Sigrid Brauner was born in Hofheim, Germany, earning her BA from the University of Frankfurt before immigrating to the United States. Brauner completed her PhD in German literature at the University of California Berkeley in 1989 and later the same year joined the faculty at UMass Amherst in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature. Brauner, who served on the executive committee of the Women’s Studies Program, remained at UMass until her death in December 1992.

The papers reflect Sigrid Brauner’s interest in race and gender as well as her research in anthropology and theology. “Witches: Myth and Reality,” the popular course Brauner taught during the fall 1992 semester, is represented in the collection along with other notes for research and teaching. Professional correspondence as well as political and social change periodicals comprise the remainder of the Brauner Papers. A fair portion of the collection is in German.

A prosperous family of merchants and landowners, the Brinleys were well ensconced among the social and political elite of colonial New England. Connected by marriage to other elite families in Rhode Island and Massachusetts — the Auchmutys, Craddocks, and Tyngs among them — the Brinleys were refined, highly educated, public spirited, and most often business-minded. Although many members of the family remained loyal to the British cause during the Revolution, the family retained their high social standing in the years following.

The Brinley collection includes business letters, legal and business records, wills, a fragment of a diary, documents relating to slaves, newspaper clippings, and a small number of paintings and artifacts. A descendent, Nancy Brinley, contributed a quantity of genealogical research notes and photocopies of Brinley family documents from other repositories. Of particular note in the collection is a fine nineteenth century copy of a John Smibert portrait of Deborah Brinley (1719), an elegant silver tray passed through the generations, and is a 1713 list of the library of Francis Brinley, which offers a foreshadowing of the remarkable book collection put together in the later nineteenth century by his descendant George Brinley.

John G. Clark and H. P. Hood milk truck

With a life long interest in politics, John G. Clark of Easthampton, Massachusetts worked on a number of campaigns before running for office himself. He ran for state senator in 1958, but lost in the Democratic primary. Two years later he ran again, this time for state representative of the 3rd Hampshire District, and won. Clark served in the State House of Representative for eight years until he was appointed clerk of the district court in Northampton and chose not to run for reelection.

While this collection is small, it is packed with campaign materials, letters, position statements, speeches, and press releases that together offer a good sense of the political climate in Massachusetts during the 1960s, especially issues of local concern for Hampshire County. Four letters from a young neighbor written while serving in Vietnam provide a personal account of the war.

William Smith Clark

Born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, in 1826, William Smith Clark graduated from Amherst College in 1848 and went on to teach the natural sciences at Williston Seminary until 1850, when he continued his education abroad, studying chemistry and botany at the University of Goettingen, earning his Ph.D in 1852. From 1852 to 1867 he was a member of Amherst College’s faculty as a Professor of Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology. As a leading citizen of Amherst, Clark was a strong advocate for the establishment of the new agricultural college, becoming one of the founding members of the college’s faculty and in 1867, the year the college welcomed its first class of 56 students, its President. During his presidency, he pressured the state government to increase funding for the new college and provide scholarships to enable poor students, including women, to attend. The college faced economic hardship early in its existence: enrollment dropped in the 1870s, and the college fell into debt. He is noted as well for helping to establish an agricultural college at Sapporo, Japan, and building strong ties between the Massachusetts Agricultural College and Hokkaido. After Clark was denied a leave of absence in 1879 to establish a “floating college” — a ship which would carry students and faculty around the world — he resigned.

The Clark Papers include materials from throughout his life, including correspondence with fellow professors and scientists, students in Japan, and family; materials relating to his Civil War service in the 21st Massachusetts Infantry; photographs and personal items; official correspondence and memoranda; published articles; books, articles, television, and radio materials relating to Clark, in Japanese and English; and materials regarding Hokkaido University and its continuing relationship with the University of Massachusetts.

Sheep husbandry,
Mass. Agricultural College

In keeping with our mission, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives collects materials of enduring historical and cultural value relating to four major thematic areas: the history and experience of social change in America; the histories and cultures of New England with an emphasis on Massachusetts; innovation and entrepreneurship; and the broad community associated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Our collections are tightly integrated and span all formats, including personal papers and organizational records, books and periodicals, maps, photographs, audio and video recordings, and digital materials of all kinds, and they currently include over 35,000 printed items, approximately 30,000 linear feet of manuscript and archival materials, tens of thousands of photographs, and a burgeoning array of digital assets.

Following in the footsteps of W.E.B. Du Bois, we recognize the inherent interconnectedness of a broad range of issues in social justice and collect original materials that document the organizational, intellectual, and individual ties that unite disparate struggles for social equality, human dignity, and justice. In adopting social change as a primary collecting focus, we hope to move beyond viewing social and political movements in isolation and toward a vision that acknowledges the connections between and among them. Ultimately, we wish to lay a foundation for examining the larger histories of social engagement in America and the broader experience of social change that is difficult to encapsulate within a single social movement.

A distinctive feature of SCUA’s approach to collecting is our effort to include “whole lives and whole communities,” to provide a robust basis for interpreting the background of the persons and organizations we document, their influences, interests, and the communities in which they operate.

While not comprehensive, the following includes a brief synopsis of some of the primary focal points for SCUA’s collections:

Special Collections interests

• Social change and movements for social change

  Emphasizing the cross-fertilization between several social movements and centers of activist energy, including peace, social and racial justice, agricultural reform, environmentalism, sustainability, labor activism, gay activism, antinuclear activism, and intentional communities, but branching out to include antifluoridation activism, campaigns for voting rights and clean elections, community and charitable organizations, and the history of revolutionary-era Europe (1789-1848).

