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Daily diaries written by Judge Thomas Palmer of Schenectady with typewritten transcripts. Other materials include diplomas, certificates, and miscellaenous writings. Dairies provide a glimpse into political, religious, business, and social life of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties in the 19th century. Complete diaries are missing for the years 1848-1852.

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Extensive financial records, including bill books, cash books, day books, journals, ledgers, vouchers, and correspondence. Substantial records from the Nott Trust and Union's ownership of Long Island City real estate are also included.

Scope and Contents The papers within this collection consist chiefly of the correspondence and professional activity related to Twitty J. Styles career at Union College. A majority of the correspondence relates to Twitty’s work on various Union and non–Union related committees, letters from students and colleagues, as well as his role as a founding member of the Union College organization UNITAS. In addition to correspondence, materials include copies of Twitty’s publications, research interests, and course...

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Transcripts and audio recordings of interviews with female Union College alumni conducted by students in History 16: Women in Modern America taught by Professor Andrea R. Foroughi in Spring of 2000. The interviews date from 2000-2002, and for this project students interviewed women who attended Union College in the earlier years of coeducation. 

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Meeting minutes, publications, grant proposals, ephemera and other records of UNITAS, an advisory committee which promotes multiculturalism and diversity at Union College.

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Collection containing photographs of Ward Wright Briggs, M.D., UC Class of 1932. Photographs show Briggs at his graduation, as well as with his fraternity Kappa Alpha Order. Included is a article cut from a newspaper about the Class of 1912 winning the college alumni prizes. Collection donated by Ward Briggs, Jr.

Scope and Contents This collection comprises a donated gift of the late Warren O. Kamm from the Union College Class of 1945, as per his estate. It includes some personal memorabilia from Union College student days, alumni materials and reunions. The collection also contains State of the Union reports published by Union College, as well as materials related to war and wartime training, athletic events,as well as publications such as the Signet and Beta Rays, which were publications of the Beta Chapter of Phi...

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The William A. Waldron personal papers include records of his work for the New York State Assembly and Constitutional Convention, the War Labor Board, class notes taken while a student at Union College, state and federal government publications, materials prepared for a Union College class reunion and correspondence. A small amount of material from his father, Charles N. Waldron, is also included and contains photographs, printed materials and news clippings.

Content Description The collection is comprised of a wide range of materials reflecting Stillman’s long and prolific career in journalism, as well as his intimate ties to literary, artistic and political circles of the nineteenth century. In addition to close to six hundred letters and documents between Stillman and family, friends, colleagues and associates, there are several unpublished manuscripts by Stillman: essays, articles, stories and poetry.Several large photograph albums contain...

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The collection consists of 12.24 cubic feet and dates from 1848 to 1970. It includes the personal papers of William Stanley Jr., a pioneer of alternating current, demonstrating his laboratory work with power transformers and business ventures. Also included are general materials on the history of General Electric, Pittsfield Works.

Content Description Correspondence, diaries, and photographs of William Winne, Union College alum and Professor of Biology. The William Winne Papers collection contains diaries, theses, correspondence, and photographs. Majority of the collection is diaries kept by Winne between 1929 and 1982 but there are no diaries dating from 1950 to 1962. These diaries cover a wide range of topics such as travel, social events, daily life, news related to World War II, business and school. In his later diaries, he wrote...

Content Description This collection contains recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by students in the class titled Gender and Society taught by Professor Sharon Gmelch. The interviews were conducted in 1995, and interviewees consist of faculty members, wives of faculty members, staff and students in the Union College community regarding experiences before, during and after coeducation was adopted at Union College. Scope and Contents...

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The WRUC collection contains records of the student radio organizations and radio stations at Union College. In addition to a large collection of audio recordings in various formats, files include station logs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and ephemera. Additional recordings are included that were recorded or produced by Union but broadcasted by other radio stations.