New York State Ornithological Association records, 1946-2018.
Collection Number: 4860
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
New York State Ornithological Association records, 1946-2018.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
4860
Abstract:
Materials relating to the organization's history and ongoing business, including minutes
of meetings, membership rosters, announcements, and programs of annual meetings, photographs,
news clippings, correspondence and special projects such as the New York State Avian
Records Committee, and the New York State Bird Book Committee.
Creator:
New York State Ornithological Association
Andrle, Robert F.
Carroll, Janet R.
Ewald, Brett M.
Levine, Emanuel, 1921-
Lincoln, Stanley.
Meade, Gordon M., 1907-1990.
Rouse, Charles A.
Sherony, Dominic F.
Sunderlin, Mary Ann.
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs
Quanitities:
7.3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
From its first organizational meeting in Rochester in 1946, the Federation of New
York State Bird Clubs served as a mechanism for birders in the state to share their
ideas and experiences and to promote research, education, and conservation. The Federation
numbered more than forty bird clubs in 1992, with a combined membership of over twenty
thousand birders. It is governed by a council of delegates representing those clubs.
Individual memberships are also accepted. Many 20th century ornithologists and prominent
birders in New York State have been associated with the Federation, serving as club
officers and contributing to "The Kingbird" such as Peter Paul Kellogg, Arthur A.
Allen, Winston Brockner, Eugene Eisenmann, and Sally Hoyt Spofford. The name of the
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs was changed to the New York State Ornithological
Association (NYSOA) at a vote of its Council of Delegates meeting on November 1, 2003.
Materials relating to the organization's history and ongoing business, including minutes
of meetings, membership rosters, announcements, and programs of annual meetings, photographs,
news clippings, "New York Birders" from 1971, "The Kingbird" from 1950, correspondence
and special projects such as the New York State Avian Records Committee, and the New
York State Bird Book Committee. The bulk of the material was collected by Federation
co-founder Dr. Gordon Meade, until his death in 1990, with correspondence of Dr. Foster
Gambrell contributed by Charles A. Rouse of the Eaton Birding Society. Material collected
by Mary Ann Sunderlin, who held numerous executive positions in the Federation: Corresponding
Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Vice President, was donated to the Federation
after her death in 1992. The complete set of "New York Birders," 1871-1993 was collected
by Stanley Lincoln, President of the Federation from 1991-1993.
Publications include A Summary of the Hamlin Beach lakewatch fall and winter waterbird
migration data, 1993-1999 by Brett Ewald and Dominic F. Sherony, 2001; Bull's Birds
of New York State, Emanuel Levine, edition, 1998; the Atlas of Breeding Birds in New
York State, edited by Robert F. Andrle and Janet R. Carroll, 1988; and Checklists
of the Birds of New York State, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999 - , Kingbird. Also a seal of
the organization.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
New York State Ornithological Association records, #4860. Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Eisenmann, Eugene, 1906-1981.
Kellogg, Peter Paul, 1899-1975.
Brockner, Winston William.
Spofford, Sally Hoyt.
Gambrell, Foster L.
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs
New York State Ornithological Association. New York State Bird Book Committee
New York State Avian Records Committee
New York State Young Birders Club
Eaton Birding Society
Subjects:
Birds -- Societies, etc.
Bird watching -- Societies, etc.
