Collections : [New York State Modern Political Archive]

This is one of the most voluminous and significant series in the Link Papers. Harry F. Ward (1873-1966) was an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church; professor of Christian ethics at Union Theological Seminary from 1918-41 (and emeritus after 1941 until his death in 1966); a founder of the Methodist Federation of Social Service in 1907; and chair of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1920-40. Deeply influenced by the Social Gospel of Washington Gladden and Walter Rauschenbusch, Ward, in turn, impressed the credo of social justice upon hundreds of his student ministers at Union Theological Seminary. Link was one of these students. After serving as Ward's graduate student assistant in the early 1930s, Link followed his theological mentor in the direction of extreme social activism. The large series of Ward materials acquired by Link throughout most of his adult life is testimony to the substantial impact that Ward had upon a more youthful Link.

This series contains records related to Ronald Stafford's campaigns for office from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. It includes election results, as well as letters of support and campaign buttons. Records are organized chronologically by campaign. Letters of congratulations sent to Senator Stafford and thank-you letters sent by Senator Stafford can also be found in this series. Posters and pins can be found in oversized boxes and artifact boxes.

Contains files kept by Harold Rubin relating to his concerns as a civil servant and in the Albany community. They include clippings about the State Investigation Committee (SIC) hearings into the awarding of governmental contracts in Albany; Albany code enforcement and community development issues. Includes one folder labeled Code Enforcement which inaddition to newspaper clippings includes Rubin's correspondence as head of the Center Square Association Zoning Committee in 1973-1974 with city officials including Mayor Corning, copies of speeches Rubin made to local organization, and drafts an article on code enforcement Rubin wrote which was published in the Times Union relating to the enforcement of zoning ordinances in Albany.

This series includes materials from MHANYS meetings with most information available about MHANYS's annual meeting. The Annual Conferences were organized by MHANYS and open to mental health professionals and the public on such topics as "Recovery in the Community" (1992), "Finding Common Ground" (1993), "It Takes a Community to Raise a Child" (1994). The Awards Luncheon focused on the presentation of an award to a public figure for services to mental health. Recipients included talk show host Montel Williams, former New York State Judge Sol Wachtler, and labor union leader Danny Donahue. Also included are materials from the Congress for Mental Health Meeting. This meeting was held annually in the 1960s and sponsored by MHANYS, the Medical Society of New York, and the American Psychiatric Association on a particular mental health topic. Copies of many of the major addresses by speakers are included.

The Publications and Reports series is arranged chronologically.

This series includes records concerning SPWR's project to prevent Bonded Concrete from mining gravel in the Great Flats Aquifer. Includes draft environmental impact statements (DEIS), hearing transcripts, correspondence, application responses, and related material.

Access to Series 6 is restricted. No client name, client business name, telephone number, address or personal data can be made public for at least 50 years (2051 A.D.). Data may be aggregated for research purposes. Consult a staff member for further information.

This series contains information about other projects undertaken by the Rensselaer County Greens (RCG). A proposed I-90 connector in the town of North Greenbush was opposed by the Rensselaer County Greens and community opposition to the proposed project was organized. (They believed it was unnecessary and was not worth the destruction of woodlands and the sprawl that would result.) Other information on urban sprawl shows how proposed tax legislation would cause surrounding farmland and country to be quickly inhabited.

This series contains letters from and to Representative O'Brien (or Byrne). Please note the significant amount of correspondence related to service academy appointments. Many of these files are restricted.