]> APAP-191 THOMAS NATTELL PAPERS, (APAP-191), 1956-2002 Samuel Braden M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives

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Descriptive Summary Thomas Nattell Papers 1956-2002 12.1 cubic ft. M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany, SUNY The Thomas Nattell papers document the life of a mental health worker and political activist active during the 1980s and 1990s in Albany, New York. He created and participated in organizations like the Albany Peace and Energy Council (APEC) and the Three Guys From Albany poetry troupe. He also acted as promoter and event coordinator for movie showings, poetry open mics and an annual 24-hour poetry reading alongside a coinciding international postcard art event. Nattell used poetry and other arts to advance world peace, anti-nuclear power and proliferation, and environmental issues. This collection contains videos of events, photographs, scrapbooks full of art and poetry mailed from around the world to Nattell, subject files with research on topics related to his professional work as well as his activism, poetry, correspondence, and clippings. The materials in the collection are in English. The materials are located on-site in the department. Access

Access to this record group is unrestricted. Please note there is material containing adult content in Series 1.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

Thomas Nattell donated the records in January of 2005.

Biographical Sketch

Thomas "Tom" Cole Nattell was born in 1950. He lived his life entirely in Albany, New York aside from a short period during his childhood. He received a B.A. in Anthropology in 1974, a M.A. in Anthropology in 1976 and a M.S.W. in 1979 all from the State University of New York at Albany. He worked as a research associate for the New York State Council on Children and Families and other positions until settling in 1988 at the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS OMH) as a program coordinator and as a Research Scientist III until the end of his life.

Nattell was widely known as a poet and environmentalist. His activism dates back to the 1960s, when he started a sit-in at Albany High School gymnasium demanding a Black Studies program. He used poetry and protest gatherings to support issues including AIDS awareness, environmentalism, anti-nuclear proliferation, Native American rights and pacifism. He was a member of many organizations apart from his work at the NYS OMH. Nattell was a founding member of the Capital District Anti-Nuclear Alliance (CDANA) which later became the Albany Peace and Energy Council (APEC), a member of the poetry group “Three Guys from Albany,” a promoter and events coordinator for performances by the Bread and Puppet Circus. Nattell promoted other events, including readings at the New York State Writers Institute, and founded Open Mic poetry nights at the now-closed QE2 club on Central Avenue in Albany, New York. He created an annual 24-hour poetry reading and APEC fund-raiser that occurred for a decade called the “Readings Against the End of the World” (RAEW). Nattell authored many letters to the editor and was a frequent commentator on local issues in regional newspapers like the Albany Times Union and the Knickerbocker News, and eventually wrote his own column called "The Simple Life" in the alternative news weekly magazine Metroland.

Nattell died at age 52 in 2005 of throat cancer, survived by his long time friend and partner Mary Anne Winslow, a son and daughter and two brothers.

Source: Grondahl, Paul. "Rebel poet nears final stanza." Albany Times Union. 16 January 2005.

Scope and Content Information

This collection contains videos of events, photographs, scrapbooks full of art and poetry mailed from around the world to Nattell for display during events, subject files with research on topics related to his professional work as well as his activism, poetry, correspondence with politicians, business owners and poets, resumes, magazines, promotional material, and more. While Nattell was widely known as a poet, only a few samples of his poetry are present in the collection: “Hiroshima” and the “Columbus Day fantasies”. This collection provides insight into day-to-day life of a mental health coordinator, event organization in Albany, activism and event coverage in the media, and the early “green” environmentalist movement. It features correspondence with prominent individuals such as poets Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, as well as Albany Mayor Thomas M Whalen III. The collection also contains information on CDANA/APEC, a small 501 (c) council with many official newsletters and press releases regarding environmental and political causes.

Please note that dates reflect date of use where possible or date of publication. Not all dates are inclusive.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series:

Series 1 - Events, 1974-2002, Undated. 7.3 cubic ft. Series 2 - Biographical, 1956-1995, Undated. 2.05 cubic ft. Series 3 - Capital District Anti-Nuclear Association, Albany Peace and Energy Council, 1979-1992, Undated. .5 cubic ft. Series 4 - Subject Files, 1967-1998, Undated. 2.25 cubic ft.

