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Psi Gamma Sorority and Alumnae Association, Inc. Records, 1898-1997

12.66 cubic ft.
Psi Gamma was founded in 1898 at the New York State Normal College for Teachers and the Alumnae Association in 1922. The sorority split in 1991 over whether to abandon local status or become a chapter of a national sorority.
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This sub-series consists of scrapbooks compiled by the sorority over the course of 14 academic years. Academic years included in this sub-series are 1952-1953, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1966-1967, 1968-1969, 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1974-1975, 1977-1978, and 1991-1992. Included in these scrapbooks are photographs of sorority life, newspaper articles, invitations to special events, correspondence, greeting cards, and announcements.

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This sub-series consists of scrapbooks compiled for Psi Gamma reunions. These scrapbooks commemorate the 1956, the 1988, and the 1995 reunions. Included in these scrapbooks are photographs taken at anniversaries, pictures of sorority life over the past hundred years, and facsimiles of composite photos taken from the State College yearbooks.

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This sub-series consists of scrapbooks compiled by individual members of Psi Gamma Sorority. Items in this sub-series include photographs, newspaper articles, correspondence, invitations to social events, pins and other jewelry, and sorority familytree Scrapbooks were donated to the sorority by Helen Klady McCuen ('28), Bertha Buhl Covell ('33), Margaret Schlott Koeler ('45), and Kerry Ann White ('55). Included is one file of loose photos and negatives.

Adolph Lowe Papers, 1915-1996

5 cubic ft.
Biographical material includes biographies; personal papers from teaching at the University of Kiel, 1926–31 and University of Manchester, 1933–40; papers from Lowe's 80th birthday (1973); Veblen–Commons Award, 1979; interview with Die Zeit, 1988; correspondence, 1928–91; writings by Lowe, including lectures, speeches, published and unpublished works. Lowe was one of the founders of the New School for Social Research comprised mostly of the German intellectual Émigrés to the USA prior to WWII.
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This sub-series contains some of Lowe's published and unpublished studies of economics, sociology, and current affairs. Highlights include a lengthy essay written in the form of a letter to his close friend Hans Jonas, unpublished materials that he apparently drafted while writing Has Freedom a Future?, and a complete typescript of the book itself.

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This sub-series consists of notes for lectures that Lowe delivered at various academic institutions and before various community groups. Some of these speeches were given before the New School's Study Group on Germany (1942-43) and its General Seminar, an interdisciplinary forum at which faculty members discussed their work.

Michelle Crone Papers, 1927-2000, bulk 1982-1995

44.4 cubic ft.
The Michelle Crone Papers document her experience as a feminist and lesbian activist from the early 1980s until the mid-1990s. The collection includes material from here position as National Civil Disobedience Coordinator for the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, and as a member of the Executive Committee for the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. Also present are records from Michelle Crone's management of a number of women's festivals from 1982 to 1996—most notably Rhythm Fest and the Cultural Festival at Gay Games IV—and records from her Capital District production company, Elword Productions. The collection also includes the records from her experience with the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and the National Lesbian Conference. Also included are her personal correspondence, records of her undergraduate studies with the theater and women's studies programs at the University at Albany, SUNY, and political literature from a number of progressive causes at the national and local levels.
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School of Nursing Records, 1964-1979

14.6 cubic ft.
The School of Nursing Records document the history and day-to-day operations of the School at the University at Albany since its first full year of operation in 1967 through its closing in 1979.
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This sub-series of the Continuing Education series contains curricula for the workshops starting in March of 1973 until June of 1979. Files include agendas, correspondence, workshop participant lists, suggested readings, worksheets and other teaching materials, and participant feedback. Topics ranged from nursing and law to drug therapy to elder care.

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This sub-series of the Continuing Education series consists of the registration materials of workshop participants. As the files contain sensitive personal information, the entire sub-series is restricted. The School of Nursing kept all registration material alphabetically, regardless of the date of the respective workshop. One file at the end of the series includes an alphabetical list of all participants from all workshops from 1973-1979.

Erich Hula Papers, 1900-1986

22 cubic ft.
A substantial portion of the Erich Hula Papers consists of his writings, both in typescript and published form. This includes his contributions to newspapers and journals as well as extensive notes from his research and for courses taught. The collection also contains correspondence files and biographical documents, and a large collection of reprints (and some typescripts) sent to and collected by Hula of colleagues and other scholars.
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Citizens' Environmental Coalition Records, 1973-2005

44.25 cubic ft.
The records of Citizens' Environmental Coalition (CEC) document its research and activism, from its infancy as part of the New York Environmental Institute, through its independent chartering in 1991, and continuing into the new millennium.
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The records in this subseries include correspondence, news clippings, research material, and government reports related to low level radioactive waste in New York State. The records reflect activity to discover the health affects of radioactive waste and find safe disposal. The earliest of the research material dates to 1973, but the bulk of CEC activity records are from 1983-1995.

New York Statewide Senior Action Council Records, 1974-2001

14.05 cubic ft.
The New York StateWide Senior Action Council records document the issues faced by senior citizens in New York State over the course of almost three decades. The bulk of the records consist of subject files in the areas of health care, Medicare, and social security issues. In addition to topical material, these records document the fundraising activities of the organization and its various sub-groups. Notably included are publications issued by the organization, including the Sentinel newsletter (1992-1996) and the Senior Action newspaper (1977-1991). The bulk of the material, found in the subject files, is useful for documenting issues about which NYSSAC was active. NYSSAC's work with New York state legislators, as well as government and private agencies in advocating for seniors and social justice issues, and their outreach efforts in education and advocacy, are well documented throughout the collection. Records of the activities of Executive Directors Michael Burgess and Bonnie Ray are the most prominent in the collection.
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Files include material on a variety of issues important to New York seniors in the areas of law, taxes, independent living and in-home care, elder abuse, the Right to Die Campaign, age discrimination and continuing education. NYSSAC's work with other groups such as the Capital Area Consortium on Aging and Disability, the Citizens' Utility Board and the State Office of the Aging's Hunger Action Network are documented in files on conferences, workshops and meetings. Included are testimonies given on major issues before legislative bodies, a memorial booklet for activist Rose Kryzak containing a tribute from Governor Mario Cuomo, and various correspondence.

Hans Speier Papers, 1922-1989

16.5 cubic ft.
The Hans Speier Papers primarily focus on Speier's career in the U.S. after his emigration. The collection includes biographical materials, including family documents and correspondence; autobiographical writings, manuscripts and typescripts; The RAND Corporation materials; typescripts by other authors, Nazi propaganda; anti-Nazi propaganda; Allied Forces Intelligence reports and memoranda; notes and materials on various topics; and political pamphlets.
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This series is arranged into three sections: the first contains Speier's early writings, including poetry, aphorisms and short stories from the 1920s and 1930s. The largest section is made up of Speier's essayistic writings and contains a number of pieces written during the 1940s when Speier was employed by the Office of War Information and the Department of State. The last section contains Speier's book reviews.