  • African American history and culture
    The history of race and ethnicity in America, with particular emphasis on the struggle for racial equality and social justice.
  • Agriculture, horticulture, botany
    Including agricultural science and practice, horticulture, animal husbandry, natural history, organic farming, sustainable living, and heritage breeds.
  • Antinuclear movement
    SCUA holds numerous collections documenting grassroots opposition to nuclear power and nuclear weaponry.
  • Cold War Culture
    The culture of the Cold War, with an emphasis upon East Germany, Poland, and Yugoslavia. Among other areas, SCUA has a strong interest in the Solidarity movement and in partnership with the DEFA Film Library, in East German cinema and graphic arts.
  • Disability
    Organizational records and collections of personal papers documenting the history of disability and disability rights in the United States.
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender issues
    Materials relating to the history and experience of the LGBTQ community and liberation struggles.
  • Labor, work, and industry
    Organized labor, industrialization, manufacturing, business history, and the experience and culture of labor and working people.
  • Peace
    Materials relating to the peace and antiwar movements and non-violence, with an emphasis on New England.
• New England history and culture

  The social, political, cultural, intellectual, literary, and economic life, with an emphasis upon western New England. The department houses thousands of books on New England cookery, with a particular emphasis on charitable and community cookbooks and cookbooks and ephemera published by corporations and the food industry.

  • Cookery and culinary history
    SCUA has thousands of cookbooks and other materials on New England regional cuisine, including community and charitable cookbooks, commercial cookbooks by New England authors, corporate cookbooks, and culinary ephemera.
  • Literature and the arts
    Emphasizing poets and writers, playwrights, and the performing arts in New England.
  • Politics and political culture
    SCUA has rich collections documenting the history and politics of the Commonwealth, including the papers of Congressmen Silvio O. Conte and John Olver, State Senator Stanley Rosenberg, and State rep John Clark.
• Innovation and entrepreneurship

  Materials that document innovative and entrepreneurial activities, and particularly social entrepreneurship. The collections in SCUA include the papers of Mark H. McCormack (a pioneer in sport and entertainment marketing), Carl C. Harris (inventor and President of Rodney Hunt Co.), and numerous collections that document our region’s distinctive history of innovation in manufacturing and technology.

• UMass Amherst

  SCUA makes an effort to document the histories of the entire UMass community. Our holdings include the comprehensive official records of the University since its founding in 1863, papers of faculty, staff, and students, official and unofficial publications, oral histories, and a wide range of other collections that reflect on our history as the Commonwealth’s land grant institution.

• Other areas

  SCUA has developed depth in a handful of other collecting areas, including:

  • American Study of Japan
    American relations with Japan from the Meiji period to the present.
  • Protistology
    Records of the scholarly study of the protista (protozoans).

University Archives interests

Serving as the memory of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University Archives collects, preserves, and makes available official and non-official records documenting the policies, programs, facilities, and activities of the campus community, including its administration, departments and programs, faculty, and staff. The Archives also avidly collects materials that reflect the lives and experiences of its students and alumni.

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Sabbatical Leave

RG-40/1/6

Sabbatical Leave Committee (Faculty Senate, 1956-1961)

RG-40/2/A3

SADL

see Student Affairs Leadership and Development Master’s Degree Program (SADL) (School of Education) RG-13/4/3/1

SADRI

see Social and Demographic Research Institute (SADRI) (Sociology Department) RG-25/S7/1

SAFA

see Students Advocating Financial Aid (SAFA) RG-45/40/S6.7

Safety, Campus (Official University Committee) (1923-1924)

RG-40/2/S1

Safety Committee (Official University Committee) (1978)

RG-40/2/S1.5

Sailing Club (1976, 2001- ) RG-45/40/S3

SALALM

see Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) (1973-1976) RG-8/9

Salaries and Cost of Living (Official University Committee) (1919)

RG-40/2/S2C6

Salaries (Faculty and Staff)

RG-40/1/4

Salaries, Faculty Committee on Trusteeship and Faculty

see Trusteeship and Faculty Salaries, Faculty Committee on (1962) RG-40/3/T7

Salary (Official University Committee) (1947-1948)

RG-40/2/S2

Salary Scale for Exchange Teachers, Four College, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1964)

RG-40/2/A3

Sam Spark’s Greatest Hits (Student Publication) (1968)

RG-45/00/S2

SAREO

see Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Office (SAREO) RG-30/27

SARIS

see Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Office (SAREO) RG-30/27

SCERA

see Student Center for Educational Research and Advocacy (SCERA) RG-45/10

Schedule (Official University Committee) (1910-1923)

RG-40/2/S2.5

Schedule Office

RG-6/16

Scheduling, Advisory Committee for (1983- )

RG-40/2/S2.7

Scheduling and Registration Committee (Faculty Senate, 1957-1958, 1962-1963, 1966)

RG-40/2/A3

Scholarship (Official University Committee) (1910-1957)

RG-40/2/S3

see also Financial Aid and Scholarships, University Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1963-1976) RG-40/2/A3

Scholarship and Admissions, Committee on (1928-1947) (Restricted Access)

RG-40/2/S3

Scholarship, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1956-1960)

RG-40/2/A3

Scholarships

see Financial Aid, Scholarships RG-30/14

Scholarships and Study Abroad, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1956-1960)

School of Business Administration

see School of Management RG-12

School of Education

RG-13

School of Education (pre-1967)

RG-13/2

School of Education (1967-1977)

RG-13/3

School of Education (1977-1993)

RG-13/4

School of Education (1993- )

RG-13/4/10

School of Education, Administration (Deans, Grants, Personnel)

