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University Archives

University Archives

Records that document the history of the University at Albany, SUNY and its predecessor schools.
The University Archives documents the history of the University at Albany, SUNY from its origin in 1844 as the New York State Normal School to train teachers for New York State to its present status as a comprehensive research university. The department collects, manages, and provides access to permanent university records for research use. This includes the administrative records of the university, student groups, faculty, alumni, and affiliated organizations. Collecting and preserving university records documents our history and promotes transparency and accountability.

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Subject Files, 1940-1988 1.17 cubic ft.

This series contains constitutions, budgets, announcements and newsletters, Moving-up Day programs, and government reorganization papers. In some cases there is extensive information on proposals such as the ACT's and the Ebenezer Howard Project, 1970-71, an attempt to involve students in the problems of urban poverty. The subjects range from local to state wide concerns including other SUNY schools.

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Series 3 focus on Dr. Blanchards personal and professional correspondence while he was working professionally as well as when he retired. The majority of correspondence was exchanged between Dr. Blanchard and his colleagues and discusses manuscripts or research. The series contains handwritten and typed letters, postcards, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, journal articles, brochures, memos, handwritten notes, figures, photographs, and reports. Please note that not all of the files contain correspondence directly between Dr. Blanchard and the person the folder is named after. Some folders contain letters sent to Dr. Blanchard from the persons family members or letters sent to that person from another source.

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Correspondence, 1939-1984 1.75 cubic ft.

The majority of the correspondence in this series relates to Rienow's environmental activism. Included is correspondence with members of various environmental organizations, such as the Defenders of Wildlife and the Nature Conservancy, as well as letters written to policy makers such as New York State and United States Senators. Additional correspondence relates to Rienow's writing career, including correspondence with publishers, fan mail, and letters to Rienow asking him to speak at a variety of engagements. The series also contains personal correspondence between Rienow and family members as well as other friends or acquaintances such as Erastus Corning II, Mayor of the City of Albany, and Lady Bird Johnson.

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This series contains the records of Suzanne Lance, Fellowship Coordinator and Special Projects Officer for the Schweitzer Chair. The series documents Toni Morrison's tenure as the Schweitzer Chair. Contains grant applications, promotional materials, and correspondence regarding Schweitzer Chair initiatives. Also includes correspondence and copies of published writing from Schweitzer Fellows. Morrison's correspondence within the collection primarily concerns Schweitzer Chair initiatives. Additionally, this series contains flat files of posters and fliers for events sponsored by the Schweitzer Chair.