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Mathematics notebook kept by Union College student Levi H. Palmer (Class of 1799).

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4 lines of verse.

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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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Pocket diary of Union College graduate Lucius I. Root (Class of 1847) chronicling his daily activities and the weather.

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Draft of "Union College's Class of 1868: The Unique Experiences of Some Average Alumni." Also includes a copy of the recollections of Edward C. Jordan (UC 1868).

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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...

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Clippings and other ephemera relating to Benjamin's art exhibits and other work.

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Photocopy typescript of the journal of Martin Van Buren Burt, Union College Class of 1838.

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Three issues of the Union Soot, edited by Maurice Victor Odquist, UC Class of 1926. Collection also contains black and white photographs of campus, parties, dorm rooms, students playing music, and ice hockey.

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Meeting agendas and information about proposed speakers.

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Engineering research, notes, writings, speeches, correspondence, publications and reference material from Union College Professor Mortimer F. Sayre.

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Eulogy for Moss Kent Booth, a letter from Booth to his father, and related material collected by his descendant Susan B. Strange.

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Daily journal kept by Union College student Nathan Hill Wood.

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The New York State Conservation Council, Inc. records measure 1.89 cubic feet and were created during the years 1937-1989. The records consist of annual meeting minutes, reports, resolutions, and other records of the Council.

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The Noel Riedinger-Johnson papers measure 5 cubic feet and span the years 1912 to 2014. The collection of personal papers includes research files, writings, articles, photographs, and other materials used in editing "Adirondack portraits: a piece of time," and other research on Jeanne Robert Foster and Paul Schaefer.

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Record book noting important years in Union College history from its founding until the early 20th century.

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The Office of College Relations contains extensive historical subject files, records from the Campaign for Union as well as the later Powering Union Campaign. Includes accompanying film "A Union of People," and other records relating primarily to fundraising and construction. Files include reports, ephemera, correspondence, photographs, and audio-visual recordings. Alumni files consist of collected biographical materials on alumni and non-graduates who attended Union College.

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Press releases, photographs, publications, audiovisual recordings and other records from by the Office of Communications and Marketing (formerly the Public Relations Office) on a wide range of Union College topics.

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Faculty news briefs, Union's Week newsletter, event calendars, and lists of student activities issued by the Office of External Affairs.

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House System Implementation Committee records, Minerva Council records, Minerva Fellows records, and Minerva Program records. Materials include meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, surveys, assessments, reports, handbooks, and photographs. Surveys include student statements on their perceptions of the Minerva house system and attitudes towards Greek Life and campus culture in general.

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Scrapbook documenting Underhill's freshman year at Union College.

Scope and Contents Collection of 132 glass plate negatives, 150 photographs and information on images showing rural Adirondack life in the 1880s from the personal collection of Osmond D. Putnam (1861-1926). Sizes of the glass plates vary. Copy prints made from the glass plate negatives were used in Jeanne Robert Foster books, Neighbors of Yesterday and Adirondack Portraits. Original negative enclosures contain hand-written notes by Foster identifying the...

Abstract The Paul Schaefer collection consists of ca. 62 cu ft of correspondence, maps, litigation manuscripts, legislative documents, pamphlets, circulars, published materials, photographic material, audio recordings, video recordings, and art prints. The collection is in good condition, however some of the material exhibits water or insect damage. The dates within the collection range from 1870 to1997, with the bulk of the collection falling between 1940 and 1997. This collection documents...