RG-13/1

School of Education Alumni Newsletter

RG-13/00

School of Education, Catalogs

RG-13/3/5

School of Education, Centers, General

RG-13/3/12

School of Education, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1970-1971, 1975)

RG-40/2/A3

see also School of Education Evaluation Committee (Faculty Senate, 1970) RG-40/2/A3

School of Education, Concentrations

RG-13/4/10

School of Education, Division of Educational Policy, Research and Administration (EPRA)

see Division of Educational Policy, Research and Administration (EPRA) (School of Education) RG-13/4/2

School of Education, Division of Human Services and Applied Behavioral Sciences (HS/ABS)

see Division of Human Services and Applied Behavioral Sciences (HS/ABS) RG-13/4/1

School of Education Evaluation Committee (Faculty Senate, 1970)

RG-40/2/A3

see also School of Education, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1970-1971, 1975) RG-40/2/A3

School of Education, Film Lecture Series

see School of Education Innovations in Education (1968) RG-13/3/10

School of Education, Flexible Scheduling Module

RG-13/3/7

School of Education, Future (Official University Committee) (1976)

RG-40/2/S3E3

School of Education, Governance (Assembly, Council, Faculty Meetings, Reports)

RG-13/3/3

School of Education, Graduate Alumni Newsletter (1976-1986, 1988)

RG-13/00

School of Education, Marathons

RG-13/3/4

School of Education Newsletter

see Beacon (School of Education) (1970- ) RG-13/00

see also The School of Education Newsletter (1987) RG-13/00

School of Education, Programs

RG-13/3/25

School of Education, Publications

RGs-13/00, 13/4/00, 13/5/00

School of Education, Review Committee (Faculty Senate, 1970-1971, 1975)

RG-40/2/A3

School of Education, Workshops

RG-13/3/9

School of Engineering (College of Engineering)

see College of Engineering RG-14

School of Health Sciences

see School of Public Health and Health Sciences (1993- ) RG-17

see also School of Public Health (1973-1989) RG-17

School of Nursing RG-17/3

School of Management

RG-12

School of Management, Dean

RG-12/1

School of Management, Publications

RG-12/00

School of Management–Newsletter (1983-1985)

RG-12/00

School of Nursing

see Nursing RG-17/3

School of Nursing and Nursing Alumni Association Newsletter

RG-17/3

School of Physical Education

RG-18

School of Physical Education, Dean

RG-18/1

School of Public Health (1988-1993)

see School of Public Health and Health Sciences (1993- ) RG-17

School of Public Health and Health Sciences (1993- )

RG-17

Science Alliance, Applied Behavioral

see Applied Behavioral Science Alliance (ABSA) (1973-1974) RG-40/3/A6

Science and Technology Advancement (STA) (1995- )

RG-39/10

Science Enrichment Program (Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics)

see Mathematics and Statistics Department–Science Enrichment Program RG-25/M5/3

Science Fiction Club (1967- )

RG-45/40/S4

Science Journal (Public Affairs) (1979-1994)

RG-5/3/1

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Institute (1996- )

RG-25/S3

Scientific Reasoning Research Institute

see Physics and Astronomy–Scientific Reasoning Research Institute RG-25/P3/3

Scientific Reasoning Research Institute–Newsletter (1988- )

RG-25/P3/00

SCORE

see Student Competition on Relevant Engineering Inc. (SCORE) RG-45/40/S7

Scrapbooks (Memorabilia, General)

RG-183/4

Scrolls (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/S4

Scrolls (Printed Materials, Oversize)

RG-184/8

Sculptures (Physical Plant)

RG-36/50/S8

see also Metawampe RG-36/50/M5

SDS

see Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) RG-45/80/S8.2

Sea Grant Advisory Program (Extension Service, Cooperative) (1977-1981)

RG-15/8.1

Second Language

see English as a Second Language RG-11/7

Second Wind, Athletic Department

see Athletic Department, Second Wind RG-18/2

Secondary Teacher Education Program Newsletter

see STEPNEWS RG-13/00

Secretary, Faculty Senate

see Senate Secretary (Faculty Senate) RG-40/2/A5

Secretary of the University

RG-3/3

Security (Student Affairs)

RG-30/19

Security (Library)

RG-8/1/6

Seed Inspection Service

see Experiment Station (1888- )–Seed Inspection Service RG-15/2.2

SEIU

see Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (Local 509) RG-40/5/S5

Semi-Centennial (Official University Committee) (1913-1921)

RG-40/2/S4

Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) (1973-1976)

RG-8/9

Senate, Stockbridge

see Stockbridge Senate RG-45/5

Senate, Student

see Student Senate (Student Government Association (SGA)) RG-45/1

Senior Fence (Physical Plant) RG-36/50/S8.5

Senior Honors, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1956-1957,1965,1968-1969) RG-40/2A3

Senior Honors Theses/Projects/Portfolios (1894- )

RG-46/3

Sensitivity and T-Group Experiences, ad hoc Committee of Consultants to the University for

(Faculty Senate, 1971) RG-40/2/A3

Service Department, Policies and Practices of the, Committee on the

(Faculty Senate, 1965-1990) RG-40/2/A3

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (Local-509)

RG-40/5/S5

Service Learning Curriculum, Special Committee on (1994- ) (Official University Committee)

RG-40/2/S4.2

1776 AFS-CME, Local Council-41

see Local 1776 (Council-41) RG-40/5/S4

Sewer Lines (Physical Plant) (1913)

RG-36/50/S8.75

Sex Education Program, Peer

see Peer Sex Education Program RG-30/15/2/2

Sexual Assault Advisory Committee (Official University Committee)

RG-40/2/S4.5

SFA

see Students for America (SFA) RG-45/80/S8.3

SGA

see Student Senate (Student Government Association (SGA)) RG-45/1

SGAF

see Student Group For Academic Freedom (SGAF) (1972)