Aviculture -- New York (State)
Ornithology -- Study and teaching -- New York (State)
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Organization
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Origins of the Federation
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| Box 8 | Folder 39 |
Documents of Incorporation and other official federal and state papers
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1956-1969 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Name change
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By-Laws
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Undated
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| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Undated
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| Box 8 | Folder 1 |
1959-1998
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Minutes of the Executive Committee and Related Documents – Board of Directors
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1995- | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Undated
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| Box 1 | Folder 33-35 |
1973-1989
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| Box 7 | Folder 41-46 |
1979-2008
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| Box 11 | Folder 1 |
February 7, 2009
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| Box 11 | Folder 2 |
April 4, 2009
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| Box 11 | Folder 3 |
November 21, 2009
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| Box 11 | Folder 4 |
February 20, 2010
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| Box 11 | Folder 5 |
April 10, 2010
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| Box 11 | Folder 6 |
July 17, 2010
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| Box 11 | Folder 7 |
November 20, 2010
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| Box 11 | Folder 8 |
February 5, 2011
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| Box 11 | Folder 9 |
April 2, 2011
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| Box 11 | Folder 10 |
July 9, 2011
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| Box 11 | Folder 11 |
November 5, 2011
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| Box 11 | Folder 12 |
February 4, 2012
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| Box 11 | Folder 13 |
April 21, 2012
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| Box 11 | Folder 14 |
July 14, 2012
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| Box 11 | Folder 15 |
November 3, 2012
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| Box 11 | Folder 16 |
February 9, 2013
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| Box 11 | Folder 17 |
April 6, 2013
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| Box 11 | Folder 18 |
July 13, 2013
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| Box 11 | Folder 19 |
November 16, 2013
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| Box 11 | Folder 42 |
February 8, 20124
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2014-02-08 |
| Box 11 | Folder 43 |
April 5, 2014
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2014-04-05 |
| Box 11 | Folder 44 |
July 9, 2014
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2014-07-09 |
| Box 11 | Folder 45 |
November 15, 2014
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2014-11-15 |
| Box 11 | Folder 46 |
February 21, 2015
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2015-02-21 |
| Box 11 | Folder 47 |
April 25, 2015
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2015-04-25 |
| Box 11 | Folder 48 |
July 25, 2015
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2015-07-25 |
| Box 11 | Folder 49 |
November 7, 2015
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2015-11-07 |
| Box 11 | Folder 50 |
Februrary 6, 2016
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2016-02-06 |
| Box 11 | Folder 51 |
April 9, 2016
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2016-04-09 |
| Box 11 | Folder 52 |
July 16, 2016
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2016-07-16 |
| Box 11 | Folder 53 |
November 5, 2016
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2016-11-05 |
| Box 11 | Folder 54 |
February 4, 2017
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2017-02-04 |
| Box 11 | Folder 55 |
April 8, 2017
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2017-04-08 |
| Box 11 | Folder 56 |
July 22, 2017
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2017-07-22 |
| Box 11 | Folder 57 |
November 18, 2017
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2017-11-18 |
| Box 11 | Folder 58 |
February 10, 2018
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2018-02-10 |
| Box 11 | Folder 59 |
April 21, 2018
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2018-04-21 |
| Box 11 | Folder 60 |
July 28, 2018
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2018-07-28 |
| Box 11 | Folder 61 |
November 3, 2018
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2018-11-03 |
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President's file
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| Box 1 | Folder 39 |
President's file
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Undated |
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Scope and Contents
Arranged and collected by Stanley R. Lincoln...to be passed on to succeeding presidents
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| Box 11 | Folder 62 |
President's File-Eugene Eisenmann
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1949-1954 |
| Box 11 | Folder 63 |
President's File-Eugene Eisenmann
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1953-01-1953-06 |
| Box 11 | Folder 64 |
President's File-Eugene Eisenmann
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1953-07-1954 |
| Box 11 | Folder 65 |
President's File-Eugene Eisenmann
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1955-1956 |
| Box 8 | Folder 43 |
President's file
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1996-2001 |
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Items removed from President's File Briefcase
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1995- | ||
| Box 8 | Folder 44 |
President's file part 1
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1998-2006 |
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Scope and Contents
Contains 1. Annual meeting official notification letter; 2. By-Laws; 3. Certificate
of Incorporation; 4. Council of delegates meetings: recent agendas; 5. Board of Directors
contact list; 6. Federal tax exemption number/certificate; 7. Financial report, budget,
historical comparisons; 8. History, annual meetings - location, host clubs, officers,
editors, minuts of meetings of delegates, awards, purpose and receipients, NYSARAC
reports ref/former members, origins of the federation and what happened then 1947-1988.
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| Box 8 | Folder 45 |
President's file part 2
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1998-2006 |
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Scope and Contents
Contains 9. Member clubs list, delegates authorized, roster of club officers; 10.
