | |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1965-1970 | |
Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1970-1973 | |
Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1974-1976 | |
Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1977-1979 | |
Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1980 | |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1981-1982 | |
Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1983 | |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1984 | |
Box 1 | Folder 12 | 1985 | |
Box 1 | Folder 13 | 1986 | |
Box 1 | Folder 14 | 1987-1988 | |
Box 1 | Folder 15 | 1989 | |
Box 1 | Folder 16 | 1990 | |
Box 1 | Folder 17 | 1991 | |
Box 1 | Folder 18 | 1991-1992 | |
Box 1 | Folder 19 | 1993-1996 | |
Box 1 | Folder 20 | 1996-1998 | |
Box 1 | Folder 21 | 1999-2000 | |
Box 1 | Folder 22 | 2001-2008 | |
Box 1 | Folder 23 | 2008-2009 | |
Box 1 | Folder 24 | 1985-2003 | |
Box 1 | Folder 25 | 1971-1990 | |
Box 1 | Folder 26 | 1962-2005 | |
Box 1 | Folder 27 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1945-1946 | |
Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1998 | |
Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1979-1980 | |
Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1935-1937 | |
Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1974 | |
Box 2 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 8 | 1958 | |
Box 2 | Folder 9 | 1987 | |
Box 2 | Folder 10 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 11 | 1975 | |
Box 2 | Folder 12 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 13 | 1936-1999 | |
Box 2 | Folder 14 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 15 | 1991 | |
Box 2 | Folder 16 | 1975 | |
Box 2 | Folder 17 | 1956 | |
Box 2 | Folder 18 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 19 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 20 | 2003-2007 | |
Box 2 | Folder 21 | 1975-2002 | |
Box 2 | Folder 22 | 1937 | |
Box 2 | Folder 23 | 1982-1984 | |
Box 2 | Folder 24 | 1985 | |
Box 2 | Folder 25 | 1939-1966 | |
Box 2 | Folder 26 | 1974-2003 | |
Box 2 | Folder 27 | 1987 | |
Box 2 | Folder 28 | 1992-1995 | |
Box 2 | Folder 29 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 30 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 31 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 32 | 1996-1999 | |
Box 2 | Folder 33 | 1994 | |
Box 2 | Folder 34 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 35 | 1993-1998 | |
Box 2 | Folder 36 | 1996 | |
Box 2 | Folder 37 | 1959-1971 | |
Box 2 | Folder 38 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 39 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 40 | 1978-2000 | |
Box 2 | Folder 41 | 1983 | |
Box 2 | Folder 42 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 43 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 44 | 1977 | |
Box 2 | Folder 45 | 1971 | |
Box 2 | Folder 46 | 1973-1978 | |
Box 2 | Folder 47 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 48 | 1946-1947 | |
Box 2 | Folder 49 | 1959-1971 | |
Box 2 | Folder 50 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 51 | 1987-1988 | |
Box 2 | Folder 52 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 53 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 54 | 1999-2008 | |
Box 2 | Folder 55 | 1967-1973 | |
Box 2 | Folder 56 | 1967 | |
Box 2 | Folder 57 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 58 | 1936 | |
Box 2 | Folder 59 | 1936 | |
Box 2 | Folder 60 | 1987 | |
Box 2 | Folder 61 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 62 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 63 | 1956 | |
Box 2 | Folder 64 | 1996 | |
Box 3 | Folder 1 | 1993-2000 | |
Box 3 | Folder 2 | 1979-2001 | |
Box 3 | Folder 3 | 1977 | |
Box 3 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 5 | 1981-2002 | |
Box 3 | Folder 6 | 1971-2008 | |
Box 3 | Folder 7 | 1992 | |
Box 3 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 9 | 1990-2000 | |