RG-45/40/S7.25

Shade Tree Lab

RG-25/P5.2

Shakespearean Club

see Alpha Sigma Phi (College Shakespearean Club) RG-45/90/C6

Sheep Shearing

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Sheep Shearing (1947, 1954-1955) RG-15/8

see also Extension Service, Cooperative–Beef and Sheep Highlights (1967-1975) RG-15/8

SHEIR

see Statewide Higher Education Information Reporting, Committee for (SHEIR) RG-60/11

Shofar (1982-1988)

RG-25/J8/00

Shofar (1998- )

RG-30/1/1/1

Short Courses

see Summer School, Short Courses (1907-1977) RG-6/17

Shorthorn (1921-1957) (View online)

RG-45/00/S8

see also Stosag (1958-1991,1993-1995) RG-45/00/S8

Shorthorn Newsletter (1962-1963, 1971, 1974-1977)

RG-45/00/S3.1

Shubenacadie Club (1921-1942)

RG-40/3/S3

Sidewalks (Physical Plant) (1984)

RG-36/50/S9

Sidney Topol Distinguished Lecture Series

RG-186/10

Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1935-1937, 1988)

RG-45/90/S5.2

Sigma Alpha Mu (1981- )

RG-45/90/S5.25

Sigma Delta Tau (1945-1986)

RG-45/90/S5.3

Sigma Gamma Epsilon (1956- )

RG-45/90/S5.35

Sigma Kappa (1963, 1988-1994) RG-45/90/S5.4

Sigma Lamda Alpha (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/S4.25

Sigma Phi Epsilon (1914- )

RG-45/90/S5.5

Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri Sig) (1985)

RG-45/90/S5.9

Sigma Theta Tau (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/S4.5

Sigma Xi (1938-1968)

RG-40/3/S4

Sign Language

see Hands Club (Sign Language) (1980s- ) RG-45/40/H2.5

Signal, College

see College Signal (Student Newspaper) RG-45/00/C6.4

Signet (1909-1952)

see Phi Sigma Kappa RG-45/90/P5.6

Significant Bits(Computer and Information Science) (1999-)

RG-25/C9/00

see also Loose Change(Computer and Information Science) (1993-1999) RG-25/C9/00

Simmons College

see Boston University combined degree-granting with UMass and Simmons College RG-60/4

SIMS

see Students International Mediation Society (SIMS) RG-45/70/S8

Singing Clubs

RG-25/M9.5

Single Parents Association (1992-1995)

RG-45/40/S4.1

SITEC

see Strategic Information Technology Center (SITEC) (1998- ) RG-12/8

Skating

see Sports, Men’s Skating (1937-1938) RG-18/2

Sketches (Cartographic Materials)

RG-181/5

Ski Club/Ski and Board Club (1970- )

RG-45/40/S4.2

Ski Team

see Sports, Mens Ski Team (1936-1938, 1988- ) RG-18/2

Slavic Department

see Slavic Languages and Literature RG-25/S5

Slavic Languages and Literature

RG-25/S5

Slavic Studies

see Slavic Languages and Literature RG-25/S5

Soviet and East European Studies Program and Committee RG-25/S7.5

Slide Collection, Photo Center

see Photo Center Slide Collection RG-187/2

Slide Show, UMass 125th Anniversary (1988)

see UMass 125th Anniversary Slide Show (1988) RG-187/1

Slide Shows, Home Economics

see Home Economics Slide Shows RG-187/3

Slide Shows, Library

see Library Slide Shows (including Audio Tapes) RG-187/4

Slides (35mm)

RG-187

Slides, Glass Lantern

RG-188

Small Business Development Center, Massachusetts

see Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) RG-12/10

Small Farm/Rural Development Resource Center (1970′s)

RG-15/8.7

Smile (General/Special Interest Group) (1970)

RG-45/40/S4.25

Smoke Signals (1952-1986)

RG-45/40/O9

SMU

see Southeastern Massachusetts University (Dartmouth Campus) RG-55/5

SNA

see Student Nurses Association (SNA) (1987- ) RG-45/40/S7.4

SNPS

see Student Notes and Printing Service (SNPS) RG-45/40/S7.35

SNUFF

see Student Network United to Fight Fires (SNUFF) RG-45/40/S7.3

Soccer

see Sports, Mens Soccer (1930- ) RG-18/2

Sports, Womens Soccer (1980- ) RG-18/2

Social Action, Center for

RG-45/80/S6

Social Action Groups (Student)

RG-45/80

see also Student Center for Educational Advocacy and Research (SCERA) RG-45/10

Social and Behavioral Sciences Cluster, Humanistic Applications of

see Humanistic Applications of Social and Behavioral Sciences Cluster (School of Education) RG-13/3/15

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dean

RG-11/31

Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty

RG-11/30

Social and Cultural Diversity, Sub-Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1992)

RG-40/2/A3

Social and Demographic Research Institute (SADRI)

see Sociology Department–Social and Demographic Research Institute (SADRI) RG-25/S7

Social Justice, Counsel on Community, Diversity and

see Counsel on Community, Diversity and Social Justice (1997- ) RG-4/17

Social Thought and Political Economy (STPEC)

RG-25/S6

Social Thought and Political Economy Newsletter

RG-25/S6/00

Social Union (1872-1940)

RG-45/90/S6

Socialistic Faculty Caucus

RG-40/5/S6

Sociology Department

RG-25/S7

Sociology Department–Graduate Sociology Association

RG-25/S7/3

Sociology Department–Social and Demographic Research Institute (SADRI)

