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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 Human Resources Management Records, 1947-2017

3.53 cubic ft.
This collection contains salary schedules and rosters, personnel policy and procedure documentation, and other records pertaining to the Office of Human Resources Management and its predecessor bodies.
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This collection contains administrative correspondence and memoranda, policy manuals, planning documentation, salary schedules and rosters (1948-1969), budget files, employee benefits documentation, and other records related to personnel and human resources. Most of the paper records in the collection were created by the Office of Personnel Administration, although there are also relevant subject files that were moved to this collection from the collections of other offices at an unknown point in time.

Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness Records, 1929-2017

5.7 cubic ft.
Contains studies and reports on the State University of New York at Albany based on research conducted by the Office of Institutional Research.
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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.

Office of Summer Sessions, 1919-1975

1.4 cubic ft.
Contains the records of the Office of Summer Sessions (currently known as the Office of General Studies and Summer Sessions), including annual reports, budget materials, and enrollment data.
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Contains the records of the Office of Summer Sessions (currently known as the Office of General Studies and Summer Sessions), including annual reports, budget materials, and enrollment data.

Office of the Assistant to the President Records, 1949-1974

11.16 cubic ft.
This collection contains materials related to administration of the University at Albany and was created by the Assistant to the President.
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Office of the President Records, 1827 - 2017 July 17

427 cubic ft.
Administrative records from the Office of the President, which guides the overall direction and leadership of the school. This collection documents major university initiatives and trends since it's beginning in the 19th century.
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Office of the Registrar Records, 1900-2016

57.33 cubic ft.
Contains student transcripts and the official schedule of classes and academic calendar.
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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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Organizational Charts Collection, 1930-2017

85 Digital Files
Contains University-wide, divisional, and departmental organizational charts produced between 1930 and the present day.
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Paul Bruce Pettit Papers, 1938-1972

2.0 cubic ft.
Personal and professional papers of Paul Bruce Pettit, professor of theatre at the University at Albany, 1947-1972. Includes essays, play scripts and literary writings produced while enrolled in graduate programs at Cornell University, his theses (M.A. 1943 and Ph.D. 1949), correspondence, offprints of articles about theater related subjects, newspaper clippings, scripts of radio broadcasts (1947-1948), and lecture notes from Pettit's tenure as a professor and chairman of the Department of Theatre. While on a Fulbright Scholarship Pettit directed the National Theater in Cyprus (1964 and 1965) and was known for his work in arena theater.
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Personal and professional papers of Paul Bruce Pettit, professor of theatre at the University at Albany, 1947-1972. Includes essays, play scripts and literary writings produced while enrolled in graduate programs at Cornell University, his theses (M.A. 1943 and Ph.D. 1949), correspondence, offprints of articles about theater related subjects, newspaper clippings, scripts of radio broadcasts (1947-1948), and lecture notes from Pettit's tenure as a professor and chairman of the Department of Theatre. While on a Fulbright Scholarship Pettit directed the National Theater in Cyprus (1964 and 1965) and was known for his work in arena theater.

Payroll Office Records, 1916-1986

1.2 cubic ft.
This collection contains payroll records (salary schedules, payroll guidelines, and other materials from different offices at the University.
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