Series 7 consists of Dr. Vonnegut's published and unpublished articles, letters to the editor, papers, reviews, reports, and book/encyclopedia chapters. Many files contain the research and data discussed within the work, as well as correspondence with the editor(s) of publications where work was submitted.
In 1996 and 2002 publishers packaged together several of William Kennedy's "Albany Cycle" novels into single volumes for release in the United States and international market. In 1996 Penguin Books released Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, and Ironweed together for the first time with a new author's introduction. Six years later Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK, published two books each containing three re-issued "Albany Cycle" novels. The first consisted of Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed, and Very Old Bones. The second featured Quinn's Book, The Flaming Corsage, and Legs. This series includes materials related to these publications as well as a 1976 outline by Kennedy of his vision for the "Albany Cycle" of planned books, and correspondence and proposed artwork for paperback copies of "Albany Cycle" novels issued from Penguin in 2002.
This series contains information about environmental issues that interested CEC. CEC was not active in every environmental issue represented in this series. The records show that CEC collected information about environmental science, environmental problems and their solutions, and environmental movements in which they did not become involved. The records include reports, correspondence, guides, news clippings, publications, notes, and photographs. These files were collected by CEC and for the most part the folder titles have been preserved from the list that accompanied them (see Box 1 Folder 1).
These files include publications, notes, flyers, news clippings, correspondence, and other items related to political and social topics, including affirmative action, civil rights, New York State government, New York State legislation regarding women, political campaigns, economic development, repeal of the draft, Vietnam, Cold War and many others. There are materials relating specifically to the Equal Rights Amendment and the attempt (and ultimate failure) to pass it. In 1980 Melich was chosen to be a fellow at Harvard, and conducted research on the impact of technology on broadcasting. Her research is included in this series, and contains scholarly articles, newspaper and magazine articles, reports, and a variety of other information. Some of the folders for the series contain newspaper clippings. Researchers may also want to look at the Organizations series which includes additional materials related to a variety of these subjects.
This series consists primarily of clippings of articles about Graf over eight decades, including general articles, as well as numerous commemorative articles on birthdays and anniversaries of his death. Also included are typescripts of a number of articles discussing Graf and his works.
This series contains SASU's regular publications, Update (1972-77, 1981-85), and Grassroots, (1978-81), special issues such as the SASU Voter Information 1976, and People's University (1975), and a couple of issues of SASU Weekly, (1979). It also contains posters of events organized or sponsored by SASU.
This series contains documents related to the Harris's involvement in the Albany community. Both Raymond and Sara Harris were active in the Albany Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Democratic Party in Albany. Sara Harris also sat on the Board of the Directors of the Albany Inter-Racial Council which provided services like a day care center, a pool, and a community center to the people in the Arbor Hill neighborhood. Included in the series is correspondence with members of these organizations, documents demonstrating the racial injustices that the Interracial Council fought against, Arbor Hill Community Center records, and information about the Albany community at large.
This is an alphabetical letter series of the General Reference collection. The General Reference Collection was created by archivists to hold information on campus history that is not part of any organic record group. The collection contains material from a variety of outside sources, excepts from newspapers and other publications, press releases and promotional materials, and loose university records.
This consists letters from the State Education Department confirming registration, deactivation, and alteration of academic programs. Most letters cover a single degree or program, although some letters address multiple programs.