RG-25/S7

Sociology Newsletter (1987-1992)

RG-25/S7/00

Soil Auger

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Soil Auger (1940-1956) RG-15/8

Solar Habitat (Physical Plant) (1984)

RG-36/50/S10

Solid Waste Management, Office of/Waste Management and Moving Services (Physical Plant)

RG-36/10

Solstice

see Statesman, Summer Statesman, Crier, Summer Crier, Summer News, Summer Time and Solstice RG-45/00/S7

Songbooks and Songs

RG-45/00/S4

SOS

see Students on Security (SOS) RG-45/40/S4.5

Soul TV (on Channel 19) (1999- )

RG-45/30/S6

Sound Recordings

RG-185

South Asia Club (1992- )

RG-45/40/S4.23

Southeastern Massachusetts University (SMU)

RG-55/5

Southwest (Residential Buildings)

RG-36/102/S6

Southwest Area Government (SWAG)

RG-45/9

Soviet and East European Studies (Program and Committee)

RG-25/S7.5

Soviet Area, Human Rights in the, Committee for

see Human Rights in the Soviet Area, Committee for (1974) RG-40/3/H8

Space and Calendar Committee (Faculty Senate, 1968- )

RG-40/2/A3

Space Management, Office of Campus Planning and (1996- )

see Office of Space Management (OSM) RG-4/14

Spanish and Portuguese Department

see Hispanic Literature and Linguistics RG-25/H4

Spanish CCEBS

RG-6/4/12/2

Spanish Club

see Hispanic Department–Spanish Club RG-25/H4/3

Speakers Bureau (Public Affairs)

RG-5/5

Speaking Contests, Student Oratory (1870-1948)

RG-25/C7.3

Special Bulletin (Experiment Station )

see Experiment Station (1888- )–Special Bulletin RG-15/2.2

Special Collections and Rare Books (Library) (1904- )

RG-8/3/6

Special Days

see Centennial and other anniversaries; Special Days RG-1/8

Special Education, Center for (School of Education)

RG-13/3/21/4

Special Interest Groups, General

see General/Special Interest Groups (Student Body) RG-45/40

Special Programs, Associate Provost for

see Associate Provost for Special Programs (1968-1982) RG-6/4

Special Reports of the University (1917- )

RG-1/00/3

Special Services (Student Affairs)

RG-30/1/6

Spectrum (1965-1966): student guidebook (View online)

RG 30/00/2

see also Handbooks RG-30/00/2

Spectrum (1967-2000): student literary and artistic journal (View online)

RG-45/00/S5

Speech Department

see Communication Studies, Department of RG-25/C7

Sponsored Activities (1975-1996)

RG-4/4

see also Coordinator of Research, Graduate School (1958-1973) RG-10/3

Sport Parachute Club

see Parachute Club, Sport RG-45/40/O9.5

Sport Studies Department

RG-25/S8

Sports

RG-18/2

Sports (Photographs)

RG-141

see also Panoramic Photos and Oversize Photos RG-170

Intramural and Recreational Sports (Photographs) (1969-1989) RG-141/1

Sports Club Newsletters

see Athletic Department–Sports Club Newsletter RG-18/2

see also Touchdown Club RG-50/1

Sports Studies

RG-25/S8

Sportsman Club (1911, 1998)

RG-45/40/S4.25

Spotlight (1985-1987, 1995-1997)

RG-11/13

Spot-Light for Extension Workers (Extension Service, Cooperative)

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Spot-Light for Extension Workers (1927-1930) RG-15/8

see also Extension Service, Cooperative– Spot-Light for Mass. Extension Workers (1948-1955) RG-15/8

Spot-Light for Massachusetts Extension Workers (Extension Service, Cooperative)

RG-15/8

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Spot-Light for Massachusetts Extension Workers (1948-1955) RG-15/8

see also Extension Service, Cooperative–Spot-Light for Extension Workers (1927-1930) RG-15/8

Springfield Teacher Recruitment to Increase Diversity in Education

see Project STRIDE (1996- ) RG-13/1/2

Squib (Student Publication) (1914-1924) (View online)

RG-45/00/S6

SSAM

see State Student Association of Massachusetts (SSAM) RG-45/40/S6.5

SSAM States (Student Publication) (1986 )

RG-45/40/S6.5

STA

see Science and Technology Advancement (STA) (1995- ) RG-39/10

Staff (Photographs)

see Faculty and Staff (Photographs) RG-120

Staff, Faculty and

see Faculty and Staff RG-40

Staff, Faculty and (Photographs)

see Faculty and Staff (Photographs) RG-120

Staff Appeals Committee, Professional

see Professional Staff Appeals Committee RG-40/5/P7.5

Staff Association, University

see University Staff Association (USA) RG-40/5/U6

Staff, Individual Members of Faculty and

see Individual Members of Faculty and Staff RG-40/11

Staff Woman, The (Everywomans Center) (1976-1978)

RG-7/2/00

Stages (Department of Theater) (1991-1992)

RG-25/T3/00

START

see Students Advocating Rights Together (START) RG-45/40/S6.9

State College Review (Office of Public Information) (1926-1931)

RG-5/3

State Planning Board (1930′s)

RG-15/8.5

State Relations

RG-39/2

State Relationships (Official University Committee) (1933-1934)

RG-40/2/S5

State Student Association of Massachusetts (SSAM) (1983- )

RG-45/40/S6.5

State Universities

see Land-Grant Colleges, State Universities RG-60/1

Statesman

see Singing Clubs–Statesman RG-25/M9.5

Statesman, Summer Statesman (Student Publications)

