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The Harrison L. Wirt papers date from 1898-1960, and measure .61 cubic feet. Found within the papers are patents, writings, correspondence, and other materials associated with Wirt's career as a gas turbine engineer at General Electric.

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Newspaper articles, photographs, and postcards of Harry Naumann with Psi Upsilon fraternity members and friends while a student at Union College and one photograph of a class reunion.

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Architectural plans created by Paul Schaefer during construction and renovation of houses and munipical projects in the North Country and Town of Niskayuna.

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This collection consists of three bound artifacts which contain pressed wildflowers and plants of the Colorado and Rocky Mountain areas. One is dated 1896, gathered by Dr. H.G. Pershing, in Denver, Colorado, another is titled "Wildflowers of the Rockies," and the third it titled "Flora Alpina" with George T. Stevens named as the collector. Dates are approximate.

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Photographs, publications, papers, and ephemera from Irving Langmuir. The collection also contains business correspondence of his father, Charles Langmuir. Eight albums of photographs document travels throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.

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The Isaac W. Jackson Collection measures .89 cubic feet and span the years 1832-1878. The collection consists of diaries, notebooks, an account ledger, genealogical information, writings, newspaper clipping, and printed materials detailing the life and career of Issac W. Jackson at Union College.

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The contents of this collection consist of an illustration, promotional materials for various events, a postcard, facsimile documents, an exhibition catalogue, a calendar, a small booklet, a theatre program, and a monthly publication.

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The Jeanne Robert Foster Collection measures .95 cubic feet and was created during the years 1896-2004, with the bulk of materials falling between 1921-1970. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, poetry, photographs, and other records.

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The Jeanne Robert Foster papers measure 13.7 cubic feet and date from 1854-2003, with the bulk of materials from 1930-1970. Materials in the collection include biographical information, correspondence, unpublished writings, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera.

Scope and Contents The papers consist mainly of mimeographed International Voluntary Services, Inc. newsletters which take the form of letters sent by Porter to friends and family. The newsletters describe Porter's travel accounts and impressions of teaching chemistry abroad in Laos during the Second Indochina War. The accounts describe being challenged by the language barrier and lack of infrastructure to carry out his teaching according to western standards. In addition, there is one photocopied postcard...

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Sheet of 70 Audubon stamps, mounted on cardboard with signature of postmaster general

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This collection consists of the papers of John L. Bourquin IV, alum of the Union College Class of 1945. Bourquin was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and studied in the Department of Engineering. His papers consist of photographs, ephemera, and records of his life as a student and alum of Union College. Additional accession added which is comprised of a porcelain ashtry and cup, both depicting the Union College seal and motto, with a golden edging.

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The John S. Apperson papers contain 44 cu ft of correspondence, maps, charts, litigation, pamphlets and published materials, photographs, photographic negatives, slides, lantern slides, and audio recordings within 48 boxes and one Map Drawer. Digital surrogates of selected items have been created.

Scope and Contents Papers from UC Class of 1799 John Savage, which the website of the Bibliographl Directory of the United States Congress tells us "...a Representative from New York; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., February 22, 1779; attended the common schools; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1799; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced practice in Salem, N.Y.; district attorney for the fourth New York district 1806-1811 and 1812 and 1813; member of the...

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Contains records from administration of President John Morris. One folder contains records regarding Exchange Students during the years of 1979-1989. Other accession contains messages of congratulations from various institutions on his inauguration as Union College president.

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The Jonathan Pearson Papers consist primarily of his correspondence while serving in various roles at Union College (primarily treasurer). Other material includes scrapbooks and research relating to Schenectady Academy and Union College history. A set of 16 diaries contain hand-written accounts of Pearson’s travels in New England and through parts of the United States, and documents his time as a member of the College administration.

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The papers of Kay Flickinger Dockstader measure 4.11 cubic feet with the bulk of materials dating from 1910-1995. The collection consists of photographs, journal entries, trail notes, Otyokwa Club yearbooks, maps, and ephemera from her travels, predominantly in the Adirondacks.

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The Louis Curth papers measure 12.87 cubic feet and date from 1885-2003. The collection consists of research materials used in the writing of "The Forest Rangers: A History of the New York State Forest Ranger Force" (1987) and includes manuscripts, reports, correspondence, photographs, and other records detailing forest ranger history as well as glimpses into Curth's career.

Content Description Transcripts and audio recordings from Lucille W. Brown and Stephen M. Berk's "Oral History of American Jews Born in Europe Prior to 1914" project. This collection consists of interviews and transcriptions of approximately fifty oral histories of American Jews born in Eastern Europe prior to 1914. The oral histories were conducted in the mid-1970’s by Lucille Brown, Assistant Cataloger at the Schaffer Library and Stephen Berk, Professor of Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Union College. The...

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Maps, mostly of Union College campus and Schenectady, collected by Special Collections & Archives.

Content Description Legal documents and correspondence of Martha Bradstreet from her litigation relating to land ownership around Utica and her subsequent attempt to impeach Judge Alfred Conkling. Papers of Martha Bradstreet, descendent of General John Bradstreet and self-taught litigant. The collection consists primarily of legal documents and correspondence related to Martha Bradstreet's efforts to reclaim family land in upstate New York. The colleciton is arranged in two series: litigation and...