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News clippings appear throughout the collection in files relating to specific topics, particularly in Series 1, Series 2, and Series 4. This series consists of news clippings that were not organized by subject. Most were collected by PEF's central office for distribution within PEF, but some (particularly in later years) were collected by PEF/ENCON. In many cases, the letterhead onto which the clippings were photocopied indicate whether the clipping came from the central office or the ENCON division.

This series documents materials prepared for the University's accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. These materials represent the Humanities Division's preparations for the accreditation process and include departmental reports, correspondence and memoranda, forms, self-studies by academic departments and articles circulated by members of the Humanities Division's committee charged with overseeing preparations for the accreditation.

The Watt Espy subject files contain a variety of materials that supplement information in the other series without necessarily being directly related. Researchers will find background information on the history of capital punishment, death penalty statistics, and a few files on crime in general. There are folders devoted to crime and punishment in many individual states and territories, though not all of them are represented. The subject files also contain information on the various methods of execution employed across the country, mainly hanging, gassing, electrocution, and lethal injection. Additionally, there are death penalty-related topics such as physician participation, editorial pieces dealing with ethics of capital punishment, execution of prisoners with low IQs, background materials on the death penalty in early America, and a few assorted death penalty research projects that Espy followed. There are also assorted photos, many of which feature inmates and prisons. Images of identified and unidentified individuals executed are presumed to be the ones that filled the walls of Espy's house.

This series contains files on legislation of which Senator Ronald Stafford was a sponsor, co-sponsor or supporter. Files typically contain a final print of the bill and may contain drafts and previous versions, supporting material, and other material records to the bill. A majority of the files contain a copy of the final bill and a memorandum of support. Bills that faced public debate are in larger files, containing letters of support, letters of opposition, correspondence, and multiple drafts. A pattern can be seen within the legislation files pertaining to the issues Senator Stafford cared about. The same bill can be seen throughout multiple years, slightly changing in hopes to have it passed. The bill eventually stops appearing, signifying that it was either passed, or Senator Stafford decided not to pursue it again. The researcher should note that the full name of the bill is used as the file name from approximately 1974-1980. After that, the files are named in accordance with Stafford's naming scheme by the main theme or topic of the legislative bill. These themes and topics include the following: the Adirondack Park Agency, Fishing and Hunting Licenses, Environmental Issues, Retirement Membership and Services, and Higher Education. This series also contains legislative resolutions that Senator Stafford either introduced or supported. These were often to honor, memorialize, or congratulate people or events. Files are organized chronologically.

This series consists of assorted memorabilia, including political campaign materials and convention materials. There are a variety of PEF stickers, promotional buttons, posters, a Statewide Coalition for a Democratic Union T-shirt, a convention badge and backpack, and several other items.

This series concerns Lumbard's work as an adjunct professor and lecturer at John Jay College, Rutgers University, and SUNY Albany. It contains course readings, lecture notes, course booklets, bulletins, academic papers, and correspondence.

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.

Series includes various types of administrative files from the Urban Renewal project of the 1960s and 1970s. These include mainly business correspondence but also Newburgh Urban Renewal Agency materials, reports, contracts, payment ledgers, relocation payments, deeds, meeting minutes, and newspaper articles.