RG-45/00/S7

see also Crier RG-45/00/S7

Summer Crier RG-45/00/S7

Summer News RG-45/00/S7

Summer Time RG-45/00/S7

Solstice RG-45/00/S7

Statewide Higher Education Information Reporting, Committee for (SHEIR) RG-60/11

Statistical Consulting Center

RG-10/6

Statistical Consulting Center Newsletter (1984-1987)

RG-10/6

Statistics

see Mathematics and Statistics Department RG-25/M5

Statistics, University

see University Statistics (USTAT) (1998- ) (Student Special Interest Group) RG-45/40/U8

STEM Education Institute

see Science, Technoloty, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Institute (1996- ) RG-25/53

STEPNEWS (Secondary Teacher Education Program Newsletter) (1989-1992)

RG-13/00

Stereo Co-ops (1977)

RG-45/40/S4.3

Stockbridge Alumni

RG-50/3

Stockbridge Alumni News (1929- )

RG-50/3

see also The Two Year News (1925-1928) RG-50/3

Stockbridge School (Official University Committee) (1924-1945)

RG-40/2/S6

Stockbridge School of Agriculture (College of Food and Natural Resources)

RG-15/5

Stockbridge School of Agriculture (Microfilm)

RG-190/19

Stockbridge Senate

RG-45/5

Stockbridge Student Senate

see Stockbridge Senate RG-45/5

Stonewall Center (1995- )

RG-30/2/6

Stones (Memorial)

see Memorial Stones and Plaques RG-36/50/M4

Store, University

see University Store RG-37/5

Stosag (Stockbridge School Yearbook) (1958-1991, 1993-1995) (View online)

RG-45/00/S8

see also Stosag (duplicates) (1961-1969) RG-99/9

STPEC

see Social Thought and Political Economy (STPEC) RG-25/S6

STPEC Newsletter (1975- )

RG-25/S6/00

Strategic Information Technology Center (SITEC) (1998- )

RG-12/8

Strategic Planning Process (Official University Committee) (1993- )

RG-40/2/S6.5

Student Action Committee

see Town Meeting (Student Action Committee) RG-45/12

Student Activities (Official University Committee ) (1909-1911)

RG-40/2/S7

Student Activities Office

RG-30/30

Student activities without formal organization or name

RG-45/100

Student Advocate (Student Senate, Student Government Association (SGA)) (1981-1982)

RG-45/1

Student Affairs

RG-30

Student Affairs and University Life Council (Faculty Senate, 1993-1994)

RG-40/2/A5

Student Affairs, Associate Vice Chancellor for

see Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Associate RG-30/1/1

Student Affairs, Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1965-1971, 1980)

RG-40/2/A3

Student Affairs Committee, RSO Sub-Committee of

see RSO Sub-Committee of Student Affairs Committee RG-30/23/3

Student Affairs, Committees in

see Committees in Student Affairs RG-30/1/3

Student Affairs, Connection

see Connection RG-30/00

Student Affairs, Handbooks

see Handbooks (Student Affairs) (1890- ) RG-30/00/2

Student Affairs Information Services (SARIS)

see Student Affairs Research and Education Office (SAREO) RG-30/27

Student Affairs Leadership and Development Master’s Degree Program (SADL) (School of Education)

RG-13/4/3/1

Student Affairs, Notes from the Vice Chancellor for

see Notes from the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (1973-1978) RG-30/00/1

Student Affairs, Operations Council

see Operations Council (Student Affairs) RG-30/1/2

Student Affairs, Publications

RG-30/00

Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Office (SAREO)

RG-30/27

Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Office Reports (SAREO)

RG-30/27

Student Affairs Research, Information and Systems (SARIS)

see Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Office (SAREO) RG-30/27

Student Affairs Review (Official University Committee) (1998- )

RG-40/2/S7.5

Student Affairs, Special Services

see Special Services (Student Affairs) RG-30/1/6

Student Affairs, Vice Chancellor for

see Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs RG-30/1

Student Affairs, Vice Chancellor for–Official Notice (1974-1975)

RG-30/1

Student Alliance for Israel (1982)

RG-45/80/S7.9

Student Body

RG-45

Student Body, Media

see Media, other than publications (Student Body) RG-45/30

Student Center for Educational Research and Advocacy (SCERA)

RG-45/10

Student Christian Association

see Christian Association, Student RG-45/70/C5.3

Student Coalition

RG-45/80/S8

Student Coalition, Public

see Public Student Coalition RG-45/45/P8

Student Communication Board (Faculty Senate, 1966-1970)

RG-40/2/A3

Student Competition on Relevant Engineering Inc. (SCORE) (1974)

RG-45/40/S7

Student Craft Market

see Craft Market (Student) RG-45/40/C7

Student Curriculum Committee

see Curriculum, Student RG-40/2/C9.5

Student Development and Career Planning Center

RG-30/9

see also Counseling and Academic Development Center (CADC) RG-11/8

Student Development and Pupil Personnel Services, Dept. of (School of Education) (1993- )

RG-13/5/2

Student Directories

see Directories, mugbooks, catalogs of graduates, etc. RG-1/00/5

Directories (Alumni) RG-50/00/1

Student Employees, Union of

see Union of Student Employees RG-45/45/U5

Student Employment Office

see Financial Aid, Scholarships–Student Employment Office RG-30/14

Student Federal Credit Union

see Credit Union, Student Federal RG-45/40/C10

Student Fee Book

see Treasurer--Student Fee Book (1971- ) RG-3/4/1

Student Government Association

see Student Senate (Student Government Association (SGA)) RG-45/1

Student Government, Summer

see Summer Student Government RG-45/6

Student Group for Academic Freedom (SGAF) (1972)

RG-45/40/S7.25

Student Handbook (View online)

see Handbook (Student Affairs) RG-30/00/2

Student Health Records (Microfilms) RG-190/7

Student Housing, Married

see Married Students Housing Committee RG-35/12/2

see also Married Student Housing (Microfilms) RG-190/8

Student Interest Research Seminar

see Student Center for Educational Research and Advocacy (SCERA) RG-45/10

Student Life (Official University Committee) (1911-1924, 1940-1955, n.d.)

