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This subseries consists of one folder of loose clippings. Articles and editorials about state taxes and finance, political cartoons, and issues of the New York State Taxpayer, a publication of the conservative Citizens Public Expenditure Survey, predominate; however, some of the clippings concern President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Second World War, and the 1942 gubernatorial campaign of Thomas E. Dewey. The bulk of this subseries consists of editorials and stories about state indebtedness, taxation, and spending that were pasted into scrapbooks. The first scrapbook contains news articles and editorials concerning the work of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee in 1937, but subsequent scrapbooks contain a comprehensive collection of editorials about state finances (1938-40) culled from newspapers published across the state and, in a few instances, across the nation.

This sub-series contains articles primarily in English from Hula's years in the United States. The series also contains reviews written by Hula, in German and in English, 1924-1984.

Includes the documentation of Joseph Norton's politcal activism and promotion of Gay rights

The Lawmakers Who Cook documents relate to an annual fundraising event sponsored by MHANYS to raise money for advocacy efforts.

The subseries includes material from a mental health advocacy campaign carried out by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, DC. The managed care advocacy material relates to the place of mental health in managed care health plans and the organization of local task forces by MHANYS and its affiliates to address managed care issues. Also included are: Supplementary Security Income (SSI) eligibility standards for children with mental health and other disabilities; Special Needs Plans (SNP), which allow access by those with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) to SNPs under managed care; and the Vote Mental Health initiative which was a statewide voter mobilization and registration campaign.

This subseries contains Bedau's correspondence with publishers and researchers regarding some of his publications. It is organized alphabetically by title of publication. The final section in this series concerns the Harold Otey case. Bedau was a strong advocate for freeing Otey. The correspondence includes letters to and from Nebraska's governor, Otey's lawyer, and Otey himself. Also included are academic works, a transcript of his commutation hearing and appeals and newspaper articles.

The Activities subseries consists primarily of publications, event announcements, writings, and art produced by campers, or counselors of Camp Woodland. Notable materials include copies of the Camp magazine, Neighbors; programs, announcements, news clippings, and correspondence related to the Folk Festival of the Catskills; ephemeral publications; and various creative writings. There also are materials about the Folk Museum.