Institute of Gerontology :
- Author:
- State University of New York at Albany. Institute of Gerontology.
- Call Number:
- MSS UA-690.015 local
- Abstract:
- Records contained in this collection include administrative files such as records documenting program creation, committee minutes and agendas, day files and correspondence from 1970-1995, financial records related to grand funding and budgets from 1968-1993, and publications including research projects, training seminars and conferences from 1970-1990. Records from the Ringel Institute of Gerontology follow those of the Institute of Gerontology within the same series. There are few remaining records from the Institute on Aging. Photographs and slides are included in the same boxes and folders as paper documents. Cassettes are housed separately in the Special Collections Cold Room.
- Historical Note:
- The Institute of Gerontology was the successor to the Institute on Aging, created in 1968 as part of the College of General Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. The purpose of the Institute, and all subsequent iterations, was to provide knowledge and research into the experience and care of elderly citizens. Specific issues such as nursing home care, criminal offenders and social interaction were the focus of instruction, communication and research through degree programs and certificates, seminars, conferences, newsletters, consortial committees and research studies. In 1972, the organization was renamed as the Institute of Gerontology, and became part of the University's School of Social Welfare. Within a few years, it received status as an established research unit. In 1982, it became the Ringel Institute for Gerontology, named for Rhoda and Stan Ringel. The name was changed again in 1997, back to the Institute of Gerontology, which it remains. It is currently comprised of two units, the Center for Research and the Center for Excellence in Aging Services. Previous directors for the program include Father Anthony Rocha, Steven. I. Pflanczer, Susan R. Sherman and Sheldon S. Tobin. Research topics continued to include elderly offenders, nursing home care, social interaction for seniors as well as the role of the University in advocating for this population, among others. Beyond research papers, the Institute hosted a number of conferences, seminars and training sessions. Funding was initially provided through grants. After the first director, Father Anthony Rocha, failed to secure a necessary grant for a second consecutive year, he resigned from the Institute, which then was absorbed by the School of Social Welfare. From this point on, funding was received through a mix of grants and institutional funding.
- Physical Description:
- 5.01 cu ft.
- Access Terms:
- Access to this record group is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Part of the University Archives Collection. local
- Subjects:
- Education, Higher New York (State), Elderly poor New York (State), Frail elderly Care New York (State), Nursing home care New York (State), Older offenders United States, Older people Social networks New York (State), Education, Higher, Elderly poor, Frail elderly Care, Nursing home care, Older offenders, and Older people Social networks
- Genres/Forms:
- Audiocassettes. aat, Correspondence. aat, Videocassettes. aat, Curricula. aat, Files by subject. aat, Financial records. aat, and Research notes. aat
- Corporate Names:
- State University of New York at Albany, State University of New York at Albany. Institute of Gerontology, State University of New York at Albany. School of Social Welfare, and State University of New York at Albany
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State) and United States
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