Series 1 is arranged alphabetically. In the case of duplicate titles, chronological order is also used. Series 2 is arranged alphabetically, and in the case of duplicate titles, chronologically. Series 3 is arranged chronologically. Series 4 is arranged alphabetically.

Subject and Genre Headings Nattell, Thomas Cole, 1950-2002. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Waldman, Anne, 1945- . Whalen III, Thomas M., 1934-2002. Golub, Neil. Atwood, Margaret, 1939- . Sherman, Margot Lee. Schumann, Peter, 1934- . Bread and Puppet Theater. Capital District Anti-Nuclear Association Albany Peace and Energy Council Coalition to Keep Albany's Name Nuclear Free. New York State Writers Institute. State University of New York at Albany. State University of New York at Albany. School of Social Welfare. Price Chopper Corporation. New York (State). Office of Mental Health. New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Environmentalism. Environmentalism--New York (State)--New York. Cold War in popular culture. Cold War--Poetry. Cold War--Press coverage--United States. Poetry. Poetry--Beat. Poetry--20th century. Nuclear warfare. Nuclear nonproliferation. AIDS (Disease)--New York (State)--New York--Prevention. Community theater. Community Support Services. Albany County (N.Y.) Clippings Press releases Correspondence Files by Subject Black-and-White Negatives Notes VHS (TM) Galley proofs Stickers Postcards Magazines (Periodicals) Fanzines Newsletters Photographs Scrapbooks Journals (Periodicals) Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Thomas Nattell Papers, 1956-2002. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Nattell Papers).

Container List Series 1: Events 7.3 cubic ft. 1974-2002, Undated

Arranged alphabetically.

This series contains documents related to events in the Albany, New York region. It contains correspondence, photographs, negatives, promotional materials, press clippings, fliers and posters, poems, newsletters, and handwritten notes. Notable groups, institutions and individuals mentioned in this series include: Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, the Bread and Puppet Circus, the New York State Writers Institute, the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and the 10-year annual event Readings Against the End of the World (RAEW). Nattell was involved in the creation, promotion and coordination of most of these events. Oversized materials in this series include scrapbooks which hold assorted art and poems that were mailed in and displayed ca. 1980-1995. Also included are scrapbooks containing photographs of readers at the Readings Against the End of the World.

