This is an alphabetical letter series of the General Reference collection. The General Reference Collection was created by archivists to hold information on campus history that is not part of any organic record group. The collection contains material from a variety of outside sources, excepts from newspapers and other publications, press releases and promotional materials, and loose university records.
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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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General Reference Collection, 1828-2015 33 cubic ft.
Yearly reports submitted by the school to the New York State Legislature. Consists of four volumes, with the first three (1844-1852, 1853-1859, 1860-1868) submitted by the Executive Committee of the State Normal School, and the final volume (1869-1871) submitted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Regents of the University. The final volume also includes a Catalogue of Graduates listing alumni from 1844-1870.
University Council Records, 1844 - 2018 January 17 17 cubic ft.
Annual Reports Collection, 1844-2005 0.83 cubic ft.
Bernard Vonnegut Papers, 1828-1997 39.04 cubic ft.
Melvin Urofsky Papers, 1850-1978, bulk 1870-1940 14.83 cubic ft.
Duncan Blanchard Papers, 1789-2003 35.8 cubic ft.
Manuscripts, 1789-2003 9.8 cubic ft.
Series 1 contains materials Dr. Blanchard published while at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the State University of New York at Albany as well as after his retirement. The topics covered by these publications include the history of science, water-to-air transfer, aerobiology, sea salt aerosols, volcanic electricity, and surface charge. There are also materials covering his studies of bubbles, water droplets, and rain. Along with his scientific publications, Dr. Blanchard also wrote letters to editors, comments and replies to articles, book reviews, obituaries, and autobiographical articles. Dr. Blanchard published materials from the early 1950s to the early 2000s but the majority of materials in are from 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Early Presidents Records, 1827-1914 0.2 cubic ft.
Contains personal correspondence of early presidents and formal annual reports 1912-1914.
Office of the President Records, 1827 - 2017 July 17 427 cubic ft.
Faculty Reference Collection, 1845-present 42.25 cubic ft.
Financial Secretary Records, 1844-1965 15.2 cubic ft.
Cash Books, 1844-1965 4.8 cubic ft.
Contains a variety of cash books and ledgers: account ledgers, cash receipts for room and board, inventories, and library circulation statistics.