Collections : [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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Department of African American Studies Records, 1968-1976 2.33 cubic ft.
The Department of African American studies documents the papers and administrative processes of the development and implementation of an African American Studies department at the University at Albany in the late 1960s to the late 1970s.
Box 1 (1-chair's subject files, 1969-1976), Folder 1
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Contains records of the committee in charge of nominating professors for the 1977 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Charles Luther Andrews Papers, 1936-1967 1 cubic ft.
Charles Luther Andrews as a professor of physics at the University at Albany. This collection includes correspondence, biographical materials, offprints, and data notebooks on experiments on the absorption of x-rays.
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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).
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College of Arts and Sciences Records, 1955-1977 48.9 cubic ft.
The collection consists of inactive records from the University at Albany's College of Arts and Sciences.
College of Arts and Sciences, 1955-1988 18.4 cubic ft.
This series is made up of materials from the first incarnation of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), before its split into the College of Fine Arts and Humanities, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and College of Science and Mathematics. During the period covered by this series, the functions of those colleges were administered by Divisions along similar organizational lines. This series contains some materials that both predate the organization of CAS as well as other materials from after it was subdivided. The bulk of the materials however focus on the college's administration and the various committees that the College of Arts and Sciences Deans L. Gray Cowan and Charles Colman served on during the 1960s and 1970s.
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College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Records, 2000-2015 18.66 cubic ft.
Administrative records of the College, formerly known as the College of Computing and Information, contains programs in Informatics, Computer Science, and Information Studies.
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College of General Studies Records, 1962-1978 1 cubic ft.
Contains records from the College of General Studies, which was created in 1965 and later became the College of Continuing Studies (and, subsequently, the Division of Continuing Studies). The collection contains reports, meeting minutes, course materials, correspondence, and ephemera.
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Commencement Videos Collection, 1981-2005 5.0 cubic ft.
The Commencement Videos Collection contain video footage of winter and spring commencement ceremonies at the University at Albany between 1981-2005.
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Commencement Programs Collection, 1857-2019 2 cubic ft.
This collection is made up of programs for commencement ceremonies at the University at Albany.
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Dean of Undergraduate Studies Records, 1958-1986 8.37 cubic ft.
This collection contains records from the period in which Robert Morris served as Dean of the University College (1966-1970) and Dean of Undergraduate Studies (1970- roughly 1977).