RG-40/2/S7L5

Student Life (University Historical Collection) (1868- )

RG-1/204

Student Life Committee (Student Senate) (1936-1945, 1966-1967)

RG-45/7/S7

Student Life, Fraternities and

see Fraternities and Student Life (Official University Committee) RG-40/2/F7

Student Mobilization Committee

see Mobilization Committee, Student RG-45/80/M6

Student Newsnote on Massachusetts Higher Education (1976)

RG-45/00/S8.5

Student Network United to Fight Fires (SNUFF) (1983)

RG-45/40/S7.3

Student Notes and Printing Service (SNPS) (1988-1998)

RG-45/40/S7.35

Student Nurses Association (SNA) (1987-1998)

RG-45/40/S7.4

Student Oratory

see Speaking Contests, Student Oratory RG-25/C7.3

Student Organizations (Photographs)

RG-140

Student Organizations, Miscellaneous (Photographs)

RG-140/3

Student Organizations Office, Recognized

see Recognized Student Organizations Office (RSO) RG-30/23

Student Organizing Project (1975-1986)

RG-45/45/O7

Student Papers, Textbooks, Memorabilia, Biography (by year of graduation)

see Classes by Year (including individual students) RG-50/6

Student Personnel Administrative Council

see Dean of Students–Student Personnel Administrative Council RG-30/2

Student Protests and Demonstrations

RG-45/101

Student Publications

RG-45/00

Student Publications and Broadcast Board

see Publications and Broadcast Board, Student RG-45/30/P8

Student Redemption Service

see Redemption Service, Student RG-45/40/R5

Student Rights Advocate (1989-1994)

RG-45/2

Student Run Co-ops and Businesses

see Co-ops and Businesses, Student Run RG-45/40/C6.5

Student Senate (Student Government Association (SGA))

RG-45/1

Student Senate, Academic Affairs Committee

see Academic Affairs Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/A2

Student Senate, Auto Pool Committee

see Auto Pool Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/A8

Student Senate, Budget Committee

see Budget Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/B8

Student Senate, Committees

see Committees (Student Senate) RG-45/7

see also Joint Committees of Faculty and Senate and Either or Both Student Senates RG-40/4

Student Senate, Communications Committee

see Communications Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/C6

Student Senate, Executive

see Executive, Student Senate (Student Government Association (SGA)) RG-45/1/1

Student Senate, Faculty and Educational Policy, Committee on

see Faculty and Educational Policy Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/F3

Student Senate, Graduate

see Graduate Student Senate RG-45/20

Student Senate, Judiciary

see Judiciary (Student Senate) RG-45/1/2

Student Senate, Lecture Note Program

see Lecture Note Program (Student Senate) RG-45/7/L4

Student Senate, Public Policy

see Public Policy (Student Senate) RG-45/7/P8

Student Senate, Reform Committee

see Reform Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/R4

Student Senate, Rents and Fees

see Rents and Fees Committee (Student Senate) RG-45/7/R5

Student Senate, Student Life Committee

see Student Life Committee (Student Senate) (1936-1945, 1966-1967) RG-45/7/S7

Student Senate, Transit Service

see Transit Service (Student Senate) RG-45/7/T7

Student Senates, Joint Committees of Faculty Senate and either or both

see Joint Committees of Faculty Senate and either or both Student Senates RG-40/4

Student Services Review Commission, Minority

see Minority Student Services Review Commission (1988) RG-40/2/ M6

Student Support Services

see Graduate Student Support Services RG-9/2/2

Student Telephone Directory

see Directories, mugbooks, catalogs of graduates, etc. RG-1/00/5

Student to Student (Student Publication) (1978)

RG-45/00/S9

Student Union

RG-37/10

Student Union, Campus Center

see Campus Center, Student Union RG-37

Student Union/Campus Center Governing Board (SUG Board)

see Board of Governors (Campus Center, Student Union) RG-37/11

Student Union Committee, Multicultural

see Multicultural Student Union Committee (1991) RG-40/2/M10

Student Union Governing Board

see Board of Governors (Campus Center, Student Union) RG-37/11

Student Union, Radical

see Radical Student Union RG-45/80/R1

Student Unionization (1975-1986)

RG-45/45/S7

Student Video Project

see Union Video Center (Student Video Project) RG-45/30/U5

Student Volunteer Services (SVS) (1974)

RG-45/80/S9

Student Workshop on Activities Problems (SWAP) (1961-1985)

RG-45/40/S8.8

Students Advocating Financial Aid (SAFA)

RG-45/40/S6.7

Students Advocating Rights Together (START) (1986-1988)

RG-45/40/S6.9

Students and Alumni by Class

see Classes (Alumni) RG-50/6

Students and Alumni by Class (Photographs)

RG-130

see also Panoramic Photos RG-170

Students, Dean of

see Dean of Students RG-30/2

Students for a Safe Campus (1988)

RG-45/40/S7.2

Students for America (SFA) (1987)

RG-45/80/S8.3

Students for Democratic Society (SDS) (1968-1988)

RG-45/80/S8.2

Students for Political Action (1967-1980)

RG-45/80/S8.4

Students Housing Committee, Married

see Married Students Housing Committee RG-35/12/2

Students International Meditation Society (SIMS) (1972)

