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University Archives

University Archives

Records that document the history of the University at Albany, SUNY and its predecessor schools.
The University Archives documents the history of the University at Albany, SUNY from its origin in 1844 as the New York State Normal School to train teachers for New York State to its present status as a comprehensive research university. The department collects, manages, and provides access to permanent university records for research use. This includes the administrative records of the university, student groups, faculty, alumni, and affiliated organizations. Collecting and preserving university records documents our history and promotes transparency and accountability.

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Legislation, 1966-2019 3.5 cubic ft.

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Contains record copies of legislation approved by the Faculty Senate (1966-69) and the University Senate (1969-present). Each year's legislation is preceded by a summary list of the legislation for that year. The listing indicates whether the legislation was approved, sent back to committee, or rejected.

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Publications, 1945-2000 2.33 cubic ft.

This series is made up of publications produced by the English Department for students and the public at large. This includes "News About English," a pamphlet containing departmental course listings and advising information (1977-2000) as well as various student literary magazines administered by the English Department at different times, Including Primer and Tangent. Additionally, this series contains a number of external publications produced by people and groups connected to the Department of English. This includes The Little Magazine, a literary magazine produced by the Writing Program at SUNY Albany (1966-1994) and 13th Moon, a feminist literary magazine edited by Judith E. Johnson, a professor of Writing and Women's Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.

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This series consists of database print-outs and questionnaire forms relating to a survey conducted by the Alumnae Association to commemorate the University at Albany's sesquicentennial anniversary and the sorority's 95th anniversary. The database print-outs list the responses made by Psi Gamma Alumnae categorized by the questions taken from the questionnaires. The categories for the print-outs are: Advanced Degrees, Favorite Professor, Information on College Life, Information on Sorority Life, Memories of Sorority/College Life, Myskania and Purple and Gold Members, Personal History, Reason for Joining Psi Gamma, and Scholastic Honors. The questionnaires contain the responses used in the database print-outs as well as the phone numbers and addresses of the respondents.

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Title IX, 1975-1978 1.33 cubic ft.

This series documents the implementation of the Title IX Program on the Albany Campus. It reveals the actions taken by what was known as the Affirmative Action Office at the time and its work with faculty and staff to amend hiring processes on campus and implement new sports programs. This includes studies and reports on what were current hiring processes and sports teams' offerings, as well as information from other universities and colleges and their work with Title IX.

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This series consists of copies of Executive Board Minutes (1991-1992), general meeting minutes (1992-1994), correspondence (1991-1994), membership lists (1992-1995), officer lists (1992-1995), and alumnae lists (1993-1994). Important events documented in this series include the foundation of the sorority (1991), its recognition by Psi Gamma's Alpha Chapter in Albany (1991), the Beta Chapter's recognition by the Alumnae Association (1993), and its official incorporation (1994).

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The fourth series of the collection contains papers from The Coming of SUNY Conference hosted at SUNY Brockport in 1991. This conference is particularly important as it was one of the first efforts to gather historians and archivists to discuss the founding and history of the SUNY System. The conference program as well as a list of participants is included in this series. Papers and abstracts listed in the program are also included in this series as well as some of Fausold's personal notes on each.

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This series document various events and subsidiary organizations of the Alumni Association. It is the largest series and records from the 1970-1980s comprise the bulk of the material. Two of the major annual events represented in this series are the Alumni Day/Weekend and Homecoming. There are materials documenting Alumni Day/Weekend for the majority of years between 1919 and 1996. The earlier years may only contain a program, while later year may contain correspondence, RSVPs, planning notes and photographs. Other events and symposiums are also included in the series. There are photographs, correspondence, and planning materials of clubs, committees and local branches. Correspondence and day files of Alumni Association staff, awards and scholarships processed by the Alumni Association, student directories and tributes to University Presidents comprise a substantial portion of the series. The Alumni Association offered group travel specials, discounts on insurance and commemorative memorabilia. Please note that some of the photographs are oversized.

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This series is composed of claim vouchers (1995), an Exempt Organization Certificate (1994), interest income tax forms (1988, 1992-1994), monthly bank statements (1987-1990), and a savings certificate passbook (1988-1995). Of particular importance is the state filing receipt of Amendments to Alumnae Association Certificate of Incorporation (1994) which allowed the association to act as the official sponsor of the Beta Chapter in Stony Brook.