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State University of New York at Albany

M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives

Science Library 350

1400 Washington Ave

Albany, NY 12222, United States

518-437-3933

The M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, collects, preserves, provides access to, and encourages the use of the University Libraries' unique manuscript and archival materials. Major collecting areas include the New York State Modern Political Archive, the National Death Penalty Archive, the German and Jewish Intellectual Émigré Collection, and permanent records of the University at Albany, SUNY. While the materials held within Special Collections and Archives do not circulate, we are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections in our reading room or contact us for assistance. We are located on the third floor of the Science Library on the Uptown Campus.

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Abbe Family Papers, 1773-1896 0.5 cubic ft.

The Abbe (Abbey) family papers include records relating to the Abbe family. The Abbe family, which consisted primarily of Richard T. Abbe, his wife Helen Woods Abbe, and their daughter Olive Abbe Jones, corresponded with many family members and business associates before and during the Civil War. This collection contains deeds, legal records, correspondence, business records, and other papers of the family.

Abbot Low Moffat Papers, 1929-1943 4.4 cubic ft.

New York Republican Politician and proponent of the NYS Thruway, Moffat served on the State Assembly 1929-1943, U.S. State Department South-East Asia Division, 1944-1947, and later as a U.S. diplomat in Greece, the United Kingdom, Burma, and Ghana.

Abraham Bell and Son Collection, 1809-1917 22 cubic ft.

The collection consists of 157 volumes of business books and three boxes of financial materials, correspondence, books, scrapbooks and diaries relating to the Bell Family and the Abraham Bell and Son Company.

Abraham Hathaway Papers, 1825-1870 1 Vol.

This collection contains the account book of a 19th century shoemaker and leather dealer near Taunton, Massachusetts.

Abraham J. Bonowitz Papers, 1977-2015, bulk 1977-2015 86.49 cubic ft.

For more than three decades, Abraham J. Bonowitz has worked to educate the public about human rights problems, in particular the death penalty and the need for alternatives to the death penalty. During this time he served in numerous director, consultant, managerial, and activist roles with leading advocacy and death penalty abolitionist organizations.

Accent on Research Collection, 1972-1997 1 cubic ft.

State University of New York at Albany. Division of Research

This collection is made up of the Accent on Research newsletter, a university publication focused on faculty research.

Act Up Albany (N.Y.) Chapter Records, 1983-1992 2.47 cubic ft.

This collection details records kept by the ACT UP organization committed to ending the AIDS crisis.

Adele Gerhard Papers, 1938-1956 0.33 cubic ft.

The Adele Gerhard (1938-1965) Papers include hand-corrected typescripts, photocopies and clippings of essays, a collection of clippings about Cologne-born novelist Gerhard and reviews.

Adelphoi Literary Society Records, 1902-1931 0.33 cubic ft.

A social fraternity for High School students attending the Milne School, the training school attached to the New York State College for Teachers.

Administrative Committee Records, 1971-1981 1.0 cubic ft.

This collection contains items from a committee created to oversee major budget decisions. Materials include meeting agendas, minutes, and university wide memos about the decisions made at these meetings.

Administrative Communication Groups Records, 1962-1971 0.17 cubic ft.

This collection is made up of memos and correspondence informing faculty on University policy. These were created by the Administrative Communications Groups who were responsible for disseminating information about meetings of the administration.

Adolph Lowe Papers, 1915-1996 5 cubic ft.

Biographical material includes biographies; personal papers from teaching at the University of Kiel, 1926–31 and University of Manchester, 1933–40; papers from Lowe's 80th birthday (1973); Veblen–Commons Award, 1979; interview with Die Zeit, 1988; correspondence, 1928–91; writings by Lowe, including lectures, speeches, published and unpublished works. Lowe was one of the founders of the New School for Social Research comprised mostly of the German intellectual Émigrés to the USA prior to WWII.

Affordable Housing Partnership and Capitol Affordable Housing Funding Corporation Records, 1983-2001 1.7 cubic ft.

The collection contains documentation of the Affordable Housing Partnership and Capital Affordable Housing Funding Corporation's adminstrative activities.

Albany Allied Printing Trades Council Records, 1908-1990 0.33 cubic ft.

The Albany Allied Printing Trades Council Collection contains meeting minutes of the Council dating from 1908-1990.

Albany Central Federation of Labor Records, 1965-2000 3.8 cubic ft.

The collection documents the activities of the Albany Central Federation of Labor (AFL CIO) from 1983 to 2000.

Albany Collegiate Center, 1933-1937 0.17 cubic ft.

The collection consists of records from the University at Albany's Albany Collegiate Center, 1933-1937.

