Ackerman, Forrest J

Papers of the American science fiction author, editor, agent, collector and fan. Biographical material, Ackerman Agency records, correspondence, Famous Monsters files, fanzines, financial material, legal material, memorabilia, Perry Rhodan files, photographs, printed material, recordings of varous types, and writings by Ackerman, his wife Wendayne, and others

Adams, James Luther, 1901-1994.

Papers of the American theologian, Unitarian Universalist, Professor of Religion. Predominately correspondence, the remainder of the collection consists of financial records, photographs, printed material, and writings including examinations, notes, and a typescript of the translation of Ernst Troeltsch's Historism and Its Problems, First Book: The Logical Problem of the Philosophy of History (Tübingen, Germany, 1925).

African American Male Congress.

Records belonging to Syracuse University student organization the African American Male Congress

Allbritten, Drew William

Drew Allbritten has been involved in education and government at the local, state, and national levels. In education, he served as a secondary and postsecondary teacher, counselor, and administrator. In government, he served in elected and appointed positions at the state and federal levels, respectively. Papers in the collection relate for the most part to his positions as Executive Director of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (1991-1998), Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Educators (1998-2002), and Executive Director of the Council for Exceptional Children (2003-2005).

American Broadcasting Company.

Notes, videos and films relating to Geraldo Rivera's 1972 exposé of conditions at Staten Island's Willowbrook State School.

Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987.

Papers of the American author, caricaturist, illustrator, painter. Collection includes correspondence between Bacon and her husband Alexander Brook, as well as that of others; manuscript articles, illustrations, poems, and notebooks; published material including articles, drawings, and newspaper clippings by or about Bacon and Brook; memorabilia, including awards, photographs, and reviews; and miscellany.

Baer, Arthur, 1886-1969.

Columns, correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia and published material of the American cartoonist and humor writer.

Becker, Ronald G.

More than one thousand photographs of 19th century sideshows and circuses, most by photographer Charles Eisenmann or his successor Frank Wendt, the remainder by unknown photographers. Most of the photographs depict the physical abnormalities of humans and animals featured at these shows. Subjects include P.T. Barnum, the P.T. Barnum Firm (Barnum and Bailey Circus), and Tom Thumb. Also included are Becker's research notes, an 1865-1868 run of The New York Clipper (forerunner of Billboard Magazine), and various print (broadsides and posters) and non-print circus memorabilia.

Bourdelle, Pierre

Personal papers including correspondence, 1948-1966; financial records; an address book, and a weekly time book, 1938. Artwork includes anatomical sketches, negatives, file photographs, and other sketches, both original and published.

Bown, Lalage J.

Papers of the Oxford-educated professor of adult education. Bown spent much of her professional career in Africa, establishing adult education programs at various universities in Ghana, Uganda, and Nigeria. The collection includes organizational materials, correspondence, papers and printed material relating to adult education in Africa, Hong Kong, India and the West Indies. Bulk of material from the African Adult Education Association, Nigerian National Council for Adult Education and UNESCO.

Brooks, Harold Fisher II.

Materials related to Brooks' time as a student at Syracuse University including his Syracuse in Portrait calendar

Bull, John Margetts.

Biographical material and writings (speeches, reviews, essays, sermons, etc) of the American clergyman.

Coalition of Adult Education Organizations

Records include Board of Directors’ minutes, agendas, memoranda, and reports; by-laws and articles of incorporation; committee files; conference programs; correspondence; drafts; newsletters, brochures and directories; and resolutions. Included are records from the Galaxy Conference (1969) and Wingspread Conference (1976); records of the Adult Education Action Council; and materials from UNESCO and the International Council for Adult Education, of which the Coalition is a founding member. Organizations represented include the Adult Education Association, Adult Student Personnel Association, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, American Society for Training and Development, Association of University Evening Colleges, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, National Association of Public Continuing and Adult Education, National University Extension Association, and United States Association of Evening Students. Correspondents include Leonard P. Aries, Ray J. Ast, Alexander N. Charters, James R. Dorland, Norman D. Kurland, Charles J. Longacre, Constance J. McQueen, David Puddington, Yvonne K. Rappaport, Fran M. Spinelli, Hamilton Stillwell, Clarence H. Thompson, Willard L. Thompson, and Sandra Timmerman.

Council on the Continuing Education Unit

Contains operational and published material from the Council on the Continuing Education Unit, including papers, articles, meeting minutes, drafts, correspondence, and conference proceedings.

Cox, Matthew

The Matthew Cox Papers contain materials from his work on the book Their Darkest Day: The Tragedy of Pan Am 103 and Its Legacy of Hope, co-authored with Tom Foster. These materials include mostly Research Files pertaining to Subjects and People and accompanied by the author's handwritten notes. Other series include Chapter Notes, Clippings, and Multimedia.

Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900.

Papers of the American novelist, journalist, poet, war correspondent. Collection includes correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of the American author and his wife, Cora Crane, and includes the research materials from a number of literary scholars and private collectors. The Stephen Crane Collection Photographs and the Lillian Gilkes Papers unrelated to Crane are inventoried and housed separately. In addition, many published Crane works and reference materials are located in Special Collections.

Cunningham, Ben, 1904-1975

Spanning 1904 to 1969, the Ben Cunningham Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the American painter and art educator (1904-1975). The collection, which is heavily annotated by Cunningham, illuminates a professional career which encompassed WPA Federal Art Project mural work as well as the op art movement of the mid to late 1960s. Some of the items in the collection have been restricted to prevent their further deterioration. Photocopies of these embrittled items have been made available for researcher use.

Custard, Harry Lewis, 1893-1966.

Papers of the American author, philosopher, educator. Papers pertain to Custard's work in the philosophical field of the Unity of Knowledge. Correspondents whose letters are of significant depth and/or duration include William Moseley Brown, Luther L. Castetter, George R. Clements, Newton Dillaway, Laurence Foster, Isabel B. Holbrook, Robert Maynard Hutchins, C.G. Jung, Raymond Frank Piper, J. Hugo Tatsch, William Pearson Tolley, Margaret Truman, and Howard John Zitko.

Genesee Junior College

Handwritten sheets detailing participants in Genesee Junior College Hemlock Fair, 1948 and 1949.

Gilkes, Lillian B. (Lillian Barnard), 1902-1977.

The Lillian B. Gilkes Papers comprises the correspondence, writings, research notes, and memorabilia of the American author, educator, and biographer of Cora Crane (b. 1902). The collection not only illuminates Gilkes' professional writings, but also reveals a personal life marked by political activity and connections with radical artists and writers of the early to mid-20th century.