Series 1 contains material related to Professor Steen's oral history projects and their related material. Two of his major oral history projects were about Albany Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Other projects pertain to topics such as Albany's black community, the Holocaust, and radio. Please note that formal oral history interviews with prisoners of war were never conducted because grant funding could not be obtained. Folders typically contain correspondence with each interviewee as well as interview transcripts and background information. There are cassette tapes to accompany the interview transcripts. Cassette tapes with general dates or date ranges indicate multiple interview dates.
Dr. Wittner's activism includes more pro-labor, anti-nuclear, anti-war, and social justice work both as an individual and with organizations such as the Capital District Anti-Nuclear Alliance, Capital District Labor-Religion Coalition and the World Federalist Association. In addition, this series includes Dr. Wittner's involvement in political campaigns including the local campaigns of Alfredo Balarin, Ed Bloch, Nancy Burton, and Leon Van Dyke and his work on Bernie Sanders' campaign for President of the United State in 2016 and 2020. Dr. Wittner was elected as a Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from the 20th Congressional District.