Membership report; 11. New York birders annual schedule; 12. New York State sales
tax exemption umber/form; 13. NYSARC rules, current members/terms; 14. Policies, guidelines,
advisory committee, affiliations, club grants, proposal concerning membership committees
duties; 15. Resolutions adopted by council of delegates, 1991-92, 1988.
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| Box 8 | Folder 46 |
President's file miscellaneous
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2002 |
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Scope and Contents
Correspondence.
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| Box 8 |
Pouch containing the official seal paper embossing stamp
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Financial Reports and Related Documents
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| Box 7 | Folder 37-40 |
Through 1979; 1980-
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
1992-1995
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Annual Meetings, Brochures and Announcements
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Undated
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| Box 7 | Folder 64 |
Undated
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
1946-1947
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| Box 7 | Folder 65-75 |
1948-1958
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| Box 7 | Folder 76 |
1960
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
1968-
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| Box 7 | Folder 77-93 |
1963-1979
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| Box 7 | Folder 94-96 |
1984-1986
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| Box 7 | Folder 97-99 |
1988-1990
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| Box 1 | Folder 7-10 |
1992-1995
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| Box 1 | Folder 11-22 |
1997-2008
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| Box 11 | Folder 66 |
2009
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2009 |
| Box 11 | Folder 67 |
2010
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2010 |
| Box 11 | Folder 68 |
2011
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2011 |
| Box 11 | Folder 69 |
2012
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2012 |
| Box 11 | Folder 70 |
2013
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2013 |
| Box 11 | Folder 71 |
2014
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2014 |
| Box 11 | Folder 72 |
2015
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2015 |
| Box 11 | Folder 73 |
2016
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2016 |
| Box 11 | Folder 74 |
2017
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2017 |
| Box 11 | Folder 75 |
2018
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2018 |
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Rosters
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Undated
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| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Undated
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| Box 8 | Folder 3 |
1949-2003
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Brochures and Promotional Materials
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Brochures and Promotional Materials
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| Box 8 | Folder 4 |
Brochures and Promotional Materials
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Committees
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| Box 8 | Folder 32 |
Administrative
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1989 |
| Box 8 | Folder 34-35 |
Bibliography
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1953-1999 |
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Membership
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Scope and Contents
Reports and correspondence
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| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
Undated
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| Box 8 | Folder 27 |
Undated
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| Box 8 | Folder 26 |
1948-1999
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| Box 8 | Folder 25 |
1950-2003 (Reports)
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| Box 1 | Folder 27 |
New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
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1938-1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 |
State Bird Book Committee
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1947-1977 |
| Box 8 |
State Bird Book Committee
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1947-1977 | |
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Conservation
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| Box 11 | Folder 20 |
Bulletins
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| Box 11 | Folder 21 |
Issues 2000-2001
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| Box 11 | Folder 22 |
Correspondence
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1950s |
| Box 11 | Folder 23 |
Correspondence
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1970s |
| Box 11 | Folder 24 |
Correspondence
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1980s |
| Box 11 | Folder 25 |
Correspondence
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1990s |
| Box 11 | Folder 26 |
Correspondence
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Undated |
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New York State Avian Records Committee
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| Box 11 | Folder 27 |
Files
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1972-2000 |
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Special Projects
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| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
Hamlin Beach Lakewatch Migration Data
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1993-1999 |
| Box 8 | Folder 36 |
Resident Bird Survey
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1976 |
| Box 8 | Folder 37 |
Spring Migration Survey
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1974-1980 |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 |
New York State Young Birders Club
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| Box 11 | Folder 28 |
NYS Young Birders Club
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| Box 11 | Folder 29 |
Waterfowl Counts
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1975 |
| Box 11 | Folder 30 |
Forest Resources Planning Programs
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1980 |
| Box 11 | Folder 31 |
Project Birdwatch
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1986 |
| Box 11 | Folder 32 |
Chesapeake Bay Program
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2000 |
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Field trips
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| Box 11 | Folder 33 |
Adirondacks
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1976 |
| Box 11 | Folder 34 |
Adirondacks
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1977 |
| Box 11 | Folder 35 |
Adirondacks
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1983 |
| Box 11 | Folder 36 |
Pelagic
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1974-1981 |
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Publications
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| Box 11 | Folder 40 |
2nd Atlas of Breeding birds, documents
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2002 |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 |
Conservation Now!
