Manuscripts

Political Buttons Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitlePolitical Buttons Collection Collection NumberSC 369 OCLC NumberIn-process Creator Various Provenance This collection was donated by Judge Stuart Namm (retired) in January 2003, in memory of his late wife Lenore R. Namm who graduated from the State University of New York with BA and MA degrees in sociology.  Extent, Scope,

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Radical Education Project Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleRadical Education Project Collection Collection NumberSC 124 OCLC Number1187154204 Creator Radical Education Project Provenance Purchased by Stony Brook University Libraries from the Radical Education Project between 1970 and 1972. Extent, Scope, and Content NoteThe collection comprises of 2 linear ft. of pamphlets and publications published by the Radical Education Project and associated groups

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Dan Rattiner Collection

Access the Digital Archive Special Collections is excited to announce that it has digitized Dan’s Papers issues produced between 2000 and February 2023. A few issues from this time period are still being processed. The content is available through the Internet Archive, a publicly accessible digital library dedicated to preserving cultural artifacts,

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William H. Rogers Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleWilliam H. Rogers Collection Collection NumberSC 238 OCLC Number122601306 Creator William H. Rogers, 1922-1986 Provenance Donated by William H. Rogers in March 1976. Extent, Scope, and Content NoteThe collection is comprised of 29 linear ft. of correspondence, subject files, and agendas of William H. Rogers, Sr., created and collected between 1963 and 1975.

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Charles Ryder Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleCharles Ryder Collection Collection NumberSC 101/26 OCLC Number122535444 Creator Charles Ryder Provenance Under review Extent, Scope, and Content NoteDate: Undated, c1900s.Extent: 1 v.Typescript, 19–. Bound typescript of poem, “Idols,” 19–. XXX numbered poems. Arrangement and Processing NoteFinding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in April 2020. LanguageEnglish 

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Vance Lewis Sailor Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleVance Lewis Sailor Collection Collection NumberSC 328 OCLC Number1157207944 Creator Vance Lewis Sailor, 1920-1998 Provenance Donated by Marguerite Sailor (wife) in 1998. Extent,Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 9 cubic ft.  of  personal correspondence, speeches, and press clippings, as well as documents pertaining to the Shoreham Nuclear Plant, The

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Joel Sayvetz Manuscript

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleJoel Sayvetz Manuscript Collection NumberSC 101/15 OCLC Number122379126 Creator Joel Sayvetz, 1892-1969 Provenance Separated from the Oakley C. Johnson Collection. Extent,Scope, and Content Note A typescript of “A decade of mass pressure; the story of the organized movement of unemployed groups in Chicago.” First part, 1930-1935. Chicago, n.d. Arrangement and

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Scrapbook Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleScrapbook Collection Collection NumberSC 102 Provenance Various Extent, Scope, and Content NoteA collection of five scrapbooks acquired by Special Collections between the 1970s and 1980s. Arrangement and Processing NoteProcessed by Kristen J. Nyitray and Lynn Toscano, August 2011.Finding aid updated by Kristen J. Nyitray in June 2025. LanguageEnglish 

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Willet Seaman Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleWillet Seaman Collection Collection NumberSC 504 OCLC Number1545536749 Creator Willet Seaman (October 11, 1737-May 4, 1807) Provenance Under review Extent, Scope, and Content Note Extent: the letter is 1 leaf (sheet); the accompanying note is 1 leaf (sheet) Date: December 6, 1782; written from New York.Dimensions: 22.5 x 18.5 cm.Context: Willet Seaman is

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Setauket Station, Long Island Rail Road Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleSetauket Station, Long Island Rail Road Collection Collection NumberSC 496 OCLC Number1516231553 Creator Long Island Rail Road Provenance Gift of Frederick R. Rohs, March 2025. Extent, Scope, and Content NoteThe collection comprises 2.5 linear inches of material related to the Setauket Station of the Long Island Rail Road, a

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