1 1 Albany Arts Decentralization/Albany People's Poetry: clippings, applications, galleys September 23, 1987-May 1989 1 1 Albany First Night: map, magazine December 25, 1994 December 24, 1995 December 29, 1996 Undated 1 2 Albany People's Poetry: photos, fliers, correspondence November 23, 1982-March 15, 1988 Undated 1 3 Albany People's Poetry: press releases, flyer Undated 1 E3 American Playhouse, TS Eliott, "In America" June 1989 1 4 Amnesty International (Albany Chapter): correspondence November 11, 1987-Winter 1988/1989 2 E3 Amnesty International rally against the death penalty May 23, 1989 1 2 Assorted Events: Anne Waldman, Open Mic for Poets, "Huitzika", "Brigadistas", "The Door": posters, clippings May 1985-November 11,1996 Undated 1 5 Assorted Events including Maurice Kenney: fliers, clippings 1983-1984 1990 Undated 1 6 Assorted Events: fliers, brochures, clippings February 14, 1993 August 1993 1 7 Assorted Events including Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Tom's Trash, Earth Day 1995: fliers, photocopies Undated 1 8 "The Atomic Café" film showing: promotional material March 15, 1982-July 7, 1982 Undated 1 9 Bread and Puppet Theater "Columbus: The New World Order": clippings, playbill March 1, 1981 April 18, 1991 April 25, 1991 Spring 1991 1 10 Bread and Puppet Theater "Columbus Trilogy": clippings, contracts, sheet music November 1983-April 1, 1991 Undated 1 11 Bread and Puppet Theater "The Door": correspondence, clippings November 12 , 1984 May 17, 1985 Undated 1 12 Bread and Puppet Theater "The End Falls before the Beginning": promotional material, correspondence, news clippings November 4, 1979-August 9, 1993 Undated 1 13 Bread and Puppet Theater "The End Falls before the Beginning" "Travelling Circus": clippings, correspondence September 2, 1983-September 16, 1993 Undated 1 14 Bread and Puppet Theater "Fly or Die": clippings, photos March 17, 1988-May 5, 1994 Undated 1 15 Bread and Puppet Theater "Hunger of the Hungry": correspondence, promotional material, clippings May 14, 1986-September 6, 1986 Undated 1 16 Bread and Puppet Theater/ Margo Lee Sherman play: clippings, photos, correspondence July 4, 1974-May 23, 1984 Undated 1 17 Bread and Puppet Theater "Our Domestic Circus 1989" event schedule Undated 1 18 Bread and Puppet Theater: clippings, contact information August 3, 1987-March 17, 1988 Undated 1 19 Bread and Puppet Theater "The Same Boat: the Passion of Chico Mendes": photos, press releases, music July 1983-August 27, 1989 Undated 1 20 Bread and Puppet Theater: photographs Undated 1 21 "Brigadista" play: promotional material, contracts, correspondence March 28, 1990-September 1991 Undated 1 22 Columbus Day Rallies: press releases, fliers, clippings August 4, 1992-October 14, 1992 Undated 1 23 Community Poetry Grant and Capital District Arts Decentralization: application, tax forms, fliers April 8, 1988-October 1, 1989 Undated 1 24 Community Voice Event: galley proofs Undated 1 25 Community Voice Reading Series: correspondence, photos, clippings July 2, 1991-September 1, 1993 1 26 Correspondence regarding events: RAEW, Poets in the Park, Peace Post February 20, 1986-March 2, 1993 Undated 1 27 "Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power" film distributor's packet September 24, 1986-March, 1987 Undated 1 28 "Disarming Images: Art for Nuclear Disarmament": art installation, letter cancelling Bread and Puppet performance May 20, 1985 Undated 1 29 Downtown Underground News Television Show: press releases, news clippings February 2, 1989 February 9, 1989 November 24, 1989 Undated 3 E3 Downtown Underground News #2: Peace Post, Everydog, golf course, USS Albany, Babysphere, Infinity Road, Anne Waldman, 29 