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Modern Archives - Summary

Series summary table for the modern records of Dudley Observatory (c.1956-1975.)

Series	Subseries	Arrangement	# of folders	Total size
Administrative records	Rita A. Spenser	Chronological	23	2 linear feet
	Financial records	Chronological	34
	Union University	Chronological	2
	Observatory procedures	Chronological	2
	Boss laboratory	Chronological	3
	Activity	Chronological	1
	CETA	Chronological	10
	Insurance	Chronological	4
	Miscellaneous	Chronological	1
Curtis L. Hemenway	Correspondence	Reverse chronological	16	3.5 linear feet
	Board of Trustees	Chronological	2
	SUNY/A-Union-RPI	Chronological	10
	[assorted]	Chronological	49
	COSPAR	Reverse chronological	26
	NYAC	Chronological	4
	IAU	Chronological	2
	[Papers & miscellaneous]		21
Douglas S. Hallgren	Financial records	Chronological by category	19	1.25 linear feet
	Correspondence	Chronological	8
	Contract records		10
	Buildings & apparatus		15
Other Dudley Staff	[Various individuals]	Chronological	19	.5 linear feet
Buildings & apparatus	Buildings & real estate	Chronological	15	.75 linear feet
	Radio telescope		16
	Apparatus	Chronological	20
Grants & Contracts	Proposals (rejected)	Chronological	99	16.5 linear feet
	Forms, procedures, etc.	Chronological	13
	Correspondence	Reverse chronological	5
	Vouchers	Chronological	1
	Grants	Chronological by grant (administrative records precede research data)	473
	Contracts	Chronological by contract (administrative records precede research data)	246
	NASA tape transcripts	Chronological	43
Library	Correspondence	Chronological	27	5.5 linear feet
	[assorted administrative]	Alphabetical	62
	Subject files	Alphabetical	91
Friends of the Observatory	Records	Chronological	31	.5 ln. ft.
Skywatch Line	Scripts	Chronological	9	.5 ln. ft.
Henry Hudson Planetarium	Records	Chronological	15	.5 ln. ft.
Photo Lab	Photo files	Roughly by contract/activity	680	20 linear feet
Image Collection	Glass Plates	by size	15 boxes	5 linear feet
	Lantern slides	Unsorted	9 boxes
	Negatives	Unsorted	1 box
	Motion picture film	Unsorted	5 boxes
	Prints	Unsorted	3 boxes
	Slides	Roughly by Subject	4 notebooks

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