Albany County Civic Center Collection, 1984-1988 0.75 cubic ft.

The Albany County Civic Center Collection documents the policy decisions that went into planning an arena in downtown Albany. Originally named the Knickerbocker Arena, it was later known as the Pepsi Arena and the Times Union Center.

Albany Friends Meeting Records, 1969-1991 1.0 cubic ft.

This collection includes material related to the Albany Friends Meeting's social justice activities, specifically having to do with injustices within the New York State judicial system.

Albany General Store Records, 1784-1786 1 Vol.

Albany (N.Y.) General Store

The Albany General Store Records contain business records kept by an unidentified proprietor of a general store which sold dry goods, rum, and other merchandise.

Albany, New York Jewish Community Collection, 1905-1990 2.03 cubic ft.

The Jewish Community of the Albany, New York area is featured in the Collection which was brought together to show community involvement in the region by the Greater Albany Jewish Federation and the University Libraries of the University at Albany, SUNY. This collection contains photographs, meeting minutes, commemoration papers, local area newspapers, academic articles, community reports, and a prayer book.

Albany Printing Pressmen, Assistants and Offset Workers Union, No. 23-C Graphic Communications International Union Records, 1951-1989 1 Reels

Meeting minutes from the Albany Printing Pressmen, Assistants and Offset Workers Union who represented typographical workers from throughout the Capital District.

Albany/Schenectady League of Arts Records, 1970-2001 104 cubic ft.

The collection includes the day-to-day records of the now defunct Albany/Schenectady League of Arts.

Albany Student Press Records, 1967-1999 1.17 cubic ft.

Comprised mainly of photographs documenting students, faculty, and campus events, as well as administrative papers relating to the organization's independence from the Student Association, the Albany Student Press Records offer a glimpse into the newspaper's activities from the late 1960s to 1990s.

Albany Typographical Union No. 4, Communications Workers of America Records, 1850-1988 27 reels of microfilm

This collection documents the activities of the Albany Typographical Union, the first labor union founded in Albany, N.Y.

Albert H. Blumenthal Papers, 1963-1976 68.17 cubic ft.

This collection consists of materials from Albert Blumenthal's service in the new York State Assembly.

Albert J. Abrams Papers, 1961, 1964-1965, 1970-1976, 1980 0.75 cubic ft.

Albert Jack Abrams was born in Stamford, Connecticut, on May 29, 1915. Abrams began his university studies at the University of Michigan in 1932, and he attended the National Institute for Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., in 1935. He received an A.B. from New York University in 1936, and he continued his studies at Columbia University (1940) and the Cornell School of Labor and Industrial Relations (1946). The records in this manuscript collection were originally arranged in a numerically classified subject file under the general subject of legislative administration.

Albert (Leser) Lestoque Papers, 1862-1963, bulk 1899-1960 15 cubic ft.

Records from legal battles and restitution claims of Albert (Leser) Lestoque and his two siblings, for family properties in the Plittersdorf section of Bonn, Germany. Also contains manuscripts and published versions of Lestoque's writings, including the manuscripts from lecture engagements, and materials from organizations as Citizens for Victory, the International Committee for the Study of European Questions and the German American Writers' Association (GAWA).

Alexander Gode Von Aesch Papers, 1924-1987 6 cubic ft.

Includes biographical information, photographs, correspondence, writings, and periodicals related to Alexander Gode von Aesch.

Alexander Semmler Papers, 1914-1977 10.5 cubic ft.

The Alexander Semmler Papers contain music written by Alexander Semmler, both published and unpublished, as well as some of his notes and correspondence.

Alfred C. Oppler Papers, 1908-1982 2.75 cubic ft.

The collection includes a diary, 1950; correspondence, 1942–1981; and manuscripts of books (including "Prussian Bureaucracy and National Socialism"), lectures, and reports, 1947–1959. As a civilian employee of the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1952, Oppler was the principal architect of legal and judicial reforms in occupied Japan.

Alfred H. Woodcock Papers, 1930-1995 7.25 cubic ft.

Atmospheric researcher and oceanographer from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of Hawaii, Woodcock collaborated with Duncan Blanchard and the U.S. Navy on research such as Project Shower, atmospheric sea salt and volcanic mountain breathing.

Alfred Neumeyer Papers, 1932-1948 0.1 cubic ft.

The collection contains copies of manuscripts of poetry, plays, and essays by Alfred Neumeyer, an art historian and scholar who taught at the University of Berlin until 1935 and thereafter at Mills College in Oakland, California.

Alfred Werner Papers, 1903-1979 23 cubic ft.