minutes December 1989 4 E3 DUN 1 (Downtown Underground News #1) January 1989 1 30 Earth Day 1995: clippings, fliers, correspondence January 10, 1995 February 6, 1995 March 8, 1995 March 10, 1995 1 31 Earth Post, RAEW: fliers, schedules, galley proofs 1986-1993 Undated 1 32 Earth Poems: poems hung on display 1992-1993 Undated 1 33 Earth Poems: poems hung on display 1993 Undated 2 2 Earth Poems: scrapbook Undated 1 34 Earth Poems: submission request, clippings May 27, 1994 Undated 1 35 Earth Post 1991: clippings, mailing list March 15, 1990-May 27, 1990 Undated 8 1 Earth Post: scrapbook 1 Undated 8 2 Earth Post: scrapbook 2 Undated 9 3 Earth Post: scrapbook 3 Undated 9 4 Earth Post: scrapbook 4 Undated 1 36 Ed Sanders reading and book signing at the QE2, 1995: clippings April 1995 6 E3 The 8th Anniversary Poetry open mic at QE2 March 1995 1 38 Festival of the Arts for Peace: meeting minutes, news clippings, budget December 3, 1980-December 23, 1982 1 39 Festival of the Arts for Peace 1983: schedule, press releases, notes September 23, 1982-May 17, 1983 Undated 1 40 First Night: correspondence, guides, promotional materials December 31, 1988-November 16, 1996 Undated 1 41 Floor plans for venues: Halfmoon Café, QE2, Page Hall, etc Undated 1 42 "From Hitler to M-X" promotional photography and materials Undated 1 43 "Gangsters" play by Maishe Maponya at Page Hall: clippings, correspondence, fliers December 7, 1984-November 14, 1986 Undated 5 E3 General Electric Philmont original footage August 5, 1987 1 3 Ginsberg, Allen: posters, clippings November 29, 1990-December 26, 1990 Undated 1 44 Ginsberg, Allen readings at the QE2, Writers Institute: correspondence, news clippings February 1, 1986-December 20, 1990 Undated 7 E3 Ginsberg, Allen and Janine Vega, QE2 benefit November, 1990 8 E3 Golf course Nattell May 30, 1988 9 E3 Golf course Nattell Undated 1 45 Ground Zero Week: correspondence, schedules, press materials February 18, 1982-May 25, 1982 Undated 1 46 Ground Zero Week: clippings April 9, 1982-April 26, 1982 1 4 Ground Zero Week, The Nuclear Nightmare of Children: posters April 18, 1982 Undated 1 47 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Anniversary: press releases, clippings, schedules August 7, 1987-August 7, 1995 1 48 Holman, Bob: portfolio, photographs, negatives, writing samples November 1991 June 19, 1995 August 21, 1996 Undated 1 49 Horowitz, Mikhail: clippings, photographs, correspondence April 11, 1985-May 22, 1991 1 50 Hudson Valley Writers Guild: correspondence, newsletters, press releases February 1988-March 1988 July 1991-August 1991 1 51 Huitzika: press releases, photographs, fliers, clippings, notes February 10, 1987-November 12, 1987 Undated 10 E3 Hudson Valley Writers Guild censorship meeting, Market Theater, Christine Miles, Les Urtouch, Paul Weinman, Mark Mischler, Judy Johnson, Peter Clough November 5, 1989 11 E3 Illegible title Undated 12 E3 Indigenous Day march and rally, Meldnic Printop Hope Albany, NY October 12, 1992 1 52 "In our Hands" film showing, 1983: press releases, correspondence, clippings July 3 1983-December 12, 1983 Undated 2 1 International Mail Art Exhibit (Peaceworks): submissions. Contains adult material. May 21, 1988-October 24, 1995 Undated 13 E3 Late PM tick- Rothenberg Undated 14 E3 Love canal rally, Capitol-gov. mansion 1989-09-15 2 2 "Love thy Neighborhood convention": schedule Undated 15 E3 Lundz, Diane early bm, wandering shots 1987 1987 2 3 "A Matter of Struggle," film showing: press releases, correspondence, clippings, poster April 13, 1983-June 3, 1986 Undated 16 E3 Newport News Undated 2 4 Newspaper clippings about events April 23, 1984-April 21, 1994 2 5 Ninth Street theater: