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Urban League of Northeastern New York Records, 1966-1987

8.5 cubic ft.
Since its establishment in 1966 as the Urban League of the Albany N.Y. Area, the Urban League of Northeastern New York has campaigned for voter registration, housing, education, social services and other issues of concern to African Americans and others in the New York State Capital District.
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New York State Coalition for Criminal Justice Records, 1971-1986

19.25 cubic ft.
Formed in reaction to the Rockefeller Administration's crack-down following the Attica Prison riot, the New York State Coalition For Criminal Justice's primary mission was to reform what it regarded as an excessively harsh criminal justice system in New York.
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American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Empire State Capital Area Chapter Records, 1952-1989

9.5 cubic ft.
Founded to encorage and advance training and professionalism in public administration for New York State
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Capital District Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism Records, 1981-1995

6 Reels
Founded by a group of Albany area residents who organized to prevent the Springboks, the all-white South African national rugby team representing the apartheid South African government, from playing a game against the American all-star rugby team in Albany scheduled in 1981.
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Newspaper Guild of Albany, N.Y., Local 34 Records, 1936-1989

5.0 cubic ft.
Chartered in 1934, as the Tri-City Newspaper Guild of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, the Guild signed its first contract with the Albany Times Union in 1937. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, contracts, and organizing files. The majority of material in the collection is photocpied.
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Albany Typographical Union No. 4, Communications Workers of America Records, 1850-1988

27 reels of microfilm
This collection documents the activities of the Albany Typographical Union, the first labor union founded in Albany, N.Y.
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Albany County Civic Center Collection, 1984-1988

0.75 cubic ft.
The Albany County Civic Center Collection documents the policy decisions that went into planning an arena in downtown Albany. Originally named the Knickerbocker Arena, it was later known as the Pepsi Arena and the Times Union Center.
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Albany Printing Pressmen, Assistants and Offset Workers Union, No. 23-C Graphic Communications International Union Records, 1951-1989

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Meeting minutes from the Albany Printing Pressmen, Assistants and Offset Workers Union who represented typographical workers from throughout the Capital District.
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International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, Local 16 Records, 1886-1930

0.6 cubic ft.
This collection contains meeting minutes from Bricklayers Local 16, Schenectady, NY.
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Associated Industries of New York State/Business Council of New York State Records, 1996 December 19 - 2017 March 27

10.02 cubic ft. 365 captures
The Associated Industries of New York State/ Business Council of New York State Records contains documents which were created during the group's 66 years of business. Among the contents are files on the group's former directors, correspondence and legal council records. The records of the association also contain some publications from other sources.
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Solidarity Committee of The Capital District Records, 1978-2024

20.8 cubic ft.
The Greyhound Strikers Solidarity Committee of the Capital District was created by Albany-area labor union activists in support of the autumn 1983 Amalgamated Transit Union strike against Greyhound Bus Lines. After the strike, the group was reconstituted as the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District (SCCD) and worked to support hundreds of strikes and labor activities in Eastern New York, across the country, and in Latin America.
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Student Association of the State University of New York Records, 1969-1985

17.5 cubic ft.
This collection documents the activities of the Student Association of the State University of New York from its founding in 1970 hrough its first decade of existence.
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Libby Post Papers, 1978-2005

4.18 cubic ft.
The Libby Post Papers contain political campaign documents, professional correspondences, news clippings, meeting minutes, agendas, document drafts, press releases, news letters, civil activism notes, and other materials that document her involvement securing various LGBT rights and with political organizations, as well as the general LGBT community in Albany, NY.
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Ed Bloch, 1984

Ed Bloch's 1984 campaign for Congress includes the press kit with endorsement letters, biographical information on the candidate, voting records of his opponent, press releases, campaign brochures, a series of "Bloch for NYS State Congress" newsletters, and news clippings regarding the election campaign.

