A substantial amount of the correspondence in this section consists of form letters and newsletters sent to Friedländer by politicians seeking election to various public offices.
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Publications of Others, 1975-2002 2.0 cubic ft.
The Publications of Others subseries is arranged alphabetically by publication title. Titles of interest include, Adirondack, AGENDA, Catskill Center News, Hudson Valley Green Times, New York Environmental News, Scenic Hudson News, and Upstate Environment (formerly Link). The inclusive dates are 1975-1994 with bulk dates of 1986-1993.
General research essentially covers all documents not dealing with Project Skyfire. Since Munitalp's purpose was to aid other organizations with their meteorological experiments, it had many different projects under its wing. Schaefer's papers in this area deal mainly with jet stream and cloud studies and weather modification. One specific example of a new weather modification experiment was Project Shower, which took Schaefer to Hawaii to work with the Pineapple Institute. Some of the files are reminiscent of his work at General Electric since his fascination with particle studies continued well beyond his days in the Knolls Research Laboratory. There are documents and photographs dealing with clouds, precipitation, and atmospheric particles, including some from Mount Washington since Schaefer continued to foster a working relationship with the lab there. Time lapse films of clouds and cloud formations were also a ground-breaking aspect of Schaefer's work with Munitalp.
Venire Study, 1997-2003 18.8 cubic ft.
The Pennsylvania Venire Study documents the data reports and venires along with supplemental materials.
The Audio subseries contains nine audiotapes. There are two tapes from the 20th Anniversary Dinner in 1989. Dick Cavett served as the master of ceremonies at the dinner and speakers included Lee Wasserman, David Sive, Gov. Mario Cuomo, Tom Chapin, Robert Abrams, Sigourney Weaver, and Warren Liebold. Other audiotapes in the series include radio advertisements targeting state legislators and promoting events.
The Moving Images subseries primarily contains VHS tapes, along with one Sony Video 8 tape. The subject matter of the tapes include issues related to pesticides, energy (James Bay in Quebec), hazardous waste (low-level radioactive waste), lead, funding (Environmental Bond Act), and solid waste management (recycling).
This section includes some casual correspondence, as well as numerous letters from former students seeking letters of recommendation or advice from Friedländer.