correspondence, press releases December 26, 1989 May 28, 1990 2 6 "Nuclear Capital District" talk by Nattell: APEC newsletters, notes, galley proofs, projections, clippings Summer 1986 Summer 1987 17 E3 Ollie North Day Undated 2 7 "Ollie North Day" and "Brian Wilson and the Death Train": video presentation: flyer Undated 2 8 Open Mic for Poets: fliers, press releases, photographs April 28, 1997-April 30, 1997 Undated 18 E3 Peace Post Undated 19 E3 Peace Post II Undated 20 E3 Peace Post master Undated 2 9 Peace Post: press release, names and addresses February 29, 1992 Undated 2 10 Peace Post: press release, notebook Undated 2 11 Peaceworks galleys and events: correspondence, press releases, reports, administrative documents October 27, 1983-October 30, 1990 Undated 2 12 Photocopied photographs Undated 1 5 Poets in the Park 1998: poster, clippings July 9, 1998 July 10, 1998 Undated 2 13 Poets Action against AIDS: posters, clippings, contact lists November 26, 1980-November 29,1998 Undated 2 14 Poets in the Park: grant application, budget lists, 501 (c) November 23, 1982-November 20, 1990 Undated 2 15 Poets in the Park and other poetry events: press releases, 501 (c) forms, correspondence May 2, 1986-September 28, 1990 Undated 2 16 Poetry Motel Foundation: grant application 1998, resume, clippings, correspondence May 26, 1986-September 19, 1997 Undated 2 17 Poets in the Park: photos, correspondence, press releases, permit application, posters July 18, 1990-June 27, 1999 Undated 2 18 Poets in the Park (2000-2002) posters, correspondence, sponsors, report, photographs July 4, 2000 July 29, 2001 May 12, 2002 June 25, 2002 2 19 Poetry Motel Foundation: community arts connection: calendar, interim report, correspondence November 21, 1997-June 15, 1998 Undated 2 20 Poet Profiles and Information including Maurice Kenny, Lyn Lifshin, James Keller April 9, 1982-March 23, 1998 Undated 2 21 Porter, Bern: photographs, posters, clippings, press releases October 9, 1984 October- November 1989 2 22 QE2 Halloween Poets' Open Mic Mark Smith 1995: clippings, poster March 3, 1995 October 26, 1995 October 30, 1995 Undated 21 E3 Quincy Troupe at Livingston Middle School October 18, 1991 22 E3 Readings 1986 editor 1986 23 E3 RAEW 1986 1986 2 23 RAEW: news clippings April 23, 1984-May 28, 1992 10 1 RAEW: photo scrapbook 1 Undated 10 2 RAEW: photo scrapbook 2 Undated 10 3 RAEW: photo scrapbook 3 Undated 2 24 RAEW: phone bank lists, press releases April 29, 1984-April 29, 1997 Undated 2 25 RAEW: reading pledges, press releases April 29, 1984-November 14, 1988 Undated 2 26 RAEW: assorted materials: correspondence, clippings, readings schedule April 29, 1985-May 4, 1985 Undated 2 27 RAEW and assorted events: clippings, calendar, press releases May 3, 1985-April 30, 1991 Undated 2 28 RAEW: schedules, correspondence, clippings, minutes January 19, 1986-April 17, 1989 Undated 2 29 RAEW: correspondence, materials, participants list, graphic design, fliers March 18, 1986-April 29, 1989 Undated 24 E3 RAEW 1987 1987 25 E3 Readings 87 Tape 2 1987 26 E3 Readings 87, #4 1987 27 E3 RAEW #2 1988 28 E3 RAEW #3 1988 29 E3 RAEW #4 1988 30 E3 RAEW #5 1988 31 E3 RAEW #6 1988 32 E3 RAEW #7 1988 33 E3 RAEW #9 1988 34 E3 RAEW 89 #1 1989 35 E3 RAEW 89 #2 1989 36 E3 RAEW 89 #3 1989 37 E3 RAEW 89 #4 1989 38 E3 RAEW 89 #5, children's hour 1989 39 E3 RAEW 89 #6 1989 40 E3 RAEW 89 #7 1989 41 E3 RAEW 89 #8 1989 42 E3 RAEW 90 #1 April 28, 1990 43 E3 RAEW 90 #2 1990 44 E3 RAEW 90 #3 1990 45 E3 RAEW 90 #4 1990 46 E3 RAEW 90 #5 10:15 am. 1990 47 E3 RAEW 90 #6 1990 48 E3 RAEW 90 #7 1990 49 E3 RAEW 90 #8 1990 50 E3 RAEW end of 1990 51 E3 RAEW 1990 Mailing 1990 52 E3 RAEW 91 #1 1991 53 E3 RAEW 91 #2 1991 54 E3 RAEW 91 #3 