Box 3 | Folder 10 | 1984-2002 | |
Box 3 | Folder 11 | 1974 | |
Box 3 | Folder 12 | 1987 | |
Box 3 | Folder 13 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 14 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 15 | 1979-1980 | |
Box 3 | Folder 16 | 1959-1981 | |
Box 3 | Folder 17 | 1975 | |
Box 3 | Folder 18 | 2009 | |
Box 3 | Folder 19 | 1998 | |
Box 3 | Folder 20 | 2000 | |
Box 3 | Folder 21 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 22 | 2008 | |
Box 3 | Folder 23 | 1980 | |
Box 3 | Folder 24 | 1951-1959 | |
Box 3 | Folder 25 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 26 | 1996 | |
Box 3 | Folder 27 | 1937-1962 | |
Box 3 | Folder 28 | 1986 | |
Box 3 | Folder 29 | 1967 | |
Box 3 | Folder 30 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 31 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 32 | 1988-1992 | |
Box 3 | Folder 33 | 1948 | |
Box 3 | Folder 34 | 1977 | |
Box 3 | Folder 35 | 1967 | |
Box 3 | Folder 36 | 1977 | |
Box 3 | Folder 37 | 1970-2007 | |
Box 3 | Folder 38 | 1998-2003 | |
Box 3 | Folder 39 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 40 | 1936-1946 | |
Box 3 | Folder 41 | 1960-1969 | |
Box 3 | Folder 42 | 1970-1979 | |
Box 3 | Folder 43 | 1980-1989 | |
Box 3 | Folder 44 | 1990-1999 | |
Box 3 | Folder 45 | 2000-2007 | |
Box 3 | Folder 46 | 1964-1987 | |
Box 3 | Folder 47 | ||
No Date
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Box 3 | Folder 48 | 1975 | |
Box 3 | Folder 49 | 2008 | |
Box 3 | Folder 50 | 2008 | |
Box 3 | Folder 51 | 2008 | |
Box 4 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 4 | ||
(Loose in B1-3 Binder)
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Box 4 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 8 | 1980-1989 | |
Box 4 | Folder 9 | 1980-1989 | |
Box 4 | Folder 10 | 1990-1999 | |
Box 4 | Folder 11 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 12 | 1975-2001 | |
Box 4 | Folder 13 | 1967-1982 | |
Box 4 | Folder 14 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 15 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 16 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 17 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 18 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 19 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 20 | 1960 | |
Box 4 | Folder 21 | 1962 | |
Box 4 | Folder 22 | 1982 | |
Box 4 | Folder 23 | 1982 | |
Box 4 | Folder 24 | 1985-1991 | |
Box 4 | Folder 25 | 1992-1994 | |
Box 4 | Folder 26 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 27 | 1959-1995 | |
Box 4 | Folder 28 | 1967-1968 | |
Box 4 | Folder 29 | 1970-1972 | |
Box 5 | Folder 1 | 1973-1977 | |
Box 5 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 3 | 1971 | |
Box 5 | Folder 4 | 1973 | |
Box 5 | Folder 5 | 1976 | |
Box 5 | Folder 6 | 1979 | |
Box 5 | Folder 7 | 1980 | |
Box 5 | Folder 8 | 1981 | |
Box 5 | Folder 9 | 1982 | |
Box 5 | Folder 10 | 1983 | |
Box 5 | Folder 11 | 1984 | |
Box 5 | Folder 12 | 1985 | |
Box 5 | Folder 13 | 1986 | |
Box 5 | Folder 14 | 1987 | |
Box 5 | Folder 15 | 1988 | |
Box 5 | Folder 16 | 1989 | |
Box 5 | Folder 17 | 1990 | |
Box 5 | Folder 18 | 1993-1994 | |
Box 5 | Folder 19 | 1999-2000 | |
Box 5 | Folder 20 | 2002 | |
Box 5 | Folder 21 | 2003 | |
Box 5 | Folder 22 | 2004 | |
Box 5 | Folder 23 | 2005 | |
Box 5 | Folder 24 | 2006 | |
Box 5 | Folder 25 | 2007 | |
Box 5 | Folder 26 | 2008 | |
Box 5 | Folder 27 | 1928 | |
Box 5 | Folder 28 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 29 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 30 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 31 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 32 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 33 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 34 | 1939-1977 | |
Box 5 | Folder 35 | 1962-2004 | |
Box 5 | Folder 36 | ||
Box 6 | |||
Box 6 | Folder 1 | 1986 | |
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Box 6 | Folder 2 |