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

American Locomotive Company.

The American Locomotive Company was incorporated in 1901, the result of the merger of the Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory with seven small companies. In 1955 it became Alco Products, Inc. and was acquired in 1964 by the Worthington Corporation. In addition to steam and diesel engines and generators, the American Locomotive Company also manufactured high quality steel and military tanks, with unsuccessful ventures in automobile manufacture (1905-1913) and the production of nuclear energy (1954-1962). Collection contains advertising and publicity, correspondence, financial records (annual reports, ledgers, etc.), technical drawings and technical manuals, maps, news clippings, personnel records, photographs, sketches and drawings, and more.

Anderson, Erica.

Photographs and films, most relating to Albert Schweitzer.

Bell Music Box

Collection consists of non-commercial recordings on 78RPM, 45RPM, and 33RPM phonograph records and 1/4 inch audio tapes.

Bergman, Philip S.

Collection contains audio tape, videotape, film, personal papers, professional papers and photography related to ABC News producer and journalist Philip S. Bergman.

Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951.

Correspondence, some in French and Russian, telegrams, scrapbooks, photograph albums, costume sketches, and other materials relating to the San Francisco Ballet, Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russe, and others. Correspondents include Agnes De Mille, Romola Nijinsky, Ruth Page, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, and others.

Briggs, Ernest, 1905-1967.

Writings, correspondence, publications and memorabilia relating to/created by the Australian poet, radio broadcaster and music critic.

Colony, Horatio, 1900-1977

Correspondence, memorabilia, and writings of the American poet and novelist

Considine, Bob, 1906-1975.

Papers of the American print and radio journalist, war correspondent, author. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, newspaper columns, photographs, scrapbooks, audio recordings, and films.

Corwin, Norman, 1910-2011.

Papers of the American author, screenwriter, radio and stage dramatist, director, producer. Collection includes production material, including scripts and phonograph recordings relating to Corwin's work as a writer for stage, screen, and radio (1937-1967); correspondence (1937-1965); articles and speeches.

Darrin, Howard A.

American industrial designer. Collection includes photographs, correspondence, audiotapes, printed material.

Dot Records

Collection of recordings and correspondence relating to the released and then recalled 1959 Dot Records' Poetry for the Beat Generation, featuring the poetry of Jack Kerouac (read by the author) with piano accompaniment by Steve Allen. 130 copies are believed to have escaped the recall. The recording was eventually released by Hanover Signature Record Corporation, later that year.

Dufek, George J. (George John), 1903-

The career of Admiral George John Dufek (1903-1977) in the U.S. Navy included work with the U.S. Antarctic Service (1939-1941), Arctic Task Force 68 (1946), Antarctic Operation Highjump (1946-1947) and Arctic Task Force 80 (1948). After 1955 Dufek commanded Operation Deep Freeze, which provided support for US IGY research programs, and in 1956 he became also U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer. After retiring in 1959 he became Director of the Mariners' Museum in Virginia. Cf. Peter J. Beck, Polar Record, v. 23, no. 145 (1987). The collection includes clippings, photographs, official reports, draft speeches, personal and official correspondence, articles, and scrapbooks. Files relating to Operation Deep Freeze include chronologies, record books, reports, photographs and scrapbooks. There is also some material relating to Dufek's other Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, however these operations are less fully documented.

Fund for Adult Education (U.S.)

The Fund for Adult Education was a subsidiary foundation established and supported by the Ford Foundation. Founded in 1951, its purposes were to aid and encourage liberal adult education in political, economic, and international affairs and in the humanities, with an emphasis on study-discussion. It became instrumental in the establishment of an educational broadcasting system (ETV) in the United States. The Fund officially ended its activities in 1961. Records include correspondence, published material, reports, and work files. Best represented in the collection are the Fund's Test Cities, "Great Men, Great Issues," "Meet the Humanities," "Ways of Mankind" and Experimental discussion Projects.

Gregory, Robert G.

Papers belonging to Syracuse University professor of history Robert G. Gregory

Grove Press.

Papers of the American publishing house founded by Barney Rosset. Collection contains a small amount of personal correspondence from owner Barney Rossett, but the majority consists of files relating to the company's production of books, Evergreen Review magazine, films and record albums. For any given title, this may include contracts, correspondence, legal records, photographs, publicity material, reviews, royalty statements, and production records. Notable authors represented in the collection include Emmanuelle Arsan, Alan Ayckbourn, Imamu Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), Samuel Beckett, Eric Berne, Paul Bowles, James Broughton, William S. Burroughs, Marguerite Duras, Wallace Fowlie, Robert Frank, Jean Genet, Allen Ginsberg, Maurice Girodias, Witold Gombrowicz, Juan Goytisolo, Nat Hentoff, André Hodeir, Eugène Ionesco, Jack Kerouac, D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Pablo Neruda, Frank O'Hara, Charles Olson, Joe Orton, Harold Pinter, George Reavey, John Rechy, Kenneth Rexroth, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael Rumaker, Hubert Selby, Gilbert Sorrentino, Amos Tutuola, Parker Tyler, Tomi Ungerer, Alan Watts, and others. There are extensive legal records and clippings files relating to the censorship trials surrounding the American publication of D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer.

Haring, Douglas G. (Douglas Gilbert), 1894-1970.

Materials related to Douglas Haring's time teaching at Syracuse University and his missionary work in Japan

Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986.

Audiorecordings (speeches, interviews) of American politician, businessman and diplomat W. Averell Harriman. There is also one of a speech by John Deane, "With Harriman in Moscow." Several date from Harriman's campaign to be the Democratic Presidential nominee in 1956.

Hupka, Robert.

Robert Hupka was a recording engineer for RCA and Columbia Records, and worked closely with noted conductor Arturo Toscanini for many years. Collection contains test pressings of various Toscanini performances, including rehearsals and a small amount of memorabilia relating to Toscanini, recordings of Gregorian chants, and assorted other classical secular and sacred music.

Lys, Claudia de.

American anthropologist, author. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, drafts and manuscripts for publication, photographs, news releases, printed material. Writings and research material on customs, folklore, palmistry, and superstition.