Norman Studer, Rose Sydney, Regine Dicker (Ferber), Sara Abelson (Abramson), and Hannah Studer, founded Camp Woodland in Phoenicia, New York in 1940. Norman Studer served as camp director until 1962. A 1963 fire destroyed the camp buildings.
This series contains correspondence, internal and external SASU memos, information packets, press releases (1970-1980), reports relating to SASU's interests in student financial aid, in particular the Tuition Assistance Program, (1973-78), voter registration drives (1974-80), the SASU budget (1971-80), inter-collegiate athletics (1975-79), student services (1971-78), the Women's Caucus (1975-82), the Third World Caucus (1975-80), the organization of the SASU office in Albany (1973-81), student health services (1974-78), the State budget (1973-81), and the SUNY budget (1975-81).
The Legal and Administrative files on reels contain various records pertaining to the political, legal, and administrative aspects of the CSEA. These records include the agreements between CSEA and New York State and its various units, collective bargaining agreements, and the meeting minutes of the Legal Committee. The reels also include model constitutions and by-laws, department head minutes and reports, and Political Action Fund meeting information.
The Issues Files were created by the CCJ to collect background information on subjects related to criminal justice reform. The series contains correspondence between Thomas A. Coughlin, Commissioner, and all the New York State central office and facility staff concerning new affirmative action plans. Included are the Commissioners remarks presented to the Assembly Sub-Committee on Affirmative Action in 1980. Also present is information on programs established as alternatives to incarceration 1975-1980, the Attica prisoners 28 demands/convict proposals, along with the correctional guards Union 82 list of demands, and the papers on the legal aftermath of the Attica uprising, mainly concerning the Attica legal defense fund. Also available are newsletters of EUI, [Ending Unnecessary Imprisonment] in New York State, citizen participation (how to) papers, and Christian statements concerning the criminal justice system. A Corrections Information Series for jail classification can also be found concerning background information, court decisions, ACA standards, and examples of classification systems for small, medium, and large prisons. Several other reports can be found on issues such as "Community Alternatives to Maximum Security" 1974-1975, a "Proposal to Repeal New York's Second Felony Offender Law", "Philosophies of Punishment and Correction", "Fines: An Inquiry Into The Use of Fines As an Alternative to Incarceration", "Probation Subsidy", and a summary of the New York State YWCA Intervention Program sponsored by the New York State Commission of Correction. Information related to the expansion of prisons and the prison bond issue intended to fund the expansion including Gov. Plans 1980-1981, Coalition responses and alternatives 1978-1982, Committee hearings 1982, testimony by Coalition members 1981-1982.
This series consists records related to Mather's service as Administrator of the SUNY System Business Development Services Office and is divided into four sub-series:
This series contains news clippings, official papers of Congress, press releases, office papers including cadet information, and remarks and speeches. There are several reel-to-reel tapes and 16mm films documenting Representative O'Brien's speeches or comments. In addition, there is supplemental correspondence in some files.
This series contains reference material that may have been used by the correspondents when researching topics for a story. It also contains subject files of Ray Borst and Robert Fusco, who were very active throughout their professional lives in the LCA. Some of Robert Fusco's articles are housed in a seperate flate file.
This series covers twenty-five subjects of interest to the Atlantic Chapter, most of which are divided into several secondary topics. The subjects are defined below.
This series contains the records of the Amsterdam Joint Board which was chartered in 1942. The Amsterdam Joint Board joined the Hudson Valley Area Joint Board in 1968. Included in the records are documents relating to the founding of the board and their bylaws and constitutions. The records also contain arbitration documents, constitutions, meeting minutes, and contracts of local chapters of the board.
