This video features student attending orientation at the University at Albany in 1951, on the downtown campus. There are two separate orientation camps depicted, one for the women and one for the men. Students are depicting canoeing, student bonding activities at a campground. There are many scenes of students studying, working on projects and interactions between students and faculty. Many different sports are depicted, such as, archery, basketball, baseball, wrestling, and tennis. There are shots of students eating dinner, playing bridge, and socializing in front of the fire. Also "moving up day" is featured.
A live fundrasing telethon held SUNY Albany students benefiting the Albany State Chapter of Big Bothers Big Sisters and the Wildwood School for Developmentally Handicapped Children. Featuring a number of student and community performers in the Campus Center Ballroom, hosted by Marleen Michaelson and Stuart Greskin [?].
Marcia Brown's acceptance speech after being awarded the Honorary Doctorate from the State University of New York. Commencement ceremony, University at Albany, May 19, 1996. Marcia Brown, author and illustrator of children's literature, has been awarded the Caldecott Medal (the American Library Association's highest award for excellence in childrens' picture-book illustrations), for three of her books: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954); Once a Mouse (1961); and Shadow (1982), and six more of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
WNYC radio interview with Marcia Brown, University at Albany Class of 1940. Marcia Brown, author and illustrator of children's literature, has been awarded the Caldecott Medal (the American Library Association's highest award for excellence in childrens' picture-book illustrations), for three of her books: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954); Once a Mouse (1961); and Shadow (1982), and six more of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
U.S. Representative Gerald Solomon applauds President Ronald Reagan during the State of the Union address. Solomon represented New York's 22nd District from 1979-1999.
Marcia Brown, University at Albany Class of 1940, author and illustrator of children's literature, pictured in 2001. Brown has been awarded the Caldecott Medal (the American Library Association's highest award for excellence in children's picture-book illustrations), for three of her books: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954); Once a Mouse (1961); and Shadow (1982), and six more of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
Marcia Brown, University at Albany Class of 1940, author and illustrator of children's literature, pictured in Venice, Italy. Brown has been awarded the Caldecott Medal (the American Library Association's highest award for excellence in childrens' picture-book illustrations), for three of her books: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954); Once a Mouse (1961); and Shadow (1982), and six more of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
Marcia Brown, University at Albany Class of 1940, author and illustrator of children's literature, pictured in 1946. Brown has been awarded the Caldecott Medal (the American Library Association's highest award for excellence in childrens' picture-book illustrations), for three of her books: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954); Once a Mouse (1961); and Shadow (1982), and six more of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) attends Greek anti-junta protest ; behind her is a protest poster entitled "The Colossus" drawn by Roger T. Conant, graduate student in the Department of History. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) and Marie-Louise prepare dessert at during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) with Marie-Louise, a French graduate student, mixes drinks at during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) enters her dorm room in Brubacher Hall. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) with arms upraised in Sirtaki dance during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.
