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This series contains Lowe's notes on various subjects. Some are simple reading notes or chronological outlines, but most of the notes comprise a detailed intellectual diary that Lowe maintained for more than twenty-five years. These notes, which document Lowe's efforts to refine his ideas about human freedom, state planning, and technological change and were apparently created in preparation for the writing of Has Freedom a Future?, also record his conversations with colleagues and difficulties in writing the book.

This series includes conference materials, journals, magazines, newsletters of various death penalty abolition organizations, personal or organizational research papers, and miscellaneous materials. Miscellaneous files contain campaign materials, booklets, book pamphlets, publications, like an essay by a prisoner on death row, letters written by others on death penalty issues, and lists of executions. Material published in France and Switzerland is also included. The files are arranged alphabetically by categories of materials. Materials within the files are also arranged in alphabetical order by the title of each item.

This series contains articles covering different issues dealing with the death penalty including costs, public opinion, and race. The largest sections are counsel, mental retardation, and opinions, with articles from the 1990s to the early 2000s. Notably, the opinion section contains articles on international opinion as well as domestic views on the death penalty.

This series contains the records from the chapter's annual institutes. Types of records include minutes, correspondence, and planning documents. The annual institutes are small conferences centered around a subject in public administration. The institutes include sessions on more specific topics, installation of ASPA officers and the presentation of ASPA's annual awards. For the agenda to the annual institutes, see the publications file. ASPA--Empire State Capital Area Chapter.

This series is useful for finding cursory sports team information, with files including team rosters and schedules with some including game results or statistics for the individual sport as well. These files contain basic information for men's and women's athletic teams each academic year spanning from the 1992-1993 season to the 2008-2009 season. The records were originally maintained in binders by the Athletic Department according to men's sports and women's sports for each year available. Not every year includes files for every sport. Collective yearly athletics schedules are occasionally included. In some instances, personally identifiable information and/or sensitive material was redacted to protect the security of individuals mentioned.

The Publications series includes both local and international materials such as: The Dope Sheet, The Albany Zontian, and Zontian, The Zontian Biennial Issue, Zonta International Program Issue, Zonta International Foundation Biennium Highlights, and Zonta International Newsletter. These publications highlight the activities of the Zonta Club of Albany as well as those associated with international Zonta Clubs.

The records in this series concern plans to build Broadway Mall in downtown Schenectady, which was of interest to the Society for the Preservation of Water Resources as a possible alternate site for Wilmorite's Rotterdam Square Mall. Includes draft environmental impact statements (DEIS), environmental assessment forms (EAF), and related material.

The Division of Correctional Services is responsible for the care, custody, and rehabilitation of all offenders sentenced to its institutions. Included for the division of correctional services is a summary of appropriations and estimated expenditures for 1977, and a budget for 1980. Administrative bulletins can be found concerning such topics as work release, temporary release program violators, leave of absence and furlough 1972-1974. Also included are several Correctional services procedure directives concerning the inmate liaison committee, affirmative action, research studies and surveys, minimum provisions for health and morale, inmate group activities and organizations, and human rights complaints. Also found are inspection reports concerning fire and housing for the Elmira correctional center 1980-1982, inmate grievance mechanisms and case records 1975-1976.

The Records of Resolution or Motion series is a compilation of the proposals made at various organizational meetings between 1961 and 1966. Although the majority of the records are from one decade, there is a considerable amount of information within the series as the issues raised during the meetings varied widely. This information could be used to study the organization's development during the 1960s as that time period saw radical changes in New York State labor policy.

This series consists of formal composite photographs that portray each member of the sorority during the following academic years: 1951-1952, 1968-1969, 1971-1972, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994 (Stony Brook), 1994-1995, and 2001-2002.