Collections : [University Archives]
University Archives
Records that document the history of the University at Albany, SUNY and its predecessor schools.
Search Constraints
Start Over You searched for: Collecting Area University Archives Remove constraint Collecting Area: University Archives Date range 1934 Remove constraint Date range: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1934">1934</span>Search Results
Course Materials, 1927-1992 6.2 cubic ft.
This series consists of both bound volumes (1927-1954) and folders (1963-1992) that each contain syllabi, assignment sheets, handouts, examinations, and other class material related to the courses taught by the Department of Information Studies and its various incarnations.
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.
This series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, invitations, newspaper articles, constitutions and by-laws, brochures, directories, poems, workshops, evaluations, skit and music lyrics, questionnaires, newsletters, inventories, bills, receipts, contracts, and rush handbooks.
Albany Gravel Company, 1920-1980 0.75 cubic ft.
This series contains contains records of the Albany Gravel Company up to its liquidation in 1980. John B. Hopkins, father to Vivian Hopkins, had served as President of the company and Vivian Hopkins later served on the Board of Directors as well. Series includes meeting minutes, correspondence, stock certificates, and correspondence.