RG-45/70/S8

Students Offering Support (SOS) (1983)

RG-45/80/S8.5

Students, Older

see Counseling Assistance for Older Students (CAOS) RG-45/40/C4

Students On Security (SOS) (1978)

RG-45/40/S4.5

Students’ Party (1966)

RG-45/80/S8.6

Students Rights Advocates (1989-1994)

RG-45/2

Students United for Public Education (SUPE) (1979)

RG-45/40/S7.5

Study, ad hoc Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1966-1967)

RG-40/2/A3

Study of Communication, Center for

see Center for the Study of Communication (CAC) RG-25/C7.6

Subject Files (Photographs)

RG-146

Subject Files (Physical Plant)

RG-36/50

Suburban Education, Proposed Center for (School of Education)

RG-13/3/23/9

Suburban Experiment Station, Waltham

RG-15/9

SUG Board (Student Union/Campus Center Governing Board)

see Board of Governors (Campus Center, Student Union) RG-37/11

SUMMA

see Bilingual Collegiate Program–Springfield/UMass Minority Achievement Program (SUMMA) RG-6/4/6.5

Summer Collegian (Student Publication) (1958)

RG-45/00/S10

Summer Collegian, Massachusetts (Student Publication) (1976-1977)

RG-45/00/S10

Summer Counseling

see New Students Program, Summer Counseling RG-30/9/2

see also Counseling Center RG-30/9/1

Summer Crier

see Statesman, Summer Statesman RG-45/00/S7

Summer News

see Statesman, Summer Statesman RG-45/00/S7

Summer Repertory Theatre

RG-25/T3.4

Summer School, Short Courses

RG-6/17

Summer Repertory Theatre

RG-25/T3.4

Summer School, Short Courses (1907-1977)

RG-6/17

see also Festivals, Fine Arts RG-11/16

Summer School Wail (Student Publication) (1909)

RG-45/00/S10

Summer Session Committee (Faculty Senate, 1964-1971)

RG-40/2/A3

Summer Session News (Student Publication) (1960-1963)

RG-45/00/S10

Summer Statesman

see Statesman, Summer Statesman (Student Publication) RG-45/00/S7

Summer Student Government

RG-45/6

Summer Times (Student Publication) (1964)

RG-45/00/S10

Sun Wheel (Physical Plant)

RG-36/50/S12

SUPE

see Students United for Public Education (SUPE) RG-45/40/S7.5

Superconductors, Task Force on (1985- )

RG-40/2/S8

see also Computing, Provosts Task Force on Academic (Official University Committee) (1984- ) RG-40/2/C6.7

SVS

see Student Volunteer Services (SVS) RG-45/80/S9

SWAG

see Southwest Area Government (SWAG) RG-45/9

SWAP

see Student Workshop on Activities Problems (SWAP) RG-45/40/S8.8

Swimming

see Sports, Womens Swimming (1954-1974, 1996- )

Swimming and Diving

see Sports, Mens Swimming and Diving (1940′s) RG-18/2

Sylvan (Residential Buildings)

RG-36/102/S9

Sylvan Area Government

RG-45/16

Sylvan Parchment, The (1976)

RG-45/00/S11

SymCom (School of Education) (1971)

RG-13/00

Synergy (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research) (1977- )

RG-9/00

Systems Neuroscience, Center for

RG-25/S10

Systems Office (Library)

RG-8/1/4

Massachusetts State Senator for the Berkshire District, 1950-1958, and representative for Massachusetts’s First District in the United States Congress for 17 terms, 1959-1991, where he made significant contributions in the areas of health and human services, the environment, education, energy, transportation, and small business.

Spanning four decades and eight presidents, the papers offer an extraordinary perspective on the major social, economic, and cultural changes experienced by the American people. Includes correspondence, speeches, press releases, bill files, his voting record, committee files, scrapbooks, travel files, audio-visual materials and over 5,000 photographs and slides.

Includes transcripts of papers delivered at conferences (1985-1990) on democratic socialism, and correspondence (1984-1991) between Stephen Siteman, former Executive Secretary of the Socialist Party of America, and Frank Zeidler, former Mayor of Milwaukee, Socialist Party candidate for President of the United States, and national chairperson of the Socialist Party USA.

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The Department of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library offers short-term residential fellowships to assist younger scholars in conducting research in its collections. Among the approximately 15,000 linear feet of manuscripts held by SCUA are many valuable collections for the study of social change in the United States, including the papers of the most important exponent of the politics and culture of the twentieth century, W.E.B. Du Bois. In addition, the University Library houses over three million volumes and a rich suite of electronic resources to support advanced research in the humanities. Comprehensive, searchable guides and finding aids to SCUA’s collections are available on this website.

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On January 30, 1995, the National Air and Space Museum capitulated to popular and political pressure and scuttled an exhibit they had planned to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Early in 1993, curators began to develop plans for an exhibit that would center around the Enola Gay, the B-29 Stratofortress bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but opposition from veterans’ groups rose almost immediately. By mid-summer, the Air Force Association and American Legion led opposition to the exhibit, fearing that it would not present a balanced view of the events and that it would focus exclusively on the “horrors of war” and an alleged “moral equivalence” between Japan and the United States. Although several attempts were made to rewrite the script of the exhibit, congressional and public pressure eventually led to the cancellation of the exhibit in January 1995 and to the resignation of the Director of the Museum, Martin Harwit, in May.

Collected by historian Waldo Heinrichs, the Enola Gay Controversy Collection contains the various versions of the scripts of the planned exhibition and copies of correspondence, memos, publications, and the three volumes of “Revisionism gone wrong: Analysis of the Enola Gay controversy” issued by the Air Force Association.