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University Archives
Records that document the history of the University at Albany, SUNY and its predecessor schools.
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Gamma Kappa Phi Sorority Records, 1920-2012 1.87 cubic ft.
General Electric- Non-Project Cirrus, 1891-1993 21.0 cubic ft.
The research laboratory at General Electric was the launching pad for some of Vincent Schaefer's most pivotal scientific work. This series contains research notes, photographs, reports (published and unpublished, internal and external), and correspondence relating to all of his more famous experiments as well as a range of lesser-known work accomplished during his years at the G.E. Research Laboratory in Schenectady. The materials cover topics such as smoke/artificial fog generation, surface chemistry, studies of ice and snow particles, and early cloud seeding. The series is divided according to areas of specific interest to Schaefer as well as correspondence and publications.
Vincent J. Schaefer Papers, 1891-1993 135 cubic ft.
The formation and behavior of snow and ice crystals were a lifelong interest of Schaefer's, and in his time at General Electric he was able to focus on the subject during the World War II years as ice related to the safety of U.S. Air Force planes. Schaefer and Irving Langmuir's interest in that topic grew as a result of their World War II-era contract work with the military, and the experiments they conducted after the war's end led directly to their Project Cirrus contract in 1947—an undertaking so extensive that their work in that area merited its own series in this collection. Much of their foundational work in snow and ice composition and behavior was grounded in observations and experiments conducted on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Schaefer discovered during this time that ice crystals and snowflakes could be captured and observed using Formvar plastic. Using this method, he documented very specific data about ice and snow before creating some of the first replicas of specific snowflake shapes. The work of Schaefer and his colleagues regarding ice research includes handwritten notes, drawings, charts, photographs, reports, and correspondence specific to ice, snow, and Mount Washington.
Gertrude Shill Papers, 1888-1934 5 cubic ft.
Martin Fausold Papers, 1919, 1945-2008 10.39 cubic ft.
The Oral History of SUNY Project, 1988-2006, Undated 3.2 cubic ft.
The first series in the Fausold Collection consists of interviews conducted by Fausold for the Oral History of SUNY project from 1988 to 1997. Fausold's colleague Wayne Mahood, a Distinguished Professor of Education at SUNY Geneseo, helped conduct some of the interviews as did others. The archivist noted interviews not conducted by Fausold in the inventory below as well as the titles held by the interviewees in the SUNY System or within New York State government. This series includes both the recorded interviews on audio cassettes as well as paper transcripts. A small number of interviews, however, are not transcribed. A majority of the interviews transcribed feature multiple versions, as both Fausold and the interviewee edited them. Interview files typically contain interview transcriptions, a clearance form signed by the interviewee, and background information. Fausold kept lists of interviewees, potential interviewees, and the status of each interview.
Myskania Records, 1915-1984 1.42 cubic ft.
New York State Education Department Collection, 1879-1974 0.33 cubic ft.
Office of Graduate Education Records, 1931-2017 10.42 cubic ft.
Records of Edgar Flinton, Dean, 1931-1975, bulk 1960-1975 2.17 cubic ft.
This series contains records created by Edgar Flinton, who served as Director of Graduate Studies starting in 1953, and then as Dean of Graduate Studies from 1964 until 1971. Included in this series are correspondence with the State Education Department regarding program registration and evaluation, materials from meetings of the Graduate Faculty, planning documentation, memoranda to Deans and Department Chairs, budget documentation (including allocations for graduate fellowships and assistantships), and other assorted correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes.
Reports and Presentations, 1929-2004 4.2 cubic ft.
This series contains a number of files documenting the activities of the Office of Institutional Research. This includes university profiles, and prepared presentations and reports on a number of different topics including staff salaries, staff workload analyses, enrollment projections, degree awarding trends, five year plans, student outcome assessments and the Student Information Retrieval System (SIRS) implemented in the 1980s. This series also includes departmental correspondence interspersed throughout.