1991 55 E3 RAEW 91 #4 1991 56 E3 RAEW 91 #5 1991 57 E3 RAEW 91 #6 1991 58 E3 RAEW 91 #7 1991 59 E3 RAEW 91 #9 1991 60 E3 RAEW 91 #10 1991 1 6 RAEW 1992 poster Undated 61 E3 RAEW 1992 #1 1992 62 E3 RAEW 1992 #2 1992 63 E3 RAEW 1992 #3 1992 64 E3 RAEW 1992 #4 1992 65 E3 RAEW 1992 #5 1992 66 E3 RAEW 1992 #6 1992 67 E3 RAEW 1992 #7 1992 68 E3 RAEW 1992 #8 1992 69 E4 RAEW 1992 #9 1992 70 E4 RAEW 1992 #10 1992 71 E4 RAEW 1992 #11 1992 2 30 RAEW: endorsements, correspondence, clippings January 20, 1987-February 3, 1992 Undated 2 31 RAEW: photographs April 1987-May 21, 1987 Undated 2 32 RAEW: poems, opening dedication, groundswell journal Spring 1987-April 27, 1991 Undated 2 33 RAEW: reading pledges, income calculations October 12, 1987 Undated 2 34 RAEW press releases for 1998, 1992 events Undated 2 35 RAEW Programs 1989-1993 Undated 2 36 RAEW: pledges, receipt, press release, income calculations, pledge tally May 5, 1989-December 22, 1990 Undated 2 37 RAEW: Volunteers list and schedule for readings 1989-1993 Undated 2 38 RAEW: sponsor and donation list, phone prompts, income calculations 1989 May 5, 1991 November 20, 1991 2 39 RAEW: pledge collection form letters May 5, 1990 December 22, 1990 2 40 RAEW: galley proofs, press releases May 1, 1992 1993 Undated 2 41 RAEW 1993: poster, press release Undated 72 E4 Readings: Henson/Calhoun Undated 1 7 RAEW: time sheets for readings Undated 2 42 "Rising from the Ashes" Hiroshima and Nagasaki days event: clippings, photographs, promotional materials May 28, 1981-August 9, 1988 Undated 2 43 Rothenberg, Jerome: press release Undated 73 E4 RONGS 88 editor track Undated 8 1 Save Planet Earth International Mail Art Exhibit: scrapbook Undated 74 E4 Shots of Albany NC- 1300 Undated 2 44 Six Sundays at 3: correspondence, clippings, press release June 7, 1990-July 22, 1990 Undated 75 E4 SJC "Awards not Swords" dinner October 30, 1988 76 E4 SJC tape - interview Undated 77 E4 SPC TV Jacobs dub w/ Father Bauer added March 12, 1989 78 E4 Stone Rally, Golf Course June 3, 1989 June 30, 1989 2 45 Sun Day 1992: correspondence, supporter lists, statement of principles and goals August 27, 1991 September 20, 1991 November 16, 1991 Undated 2 46 Three guys from Albany: March/April 1994 performance schedule Undated 2 47 Tom's Trash: press release April 1, 1995 Undated 79 E4 Universal declaration human rights Undated 80 E4 Untitled Cassette Undated 81 E4 Untitled Cassette Undated 82 E4 Untitled Cassette 1987 83 E4 USS Albany Protest June 1987 2 48 USS Albany Protest: clippings, letterhead, press releases, correspondence December 23, 1986-July 2, 1990 2 49 Vega/Hanson: photographs, negatives, clippings, correspondence January 26, 1986-January 30, 1990 Undated 2 50 Vend'art: correspondence, earth post 1993 poster October 31, 1988 Undated 84 E4 Waldman, Anne with Michael Eck and Scott Smith at the QE2, 29:50 October 7, 1989 2 51 Waldman, Anne QE2 performance, Writers Institute: correspondence, clippings, photographs, sponsor's report January 24, 1989-November 13, 1996 Undated 85 E4 Watervliet Arsenal Undated 2 52 "Women for America, For the World" documentary showing: receipts, correspondence, clippings July/August 1987 September 1, 1987 Undated 2 53 "Words in Situ" spoken word series: correspondence, clippings, photographs, posters July 6, 1988-March 10, 1988 Undated 2 54 "Words in Situ" spoken word series: fliers, contract, correspondence, event calendar December 31, 1988 January 3, 1989 July 1, 1989 Undated 2 55 Why the Death Penalty is Wrong: event flier Undated 2 56 Zaloom, Paul "Theater of Trash": photos, clippings, press releases, calendar, biography January 16, 1982-May 15, 1987 Series 2: Biographical 2.05 cubic ft. 1956-1995, Undated