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Checklist of the Birds of New York State
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Checklists
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| Box 1 | Folder 36 |
Undated
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| Box 3 | Folder 12 |
Undated
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| Box 8 | Folder 2 |
1952
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| Box 10 | Folder 5 |
2009-2011
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| Box 11 | Folder 37 |
2013-2014
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| Box 12 | Folder 1 |
2013, 2015-2017
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2013, 2015-2017 |
| Box 8 | Folder 38 |
Correspondence
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1988-1991 |
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Kingbird
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| Box 1 |
Vol. 1-6
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1950-1957 | |
| Box 2 |
Vol. 7-24
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1957-1974 | |
| Box 1 |
Vol. 25-27
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1975-1977 | |
| Box 2 |
Vol. 28-29
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1978-1979 | |
| Box 1 |
Vol. 30-35
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1980-1985 | |
| Box 2 |
Vol. 36-43
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1986-1993 | |
| Box 4 |
Vol. 44-46
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1994-1996 | |
| Box 5 | Folder 2-4 |
Vol. 47-51
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1997-2001 |
| Box 6 |
Vol. 51-58
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2001-2008 | |
| Box 6 |
Vol. 59, No. 1
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March 2009 | |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 |
Vol. 59, No. 2-4
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2009 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 |
Vol. 60
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2010 |
| Box 10 | Folder 8 |
Vol. 61
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2011 |
| Box 8 | Folder 47 |
Vol. 62 no.1-4
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2012 |
| Box 8 | Folder 48 |
Vol. 63 no.1-4
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2013 |
| Box 12 | Folder 2 |
Vol. 64 no. 1-4
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2014 |
| Box 12 | Folder 3 |
Vol. 65 no. 1-4
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2015 |
| Box 12 | Folder 4 |
Vol. 66 no. 1-4
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2016 |
| Box 12 | Folder 5 |
Vol. 67 no. 1-4
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2017 |
| Box 12 | Folder 6 |
Vol. 68 no. 1-4
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2018 |
| Box 2 |
Ten Year Index, Vol. 1-20
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1950-1970 | |
| Box 4 |
Ten Year Index, Vol. 31-40
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1981-1990 | |
| Box 8 | Folder 23 |
Kingbird Regional Boundaries
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1986 |
| Box 8 | Folder 28 |
Correspondence
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1954-2010 |
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New York Birders
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| Box 2 | Folder 29-32 |
Vol. 1-22
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1972-1993 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Vol. 23-25
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1994-1996 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
Vol. 26-37
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1997-2008 |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 |
Vol. 38
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2009 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 |
Vol. 39
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2010 |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 |
Vol. 40
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2011 |
| Box 11 | Folder 38 |
Vol. 41, no. 1-4
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2012 |
| Box 11 | Folder 39 |
Vol. 42, no. 1-4
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2013 |
| Box 12 | Folder 7 |
Vol. 43, no. 1-3
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2014 |
| Box 12 | Folder 8 |
Vol. 44, no. 1-4
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2015 |
| Box 12 | Folder 9 |
Vol. 45, no. 1-4
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2016 |
| Box 12 | Folder 10 |
Vol. 46, no. 1-4
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2017 |
| Box 12 | Folder 11 |
Vol. 47, no. 1-2, 4
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2018 |
| Box 8 | Folder 17 |
Correspondence
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1972-1994 |
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Books
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| Box 5 |
Bull's Birds of New York State
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| Box 8 | Folder 30 |
Bull's Birds of New York State, correspondence
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1989-1997 |
| Box 5 |
Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
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1988 | |
| Box 8 | Folder 24 |
Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, documents
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1979-1984 |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 |
Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
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2008 |
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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, documents
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| Box 8 | Folder 8 |
1998
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| Box 7 | Folder 29 |
2000-2005
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| Box 7 | Folder 28 |
Letter of agreement
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July 31, 2000 |
| Box 7 | Folder 30 |
Logo
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| Box 7 | Folder 31 |
Steering committee
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| Box 7 | Folder 32 |
Regional Coordinators
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| Box 7 | Folder 33 |
Volunteers
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| Box 7 | Folder 34 |
Publication
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| Box 7 | Folder 35 |
DEC Documents
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| Box 7 | Folder 36 |
Recommendations
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| Box 8 | Folder 22 |
Where to Find Birds in New York State
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1975-1976 |
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Website
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| Box 11 | Folder 41 |
