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The collection includes eleven VHS format videocassettes. The programs include local issues and news and documentaries concerning many of the social activism and social justice issues that the Solidarity Committee has tackled over the years. Several of the programs are undated.

The OSP is responsible for planning, organizing and frequently funding the construction of a number of trails in and around Saratoga Springs. These include nature trails like the Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail, river trails like the Kayaderosseras Creek Canoe and Kayak Trail, and more urban trails such as the Bikeway recreational trail system. The materials in this series consist of maps, articles, correspondence, reports, and news clippings relating to the various trail building projects. Also represented are various OSP celebrations of National Trail Day. Extensive news clipping files are filed separately at the end of the series.

This series contains local, state, and federal laws regarding pesticides and the environment, as well as documents dealing with various government departments. Other states' laws are present in this series, including California, Texas, Connecticut, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey. The North American Free Trade Agreement is also addressed.

The Biographical series is predominantly material from early in Persico's career. Included are folders related to his election as the Executive Secretary of the New York State Young Democrats in 1958 and his time as a Foreign Service Officer in Latin America. Of particular biographical note are the scrapbook and news clippings folders which include selected highlights from throughout Persico's career in government service and as an author.

This series contains records of PEF committee activities at both the state and local level, along with information on a wide range of other programs and events. Particularly notable is coverage of PEF annual conventions from 1979-2000, although not all years are included; the statewide and regional Political Action Committees; the Women's Program; the statewide Health and Safety Committee; Leadership Development Conferences, and the Public Service Training Program.

This series consists of manuscript drafts, edited copy, and reviews for Roscoe. Published in 2002, it is part of William Kennedy's "Albany Cycle" of novels. Opening in 1945 Albany, Roscoe centers around Roscoe Conway, a decades-long insider of the Democartic Party and the political machine in the capital city.

Materials from events and programs hosted by the WCA are included in this series. The majority of the flyers and advertisements for WCA events are from the twenty first century, with one or two from the 1970s and 1990s. This series also contains event calendars from the 1940s, which were most likely sent out to WCA members monthly. The only evidence of earlier events is from playbooks, dramatic journals, and songbooks retained by the Club. These plays were likely purchased by the WCA for a fee to the playwright, and the women performed these one act plays every few months at an event hosted by the Dramatic Department. Event calendars can also be seen in theMonthly News, found in the Publications series.

Contains "The Education of a Teacher," "Introduction to ACUSNY", Newsletters 1980-1984, "News from ACUSNY" 1988-1992, "Communiversity" 1991.