The Hudson River Valley Commission was a New York State Agency, established by the Legislature in 1966, to coordinate planning along the Hudson River and to encourage the balanced development of the Valley’s land and resources. The HRVC collection consists of testimony, exhibits, legal briefs, opinions & orders, publicity materials, and stenographer’s reports concerning the Storm King decision.

The Hudson River Valley Greenway Council Collection documents the development and growth of the Greenway Council. The collection consists of handouts and minutes of meetings and clippings gathered and collected by the Greenway Council. The meetings cover a variety of topics, from local environmental hearings to expansion of the Council, to protecting the Hudson Riverbanks, parks, and hiking trails. The clippings cover topics of environmental importance in and around the Hudson River Valley.

The Hudson Valley GREEN (Grass Roots Energy & Environmental Network) Collection documents the development of the environmental group and their constant vigilance in protecting the environment in the Hudson River Valley Area. This collection includes printed material, environmental magazines and newspapers, Hudson Valley GREEN Times, background material, business files, slides and film, as well as a variety of other documents and reports funded by the New York State Government and other Federal organizations. Also included in the collection are files dealing with specific topics such as Indian Point, James Bay, 765 Power Line Controversy, Con Edison v. Mid Hudson Nuclear Opponents and the Town of Red Hook as well as variety of other topics.

The James T. Cox Collection consists of plays, both professional and amateur (student), musicals, and screenplays. Also included are several videotapes of the Marist College Council on Theatre Arts productions. The portion of the collection consisting of student written plays was developed by Gerard A. Cox.

John Roberts was born on March 16, 1914, in Massachusetts. During World War II, John was assigned to the Signal Corps Photo Center on Long Island. Once discharged, John was sent to the Near East by Lowell Thomas to make a complete film for the Near East College Association. In 1948, John covered the Winter Olympics and met Clayton Ballou, who would be his business partner for the next 50 years. Together they released a 30-minute color short of Andrea Mead Lawrence, and titled it “Born to Ski”. John also worked on several assignments for Lowell Thomas in Persia, Tibet, Calcutta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macaoe, Japan, Hawaii, and Alaska. In 1954, Clayton Ballou and John Roberts formed Associated Film Producers Inc., and produced 19 travel documentaries and commercials. This collection consists of materials created or saved by John Roberts and contains documents from his trip to the Middle East on behalf of Lowell Thomas, the correspondence of John Roberts, and materials from the production of travel films, including film proposals, scene outlines, film scripts, and the associated promotional materials, programs, and booklets. There are also a significant number of photographs in this collection.

John Tillman was a long-time reporter, anchor and announcer for WB 11 WPIX News in New York from its start-up in 1948 until 1967. This collection contains records of news reports, original 16mm film cores, and quarter inch audio news reels, all pertaining to the reporting and news casting of John Tillman for WPIX New York through the years of 1948 to 1967.

The Jonah Sherman Collection is a compilation of local business records, government documents, city planning materials, local histories and ephemera. Gathered by local businessman Jonah Sherman, the Collection is extremely valuable to those seeking information on the modern history of Poughkeepsie and Greater Dutchess County.

Joseph McHugh was both a student and crew coach at Marist College. His collection covers Marist men’s crew team history as well as some of his own personal history.

The Lowell Thomas Film Collection encompasses a wide range of materials documenting the travels of Lowell Thomas and Lowell Thomas Jr. These materials include 35mm motion picture prints and negatives, 16mm motion picture film and ¼ inch audio tape.

Lowell Thomas Jr. was born on 6 October 1923 in London, England, to Lowell Jackson Thomas (1892-1981) and Frances Ryan Thomas (1893-1975). His early childhood was spent in New York City and would spend weekends at the family home in Quaker Hill. In 1949, he and his father, Lowell Thomas Sr. became two of the few Westerners allowed entry into Tibet. In 1958, he and his wife, Mary “Tay” Pryor flew to Alaska with their toddler Anne and fell in love with the territory where they would remain residents for the rest of their lives. Soon after moving to Anchorage, Lowell Thomas Jr. began his many years of public service. Lowell Thomas Jr. devoted much of his time and money to conservation issues and public service, and he and Tay aided many charitable causes. This collection consists of materials created or saved by Lowell Thomas Jr. including various documents and memorabilia. Materials on his political career include newspaper clippings correspondences, and a book. This collection also contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes on Lowell Thomas Jr.’s environmental involvement, personal life, as well as materials on his travels to Tibet, Turkey, and Persia.