Correspondence
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1997-1998 |
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Awards
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| Box 7 | Folder 1-27 |
Lillian C. Stoner Award
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1977-2002 |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 |
Elon Howard Eaton Memorial Award
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1965-1998 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 |
Elon Howard Eaton Memorial Award
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1965-1998 |
| Box 8 | Folder 21 |
Miscellaneous
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1975-1999 |
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Officers Correspondence and Documents
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| Box 6 | Folder 3-12 |
William Winston Brockner
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1946-1999 |
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Scope and Contents
President, 1950-51
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| Box 8 | Folder 19 |
Allen Benton
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1966 |
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Scope and Contents
President, 1966-1967
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Scope and Contents note
Monthly newsletter to executive committee
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| Box 8 | Folder 33 |
Kenneth D. Niven
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1971-1973 |
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Scope and Contents
President 1971-1972
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Richard Sloss
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Scope and Contents
President 1975-76
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| Box 7 | Folder 47 |
Audubon Council
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| Box 7 | Folder 48 |
Current and Pending
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| Box 7 | Folder 49 |
Copies of General Correspondence
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| Box 7 | Folder 50 |
Officers and Committees
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| Box 7 | Folder 51 |
Finances
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| Box 7 | Folder 52 |
Membership
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| Box 7 | Folder 53 |
Membership Brochure
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| Box 7 | Folder 54 |
Kingbird
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| Box 7 | Folder 55 |
New York Birders
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| Box 7 | Folder 56 |
Birding Consultants
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| Box 7 | Folder 57 |
Area Representatives
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| Box 7 | Folder 58 |
Projects and Ideas
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| Box 7 | Folder 59 |
State Bird Societies
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| Box 7 | Folder 60 |
New Club Prospects
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| Box 7 | Folder 61 |
Education
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| Box 7 | Folder 62 |
Miscellaneous
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| Box 7 | Folder 63 |
Falconry
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| Box 8 | Folder 29 |
Lona Coates
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1975-1976 |
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Scope and Contents
Recording secretary 1975-1975
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| Box 8 | Folder 20 |
Stephen B. Dempsey
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1971-1977 |
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Scope and Contents
President 1977-1978; Treasurer 1971-1976
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| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Chad E. Covey
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Scope and Contents
President 1989-1991
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| Box 1 | Folder 40 |
Stanley R. Lincoln
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1991-1993 |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 |
Mary Ann Sunderlin
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1969-1991 |
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Scope and Contents
Vice-president, 1971-71, 1975-1976; Recording secretary, 1969-1970; Corresponding
secretary 1987-1991; Co-editor of New York Birders, 1972-1978
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| Box 1 | Folder 37 |
Miscellaneous
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous
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Individuals' Papers
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| Box 1 | Folder 23 |
Foster Gambrell
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| Box 8 | Folder 11-16 |
Gordon M. Meade, M.D.
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1948-1985 |
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Scope and Contents
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs founder
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| Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Robert L. Miller, re: Gordon M. Meade
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Miscellaneous
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News Clippings
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| Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Undated
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| Box 8 | Folder 5 |
1946-1987
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Photographs
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| Box 1 | Folder 25 |
Federation Activities photograph album
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| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Federation Activities
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| Box 8 |
Federation Activities
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| Box 8 | Folder 9-10 |
Federation Activities
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| Box 8 |
Golden Anniversary Meeting album
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| Box 9 | Folder 1 |
1st Annual meeting
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November 13-14, 1948 |
| Box 9 | Folder 2 |
8th Annual meeting
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May 28-29, 1955 |
| Box 9 | CD-621 |
Annual Meetings Photos
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undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 31 |
Biographies
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1983 |
| Box 8 | Folder 40 |
Speakers Bureau
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1999 |
| Box 8 | Folder 41-42 |
NYSOA notebook
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1971-1976 |