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Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters Records, 1887-1990

17.52 cubic ft.
On November 14, 1946 the Carpenters' District Council of Ulster County and Vicinity was chartered. This council had local chapters in Kingston and Ellenville, New York. During the late 1940's local unions in the area began affiliating with the district council and eventually the district council, on May 4, 1949, was rechartered as the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters, the change of name more closely describing its jurisdiction. New local unions continued to be created, and independent local unions continued to affiliate with the district council. By the early 1950's the district council represented carpenters in Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
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Rufus Edward Miles, Jr. Papers, 1934-1985

8 cubic ft.
Miles served fifteen years as a top level administrator at the Federal Security Agency and the Department of Health Education and Welfare.
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Autobiographical and Biographical Information, 1910-1964

The highlights of Miles' life up to about 1945 are contained in a typewritten manuscript of 138 pages. This item, meant for his children and grandchildren, is divided into eleven chapters and titled True Tales From Tin Lizzy Times and Other Sketches. Biographical information can be found on Boyd Fisher (chap. VI), the force behind the Ohio Relief Production Units (1934-1935) and the Rural Electrification Administration; Sally Rand (chap. IX), the exotic dancer; Franklin Roosevelt's Aunt Bessie (chap. X) and John Pratt Whitman (chap.XI), mystic, teacher, social worker, actor, journalist and author who is Miles' "most unforgettable character". This series also includes a five page statement, written in 1986, concerning his undergraduate experience at Antioch College as well as materials related to his first published article in 1932.

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    Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1938-1991

    3.46 cubic ft.
    These records document the activities and membership of the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs (ESFWC) - the umbrella organization of New York State African-American women's groups - from 1938-1991. The collection also includes records from affiliated organizations: the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) and the Northeast Federation of Women's Clubs (NFWC).
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    Family Planning Advocates of New York State Records, 1976-2004

    7.72 cubic ft.
    Family Planning Advocates of New York State was established in the 1970's by the affiliates of Planned Parenthood of New York State in an effort to expand the capacity of its organization to affect public policy through lobbying and education.
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    Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 83 Records, 1892-1989

    2 cubic ft.
    The Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 83 Records document the day-to-day operations of the union from the years 1892-1984 using meeting minutes and other documents refrenced in the minutes including correspondence, treasurer's reports, newsletters and strike bulletins.
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    National Organization for Women (NOW), New York State Chapter Records, 1961-2011

    55.09 cubic ft.
    The New York State chapter of NOW aims to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society in order to exercise all privileges and responsibilities in an equal partnership with men. Working close with the Senate, political candidates,other women organizations, and community activists, NOW-NYS members work to defend women from inequality.
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    IUE-CWA Local 301 Records, 1939-2001

    63.9 cubic ft. 854 Digital Files
    Union founded at General Electric's Schenectady, NY plant after the passage of the Wagner Act.
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    Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York (ACUSNY) Records, 1938-1992

    22.5 cubic ft.
    An early organization representing higher education before the Legislature and the Executive in Albany, as well as the Federal Government in Washington D.C.
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    The Glove Cities Area Joint Board, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Records, 1933-1989

    5 cubic ft.
    The Glove Cities Area Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) was founded in Gloversville, N.Y., 1954. This Joint Board originally had jurisdiction over the clothing workers unions in Gloversville and Johnstown, N.Y., and nearby villages. These locals were primarily locals of glove and leather goods workers.
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    Graphic Communications International Union, Local 259-M Records, 1941-1988

    5 reels of microfilm
    This collection includes records from Graphic Communications International Union, Local 259-M and the three previously independent unions that merged to form GCIU Local 259-M - Utica Graphic Communications Union, Local 58-C; Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union Local 21-P; and Local 59 of the Amalgamated Lithographers of America (ALA).
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    Columbia County Typographical Union No. 896 Records, 1927, 1936-1968

    0.66 cubic ft.
    The Columbia County Typographical Union No. 896 records document the workings of this union from 1927-1968.
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    Fulton County Typographical Union No. 268 Records, 1894-1973

    1.25 cubic ft.
    The Fulton County Typographical Union No. 268 records document the workings of this union, primarily, in the form of minutes, from 1894-1973.
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    Graphic Communications International Union Local 10-b, Of Albany, New York, Records, 1892-1989