The Alfred Werner Papers contain typescripts of his writings on artists and art topics, as well as a small amount of correspondence, student papers, notes and research materials used for his writing. Werner's main focus was on Jewish art and artists.

Alice P. Green Papers, 1960-2001 1.89 cubic ft.

This collection contains records of the activities of Dr. Alice P. Green from her days as a student of criminal justice at the University at Albany, SUNY, through her career as founder and executive director of the Center for Law and Justice in Albany.

Alice Tedford Whelan Papers, 1932-1948 0.25 cubic ft.

Diaries kept as a student in librarianship at the New York State College for Teachers and as a librarian in New York State.

Allen B. Ballard Papers, 1970-2015 8 cubic ft.

This collection documents the career of Allen B. Ballard as Professor of Government at City College of New York (CUNY), and Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. During his time at CUNY, Ballard also served as Dean of the Faculty where he developed the SEEK program than later influenced both CUNY and SUNY equal opportunity programs.

Allen Collegiate Center Records, 1968-1978, bulk 1972-1976 3.5 cubic ft.

The collection consists chiefly of administrative paper records from the University at Albany's Allen Collegiate Center, operational from 1972-1976. The experimental center combined the senior year of high school with the freshman year of college so that students could earn a bachelor's degree in three years.

Alpha Pi Alpha Records, 1952-1978 13.28 cubic ft.

Scrapbooks and memorabilia of Alpha Pi Alpha, founded in 1952 as an independent non-discriminatory fraternity at the New York State College for Teachers

Alumni Directory Collection, 1980-2011 0.83 cubic ft.

Collection is made up of the alumni directories published by the Alumni Association.

Alumni Quarterly Collection, 1919-1967 1.49 cubic ft.

Collection is made up of the Alumni Quarterly, a publication made for and by Alumni of the State College For Teachers, published between 1919 and 1967.

Alvin Ford Papers, 1965-1995 5.4 cubic ft.

This collection documents the seventeen-year period (1974-1991) concerning the Florida capital punishment case of Alvin Ford. The collection primarily contains the court records and research material of Ford's attorney, Laurin A. Wollan, Jr., as well as other members of the Ford defense team who began work on the case in 1981. The legal records include official court proceedings from the initial trial in 1974, appeals, attempts at clemency, and several cases by Ford against the Florida Department of Corrections. Other legal records include psychological reports, background reports, biographies of Ford, as well as his prison and medical records.

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), Hudson Valley Area Joint Board Records, 1919-1990, Undated 13.23 cubic ft.

The Hudson Valley Area Joint Board was formed in 1957 through the merger of the Columbia County and Mid-Hudson Valley Joint Boards. At that point, the two joint boards were affiliated of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), which merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) in 1976 to form the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). The collection documents the organization, administration, and activities of the Hudson Valley Area Joint Board and its predecessor organizations.

American Association of Retired Persons, Schenectady County Chapter, #490, 1967-2003 2.5 cubic ft.

This collection contains the American Association of Retired Persons, Schenectady County Chapter, #490's official newsletters, treasurer's reports, correspondence, various national and local publications, newspaper clippings, certificates, and the chapter banner.

American Association of University Professors, Albany Chapter Records, 1944-1974 0.75 cubic ft.

The American Association of University Professors Records document the activities of the Albany Chapter from 1944 to 1974.

American Association of University Women, Albany Branch Records, 1913-1992 5.9 cubic ft.

These records document the history of the Albany Branch of the American Association of University Women from 1913 - 1992. The records relate chiefly to women's issues; particularly higher education, general education, membership, international relations, legislation, World War II, employment, teaching, community projects and Albany, NY.

American Council for Émigrés in the Professions Records, 1930-1974 10 cubic ft.

Chiefly, correspondence, memoranda, resumes, and other materials of the American Council for Émigrés in the Professions (ACEP).

American Marketing Association, New York Capital Region Records, 1992-2013 2.81 cubic ft.

The American Marketing Association, Capital District Chapter works for the advancement of business and management in the region. The collection includes publications concerning programs sponsored by the organization as well as administrative records. Also included are descriptions and handouts from businesses in the Capital District.

Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, New York Chapter Records, 1967-1973 0.53 cubic ft.

The materials in the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, New York Chapter collection document the chapter's early activities and establishment.

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Empire State Capital Area Chapter Records, 1952-1989 9.5 cubic ft.

Founded to encorage and advance training and professionalism in public administration for New York State

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Records, 1934-1937 .17 cubic ft.

This collection contains reports on the finances and employment at the Amoskeag textile mills in New Hampshire during the 1930s.

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