This series concerns all of Bloch's personal papers and correspondence from 1939-2001, including non-campaign political materials, news clippings, church related materials, poetry, buttons, a calendar, essays, short stories, papers, Vietnam and veterans' related documents, and miscellaneous files.
This series contains outgoing correspondence sent by William Stiles Bennet. These materials date from the 1930s through the 1950s and are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Contains affidavits (1979-82), notices of hearing (1979-81), notices of determination (1981-82)), grievance arbitrations (1983-84). The Legal Files spanning only eight years, form the largest series. Most of the series is devoted to the Strike of 1979 during which 6,400 corrections employees went on strike for 16 days . Included In the 1979 Strike records are affidavits, notices of hearing, and notices of determination. In addition to strike information there are also grievance arbitrations and decisions relating to sex discrimination and disciplinary grievances.
Series 5 is made up of photographs, some of which are undated and unnamed of a parade, the national conventions including negative films from 1989-1990, and other images.
This series contains the records of Local 265 of Saugerties. Local 265 was chartered in 1974 under the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters, and was made up of 5 of the 14 original locals. These locals included; Local 251, Kingston; Local 1075, Hudson; Local 1175, Kingston; Local 2161, Catskill; and Local 2328. This series also contains records of Local 306. The dues ledger of local 306 is the only surviving record of Associated Shipyard Workers Unions, Carpenters Local 306, of Kingston. Local 306 might have been affiliated with the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters, but whether or not this is true is unknown. All members in this ledger are listed as being initiated in the period 1940-1942, so this was likely a young local at the time. This series also contains records of Local 1560. The record is of the complete history of Local 1560 from its first meeting on April 14, 1903, until its last in 1909. When Local 1560 was organized there was already one other carpenters' local (number 251) in Kingston. In 1908, these two locals formed the Kingston District Council of Carpenters, but both this council and Local 1560 dissolved in 1909 upon the merger of Local 1560 into Local 251. Local 1175 was also originally a part of the Kingston council. Locals 1075, 2161, and 2328 were originally chartered in 1955 as part of the Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters. This series contains membership ledgers, meeting minutes, daybooks, correspondence and registers.
Series 3 contains the materials used by Willison to teach Siena College courses in 1991 and 1992. The courses were Environmental Policy, Peace Studies, and Regional and Local Environmental Issues. Specific focus was put on the Hudson River, Love Canal, global warming, the Adirondacks, waste disposal, toxics, environmental racism and how environmental issues affect labor issues. The series includes several newsletters concerning environmental issues in the region. There is no one newsletter with a substantial consecutive run in the collection. There is also oversized material available in this series including newsletters and information about protecting James Bay in Quebec.
This series predominantly contains meeting minutes, agendas, correspondences, and other materials related to the Empire State Pride Agenda.
The New York State Housing Authorities series contains materials relating to the interactions with other New York State organizations relating to Housing within the state. The organizations that are represented in this series are the Rent Guidelines Board, Rent Stabilization Association, and the New York City Department of Housing and Community Renewal, among others. The City of New York and the Conciliatory and Appeals Board files are also represented within this series.
This series contains records of Christmas is for the Archousai and other annual events, Boulé Foundation and Beta Psi charitable initiative documents, and anniversary celebrations. There are files related to individual archons and their acocmplishments, news clippings about archons and the Boulé, and documentation of sponsored events and happenings.
