The history of Baruch College is interwoven with that of City College, which consequently means that many of the archival documents, manuscripts and ephemeral materials are housed in the CCNY archives. However, the guide is not limited to the materials at either Baruch or at the College of the City of New York, since the history of the college is intertwined with the history of the city and the other educational venues that were operating at the time. A listing of fugitive sources is included in this guide.

Berrol, Selma. Getting Down to Business: Baruch College in the City of New York, 1847-1887. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.

Professor Berrol, a former Professor of History at Baruch College, wrote this detailed overview of the college from its beginnings to 1987.

Bowker, R.R. The College of the City of New York: 1847-1895 (Reprinted from the University Magazine), 1895. Available at Baruch College and on-line through Hathitrust.

Bowker, a graduate of the class of 1865 takes a nostalgic look back at his alma mater.

Mosenenthal, Philip J. and Charles F. Horne, The City College Memories of Sixty Years.N.Y.G.P., 1907. Available at the Baruch College library and ton-line through Hathitrust.

Two early graduates wrote a substantial book when the college was moving to its new St. Nicholas Heights campus.

Roff, Sandra and Anthony Cucchiara and Barbara Dunlap. From the Free Academy to CUNY: Illustrating Public Higher Education in New York City, 1847-1997. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000.

This Research Guide was originally created by Professor Emeritus Sandra Roff, previously Archivist of Baruch College.