    2 Reelss
    The Correctional Association of New York Records includes records from the Board of Directors, annual reports, prison visit files, Narcotics Committee files, program and bureau files, project files, subject files, and publications. The only records of the organization available from the nineteenth century are the annual reports, which have been microfilmed and are available in the University Library.
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    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 166 Records, 1909-1980

    2 Reels
    Inactive records of IBEW Local 166, based in the Capital District. Shops were located at General Electric and WTEN Channel 10
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    Greater Glens Falls (N.Y.) Central Labor Council AFL-CIO Records, 1959, 1969, 1977-1979, 1981-1990

    0.17 cubic ft.
    The Greater Glens Falls (N.Y.) Central Labor Council document the history of their council, which was formed in 1959.
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    Charters, 1959, 1969 Box 1 (Greater Glens Falls (N.Y.) Central Labor Council A), Folder 1

      Constitution, circa 1978 Box 1 (Greater Glens Falls (N.Y.) Central Labor Council A), Folder 2

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        Empire Typographical and Mailer Conference Communications Workers of America Records, 1919-1990

        1 Reels
        Records of the Empire Typographical and Mailers Conference, CWA, a biannual New York State conference for union printers and mailers.
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        Joseph E. Persico Papers, 1910-2003

        18.54 cubic ft.
        The papers of Joseph Persico focus on his careers as a full-time author and as a political speechwriter for New York State Commissioner of Health, Hollis Ingraham, and New York State Governor, Nelson Rockefeller.
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        Eugene P. Link Papers, 1907-1993

        7 cubic ft.
        History Professor and activist for unionism, this collection contains correspondence and rsearch files on Harry F. Ward, American medical history, and other subjects.
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        Pine Hills Fortnightly Club Records, 1898-2003

        2.5 cubic ft.
        The Pine Hills Fortnightly Club was founded by Miss Mary M. Shaw in 1898 as a woman's literary and social club. According to the Club's earliest Constitution, "Its object shall be the study of history, literature and art and the literary and social entertainment of its members."
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        Constitutions and By-laws, 1898-1991 0.1 cubic ft.

        The collection contains the constitutions for 1898, 1903, and 1927-1991. The Constitution includes Articles, By-Laws, and Amendments. The Club's By-Laws specify the procedure by which new members are proposed. The earliest Pine Hills Fortnightly Club Constitution is handwritten in a notebook followed by the first recording of membership names dated 1900. Included in the constitutions are by-laws, articles, and amendments to the Constitutions. Constitutions often contain hand annotated revisions for incorporation into the next year's constitution.

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          NAACP Schenectady Branch Records, 1949-1982

          4 Reels
          The NAACP Schenectady Branch Records document concerns for discrimination in housing and employment and for the recruitment of black professionals from colleges and universities to the area. The records also show the Branch's involvement with area social service providers, labor unions, and other community organizations, as well as with General Electric, as the area's major employer.
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          M.C. Lawton Civic and Cultural Club Records, 1921-2004

          1.13 cubic ft.
          The M.C. Lawton Civic and Cultural Club Records showcase the operations of the first black organization in Albany that was actively involved in community service and educational advancement, which was founded in 1919.
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          Robert McCrate Papers, 1958-1962, 2009

          5.4 cubic ft.
          Robert MacCrate was a lawyer who served as counsel to New York State Governor Nelson Rockefeller. This collection contains correspondence and legislation sent to the Governor by MacCrate concerning pending bills in the New York State Senate and Assembly. There also are background reports and summaries on major topics of interest including transportation, health, economic trends, education, and discrimination in New York State.
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          International Union of Electronic Electrical Technical Salaried And Machine Workers Local 379 Match Workers' Union Records, 1944-1985

          1 cubic ft.
          The International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried, and Machine workers document the day-to-day operations of the first 41 years of this community organization founded in 1944.
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          United University Professions (UUP) Records, 1964-2000

