Maurice Peress papers, 1898-1923, 1950s-2017
55 linear feet
Maurice Peress (1930-2017) was an American orchestra conductor, arranger, author, and educator. The papers include audio and video recordings, clippings, contracts, correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, notebooks, photographs, posters, programs, research materials, reviews, scores, scrapbooks, and working files, sketches, and other materials.
1 result
M. Watt Espy Papers, 1730-2008
88.76 cubic ft.
The M. Watt Espy papers chronicle the extensive research efforts that led to the creation of the Capital Punishment Research Project and the database known as the Espy File. Espy spent three decades gathering and indexing documentation of legal executions in the United States. His papers contain both primary and secondary sources used to catalog thousands of instances of capital punishment in the United States and its territories since the 1600s. The collection includes material from corrections records, newspapers, county histories, legal proceedings, and books. In addition to the records pertaining specifically to the death penalty, there is also a selection of magazines collected by Espy that cover true crime stories as well as life in the American Old West.
1 result
Victor L. Streib Papers, 1908-2012, Undated, bulk 1978-2007
22.8 cubic ft.
The Victor Streib Papers contain research materials and legal case files on the death penalty in the United States with a focus on how it has been applied to women and juveniles.
1 result
Vincent J. Schaefer Papers, 1891-1993
135 cubic ft.
The Vincent J. Schaefer Papers represent the professional accomplishments and personal interests of the scientist who discovered cloud seeding. Schaefer spent more than 20 years with General Electric in Schenectady, New York, working his way up from apprentice, to research assistant, to research associate. In those years he was mentored by Irving Langmuir, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. The work Schaefer did at General Electric laid the foundation for further success as he became director of research for the Munitalp Foundation, began a highly successful summer science program for high school students, acted as an independent consultant, and founded the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at the State University of New York at Albany. This collection contains research data, notes, correspondence, publications, and photographs that showcase Schaefer's long, industrious scientific career as well as highlighting his many hobbies in local history and environmentalism.
Limit your search
- Berdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-19481
- Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-19531
- Fedin, Konstantin, 1892-19771
- Kagan, Abram Saulovich, 1888-19841
- Karsavin, L. P. (Lev Platonovich), 1882-19521
- Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-19391
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-19771
- Osorgin, Mikhail Andreevich, 1878-19421
- Peress, Maurice1
- Zami︠a︡tin, Evgeniĭ Ivanovich, 1884-19371
Current results range from 1730 to 2017
- M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives3
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library2
- Advance Cooler Manufacturing Corporation1
- Amram, David1
- Antheil, George, 1900-19591
- Arthur D. Little, Inc.1
- Bechtel Power Corporation1
- Bedau, Hugo Adam1
- Berdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-19481
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-19901
- Online access✖[remove]5