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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection documents political events and issues, predominantly from the early 1940s to the early 1970s, through publications collected by University at Albany graduate student Peter Pollak.
- Extent:
- 4.05 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Peter Pollak Papers, 1942-1987. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Pollak Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection includes political newspapers, pamphlets, and flyers collected by Peter Pollak as well as publications that were mailed directly to Pollak. These items document international, national, and local Capital Regional issues. Researchers may be interested in materials from the Capital District chapter of SDS (Students for a Democratic Society).
- Biographical / Historical:
A native of Gloversville, New York, Peter G. Pollak obtained his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and later received his master's degree in Education in 1970 from SUNY Albany. He subsequently became a Ph. D student in Education at SUNY Albany. Pollak was active in the civil rights movement and was a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) anti-poverty volunteer in Atlanta before coming to SUNY Albany.
While in Albany, he continued to be engaged in activism on a community and broader level. He served as managing editor of The Albany Liberator, a weekly newspaper designed to serve the needs of the city's Arbor Hill and South End communities. The publication was owned and published by The Brothers, an area civil rights group. Pollak also was a member of the Albany Region/Capital District chapter of SDS (Students for a Democratic Society). In addition, he helped lead an unsuccessful fight to establish a day care center at the University in the early 1970s.
Following a career spent teaching, editing, and in business, Pollak became a self-published author. After living in the Capital Region of New York for decades he relocated to Elkridge, Md. for the final years of his life and died in October 2021 at age 78.
- Acquisition information:
- All items in this collection were transferred to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives by Peter G. Pollak at three different times in 2017 .
- Processing information:
The collection was processed by Katie Ryan (2017) and Abby Cowan (2022).
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized alphabetically. There are no series.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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- ACCESS:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Access to this collection is unrestricted.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Peter Pollak Papers, 1942-1987. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Pollak Papers).