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Pollak, Peter; Papers Apap368 Pollak, Peter; Papers This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 28, 2021. Describing Archives: A Content Standard M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Pollak, Peter; Papers Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Historical Note ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement of the Collection ...................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 5 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 6 - Page 2 - Pollak, Peter; Papers Summary Information Repository: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Title: Peter Pollak Papers ID: apap368 Date [inclusive]: 1958-1987 Physical Description: 2.9 cubic ft. Physical Location: The materials are located onsite in the department. Language of the English . Material: Abstract: This collection documents political events and issues, predominantly from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, through publications collected by University at Albany graduate student Peter Pollak. Preferred Citation Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Peter Pollak Papers, 1958-1987. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Pollak Papers). ^ Return to Table of Contents Historical Note A native of Gloversville, New York, Peter G. Pollak obtained his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and later received his master's degree in Education in 1970 from SUNY Albany. He subsequently became a Ph. D student in Education at SUNY Albany. Pollak was active in the civil rights movement and was a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) anti-poverty volunteer in Atlanta before coming to SUNY Albany. While in Albany, he continued to be engaged in activism on a community and broader level. He served as managing editor of The Albany Liberator, a weekly newspaper designed to serve the needs of the city's Arbor Hill and South End communities. The publication was owned and published by The Brothers, an area civil rights group. Pollak also was a member of the Albany Region/Capital District chapter of SDS - Page 3- Pollak, Peter; Papers (Students for a Democratic Society). In addition, he helped lead an unsuccessful fight to establish a day care center at the University in the early 1970s. Today following a career spent teaching, editing, and in business, he is a self-published author. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents The collection includes political newspapers, pamphlets, and flyers collected by Peter Pollak as well as publications that were mailed directly to Pollak. These items document international, national, and local Capital Regional issues. Researchers may be interested in materials from the Capital District chapter of SDS (Students for a Democratic Society). ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement of the Collection The collection is organized alphabetically. There are no series. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Revision Description Encoded in EAD by Jodi Boyle 2017 Processing Information The collection was processed by Katie Ryan. - Page 4- Pollak, Peter; Papers Access Access to this collection is unrestricted. Copyright This page may contain links to digital objects. Access to these images and the technical capacity to download them does not imply permission for re-use. Digital objects may be used freely for personal reference use, referred to, or linked to from other web sites. Researchers do not have permission to publish or disseminate material from these collections without permission from an archivist and/or the copyright holder. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright. Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and/or by the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. More information about U.S. Copyright is provided by the Copyright Office. Additionally, re-use may be restricted by terms of University Libraries gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. The Department of Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. Acquisition Information All items in this collection were transferred to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives by Peter G. Pollak in 2017. ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings • Social Activists and Public Advocates • Underground press publications--periodicals • Student movements--United States • Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion. • Students--New York (State)--Political activity. • Pollak, Peter G. • Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.) - Page 5- Pollak, Peter; Papers Collection Inventory Title/Description Instances "ABC's About Vietnam", Undated Box 1 Folder 1 "The Activist Reader", Undated Box 1 Folder 2 "Agrarian Policies", 1966 Box 1 Folder 3 "Akwesasne Notes", 1987 Oversized 1 Folder 1 "The Albany Student Press", 1969 Oversized 1 Folder 2 "The Albany Voice", 1969 Oversized 1 Folder 3 "Ally With Campus Workers", Undated Box 1 Folder 4 "American Civil Liberties Union", 1965 Box 1 Folder 5 "The American Independence Movement Newsletter", 1969 Box 1 Folder 6 "The American People's Historical Society", 1979 Oversized 1 Folder 4 "Americans Before Columbus", 1980 Oversized 1 Folder 5 "Amerikan Education and Profit", Undated Box 1 Folder 7 "Angola: The Struggle for Liberation", 1976 Box 1 Folder 8 "Anti-Draft Resolution", 1966 Box 1 Folder 9 "An Appeal to The American Conscience", 1966 Box 1 Folder 10 "Arms and The Mind", 1959 Box 1 Folder 11 "Attica Did Not Start Here Nor Will It End Here", 1971 Oversized 1 Folder 6 "Bibliography on The War In Vietnam", Undated Oversized 1 Folder 7 "Big Brother as a Holding Company", Undated Box 1 Folder 12 "The Black Man's Share of The 'Great Society'", 1960 Box 1 Folder 13 "The Bond", 1968 Oversized 1 Folder 8 "Brief Summary of Election Results Related To The Peace Issue", Box 1 Folder 14 1966 "Bring The Troops Homes Now Newsletter", 1966 Box 1 Folder 15 "The Buddhists, The War, and The Viet Cong", 1966 Box 1 Folder 16 "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority", Undated Box 1 Folder 17 "Cambridge Vote on Vietnam", 1967 Box 1 Folder 18 "Capital District SDS Newsletter and Flyers", 1969 Box 1 Folder 19 "Carl Oglesby", 1965 Box 1 Folder 20 - Page 6- Pollak, Peter; Papers "Challenge: The Revolutionary Newspaper", 1969 Box 1 Folder 21 "Challenge: The Revolutionary Newspaper", 1969 Oversized 1 Folder 9 "The Channeling Memo", 1965 Box 1 Folder 22 "China and The Cold War", 1966 Box 1 Folder 23 "China's War-Making Potential: An Appreciation", 1963 Box 1 Folder 24 "Chinese Aggression: Myth or Menace?", 1965 Box 1 Folder 25 "Chinese Foreign Policy", 1965 Box 1 Folder 26 "Citizen's Alliance", 1978 Oversized 1 Folder 10 "Citizens Amicus Brief in Support of H. Rap Brown's Appeal from Box 1 Folder 27 his Bail Restrictions", 1967 "The Cold War, Revisited and Re-Visioned", 1968 Box 1 Folder 28 "Coming To Canada?", 1966 Box 1 Folder 29 "Comments by Thich Nhat Hanh on Some Frequently asked Box 1 Folder 30 Questions About Vietnam", Undated "Common Sense", 1967 Box 1 Folder 31 "Conduct Unbecoming Lieutenant on The Peace Line", 1966 Box 1 Folder 32 "Corporate Imperialism for The Poor", 1967 Box 1 Folder 33 "A Correspondent Who Has Reported on Vietnam Since 1962 Sums Box 1 Folder 34 Up-Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk", 1966 "Counter-Insurgency and The New Foreign Relations", 1964 Box 1 Folder 35 "The Cultural Revolution In China: A Socialist Analysis", 1966 Box 1 Folder 36 "Democracy In China", 1958 Box 1 Folder 37 "De-Mystify The Establishment Standardized Test", 1979 Box 1 Folder 38 "Detroit: The July Days", 1967 Box 1 Folder 39 "The Development of The Liberation Movement", Undated Box 1 Folder 40 "A Divorce Trial in China", Undated Box 1 Folder 41 "Do You Know These Facts? Do You Support Them?", 1967 Oversized 1 Folder 11 "Draft Board Research", 1968 Box 1 Folder 42 "The Drug Price Scandal", 1967 Box 1 Folder 43 "The Dulocratic Review", Undated Box 1 Folder 44 "Economic Aspects of U.S. Imperialism", 1966 Box 1 Folder 45 "The Effect of Inflation: Wages, Unemployment and Working Box 1 Folder 46 Conditions", 1967 "El Malcrido: The Voice of The Farm Worker", 1969 Box 1 Folder 47 - Page 7- Pollak, Peter; Papers "Excerpts from The Declaration of Former Resistance Fighters on Box 1 Folder
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