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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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Office of the Senior Vice President For Academic Affairs And Provost Records, 1845 - 2017 May 17

92.29 cubic ft.
Includes the records of the Office of the Provost which oversees the academic mission of the University. Materials in this collection address all aspects of academic policy at the University: program planning and review, faculty policies and salary practices, grading policies, long-range planning, and budgeting.
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Vivian C. Hopkins Papers, 1842-1980, bulk 1930-1978

23.5 cubic ft.
This collection consists of the papers of Dr. Vivian Constance Hopkins, documenting both her career in academia and her personal correspondence.
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This series is made up Hopkins' correspondence and scrapbooks, as well as correspondence belonging to other members of her family. Collection includes scrapbooks, correspondence, and press clippings. The correspondence includes exchanges between Hopkins and her former student, the Japanese poet Naoshi Koriyama. Series also includes a framed 1842 marriage certificate likely belonging to one of Hopkins' ancestors.

Phi Delta Kappa, Epsilon Omicron Chapter Records, Undated

0.2 cubic ft.
Professional Fraternity for Men in Education. Includes scrapbook of initiation programs, membership lists, film negatives.
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Roger T. Conant Papers, 1971

0.2 cubic ft.
The Roger T. Conant Papers document his friendship with fellow University at Albany graduate student Vicki Gekas.
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Theodore White Papers, Undated

4 cubic ft.
Primarily files related to his tenure as a professor of Political Science, internal political science department files but also 1 box of a proposed but never realized Asian Studies Major in the early 1970s.
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Primarily files related to his tenure as a professor of Political Science, internal political science department files but also 1 box of a proposed but never realized Asian Studies Major in the early 1970s.

University at Albany, SUNY Alumni Memorabilia Collection, 1845-2014

12.21 cubic ft.
The collection documents the day-to-day student life at the University at Albany and its predecessor institutions, including the State Normal School (1844-1890), the New York State Normal College (1890-1914), the New York State College for Teachers (1914-1959), and the State University of New York at Albany (1962-1986).
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The collection documents the day-to-day student life at the University at Albany and its predecessor institutions, including the State Normal School (1844-1890), the New York State Normal College (1890-1914), the New York State College for Teachers (1914-1959), and the State University of New York at Albany (1962-1986).

University Photograph Collection, 1847-2005

4,347 items
This artificial collection documents the history of the University at Albany, SUNY and its predecessors through photographs and moving images. Images often depict the school's campus, university events, students, or faculty and staff.
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This artificial collection documents the history of the University at Albany, SUNY and its predecessors through photographs and moving images. Images often depict the school's campus, university events, students, or faculty and staff.
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Center for Community Studies Records, 1946-1976

14.2 cubic ft.
Created in 1950 in part to study education in school districts. The Center's mission was to identify the research factors that aid in constructing and maintaining strong democratic communities and to promote such factors through education.
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Restricted

This series contains materials relating directly to the activities and programs of the Center for Community Studies. Topics of interest include action research projects, extensive course materials, the Three Wishes Project, the development of educational television, the New York State Citizens' Council, the Poliomyelitis Project of 1956, in-school testing materials, student and faculty questionnaires and study notes, materials on different areas in which CCS was of service to the wider community, student papers and projects, the Study of Opinions on Medicine and Child Health of 1956, the University-Community Cooperation Project, and materials on workshops given by CCS. This series is restricted due to the inclusion of student material. Consult a member of the Department of Special Collections and Archives' staff for further details.