          161.17 cubic ft.
          The records of United University Professions (UUP) document the activities of the union and collective bargaining agent for the faculty and non-teaching professionals of the State University of New York. They begin in the 1960s with UUP's antecedents, the State University Professional Association (SUPA) and the Senate Professional Association (SPA), and continue through June 2000 for the materials produced by UUP's Communications Department, and through May 1993 for most other series.
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          Harold Rubin Papers, 1958-2004

          7.0 cubic ft.
          Subject files largely consisting of retained records of local organizations dedicated to preserving Albany, New York historic neighborhoods and architecture as well as the Pine Bush.
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          Schenectady Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 803 Records, 1918-1989

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          The City Teachers Association of Schenectady was founded in 1918 to promote standards of professionalism in teaching. The group was chartered as a union, the Schenectady Federation of Teachers, in 1944. Local 803 went on strike in 1975 in violation of the NYS Taylor Law. The local is affiliated with New York State United Teachers, American Federation of Teachers.
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          United Automobile Aerospace And Agricultural Implement Workers of America Local 930 Records, 1944-1966, 1968, 1970-1989

          2 cubic ft.
          Records of UAW Local 930 which represented the Ford Motors plant in Green Island, NY.
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          Versatile Club Records, 1937-2011

          0.50 cubic ft.
          The Versatile Club Records document the day-to-day operations of this community organization founded in 1910.
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          Schenectady Area Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, 1921-1988, Undated

          2 Reels
          Includes records of the Schenectady Area Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, group of trade union locals, and its predecessor organizations:.
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          Schenectady Labor Temple Association Records, 1912-1977

          8 cubic ft.
          Founded in 1907, the Schenectady Labor Temple Association promotes labor relations and interests within Schenectady County, NY.
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          Schenectady Building and Construction Trades Council Records, 1960-1978

          1 Reels
          A delegate organization of labor union locals representing building and construction trades. In 1978, the council grew into the Tri-Cities Building and Construction Trades Council.
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          Troy Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Records, 1942, 1969-1989

          0.25 cubic ft.
          Documents an association of labor unions in or near Troy, NY.
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          By-Laws, 1942 Box 1 (Troy Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Records), Folder 1

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            Malcolm Willison Papers, 1958-1997

            14.9 cubic ft.
            This collection details the social activism of Malcolm Willison in New York State's Capital Region. As an active board member of several local groups, his papers contain minutes, financial statements and budgets, programming ideas, brochures, planning notes, articles and reports, and clippings that detail the evolution of the various organizations contained in the collection. Organizational newsletters and event flyers, course and conference information planned by Willison in his capacity on executive boards, and vast amounts of correspondence about any number of events and issues are also part of the scope of the collection.
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            Samuel B. Gould Papers, 1933-1997

            4.34 cubic ft.
            The Samuel B. Gould Papers document his personal life as well as his many professional positions in education, including his tenure as chancellor of the State University of New York.
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            Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), Hudson Valley Area Joint Board Records, 1919-1990, Undated

            13.43 cubic ft.
            The Hudson Valley Area Joint Board was formed in 1957 through the merger of the Columbia County and Mid-Hudson Valley Joint Boards. At that point, the two joint boards were affiliated of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), which merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) in 1976 to form the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). The collection documents the organization, administration, and activities of the Hudson Valley Area Joint Board and its predecessor organizations.
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            Concerned Citizens Against Crossgates Records, 1979-1984

            5.05 cubic ft.
            Concerned Citizens Against Crossgates (CCAC) was organized as an informal group opposed to the construction of the Pyramid Crossgates mall in the summer of 1979.
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            Albert J. Abrams Papers, 1961, 1964-1965, 1970-1976, 1980

            0.75 cubic ft.
            Albert Jack Abrams was born in Stamford, Connecticut, on May 29, 1915. Abrams began his university studies at the University of Michigan in 1932, and he attended the National Institute for Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., in 1935. He received an A.B. from New York University in 1936, and he continued his studies at Columbia University (1940) and the Cornell School of Labor and Industrial Relations (1946). The records in this manuscript collection were originally arranged in a numerically classified subject file under the general subject of legislative administration.
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