Arranged alphabetically.

This series contains documents related to Nattell’s personal, educational and occupational life. It contains a small number of poems by Nattell, photographs, correspondence, articles authored by Nattell, scholarly articles used during his education and newspaper clippings that are by, about, or mention him. Notable topics in this series include his research on the multiply-disabled and community support systems (CSS). Also included are Income Maintenance Training Evaluation forms and documents from the University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare prepared by Nattell.

3 1 12 Days of Christmas: list Undated 3 2 "A Day on the Ward" Undated 3 3 Activates of Daily Living (ADL) Study: article Undated 1 8 "Advocate" newsletter October 1979 3 4 Advocate groups: list of psychiatric inmates' organization: advocate newsletter October 1979 February 16, 1980 Undated 3 5 Adult activity index: a pilot study of the community adjustment index June 1978 3 6 "An Analysis of the Effects of Previous Social Work Experience on the Values of Beginning MSW students" November 23, 1977 3 7 Articles by Nattell: "Repatriation Study", "CARA Club: Policies and Procedures, Ideology and Integration in a Community Mental Health Organization", "The CARA Club: a Psycho-Social club" Undated 1 9 Articles by or about Nattell April 31, 1979-April 30, 1997 Undated 3 8 "Basic Principles of Art Therapy" article by Dee Carroll Undated 3 9 Birthday cards from Nattell's mother Undated 3 10 Budget requests for a study of housing in Albany's South End November 17, 1995 3 11 "The Call for a Management Stance" article by Jerry S. Turem September 1974 3 12 "The Capital District Psychiatric Club" October 6, 1976 3 13 CARA Club: notes, research materials, schedules, referral procedure" Fall 1976-August 5, 1980 Undated 3 14 CARA Club: goals, news clippings, service group definition January 30, 1979 March 26, 1979 Fall-Winter 1979-1980 Undated 3 15 "The Core Service Agency Concept: Implications for Future Planning and Legislation" by Judith E. Clark Turner and Cille Kennedy August 1979 3 16 "Catij: A New Sociometric and its Application to a Prison Living Unity" article by Peter Killworth and H. Russell Bernard Winter 1974 3 17 "Client Analysis and the Planning of Public Programs" article by Janet S. Reiner, Everett Reimer and Thomas A. Reiner Undated 3 18 Community articles and notes Undated 3 19 "Community Development Programs Serving the Urban Poor" by Charles F. Grosser July 1963 3 20 "Community Health Evaluation Checklist - Lancaster House": evaluation January 12, 1979 3 21 Community housing evaluation checklist February 1979 November 1979 3 22 Community mental health research articles 1973 March 1977 February 1980 Undated 3 23 "Community Resources and Protective Service Work in Child Welfare" by Steven I. Pflanczer February 1975-May 1975 3 24 Community support system: case management approach in Alabama Undated 3 25 Community support system: documents and papers regarding minorities November 5, 1979-Novemeber 9, 1979 3 26 Community support system and community support project: documents, management plan, contract renewal, description of program 1980-1981 Undated 3 27 Community support system: evaluation forms, database printouts February 15, 1979-June 1, 1979 Undated 3 28-29 Community support system and Office of Mental Health: quarterly report to the legislature, grant information, psychiatric center profile, adjustment index July 1, 1978-November 8, 1978 Undated 3 30 Community support system: guidelines for year 3 progress report and year 4 program development plan June 1980 Undated 3 31 Community support system: third year plan by Susan Steindorff November 15, 1979 3 32 Community support project: third year progress report Undated 3 33 Correspondence: assorted November 14, 1981 April 26, 1982 3 34 Correspondence with officials regarding nuclear evacuation March 16, 1983-March 17, 1983 Undated 3 35 Court documents: subpoena, deposition from police, traffic court document November 13, 1985 Undated 3 36 Cultural Influences on Mental Illness articles November 1977 November 1978 3 37 "Deinstitutionalization: A Cultural Perspective" paper by Nattell, one issue of Ripple newsletter October 1979 Undated 3 38 "Deinstitutionalization: A Cultural Perspective" paper by Nattell, returned by American Psychological Association with letter November 29, 1979 3 39 Department of Social Services Agency visit: reports, correspondence February 14, 1980-December 17, 1980 Undated 3 40-41 Drug and Alcohol Articles 1975-October 17, 1978 3 42 Eight Step Coffeehouse: board minutes, financial reports, contracts August 14, 1990-February 1992 Undated 3 43 "Establishing a Computerized Management Information System" and "Hospitalization and Community Adjustment: a Study of Deinstitutionalized Patients" paper by Nattell Undated 3 44 "The Evolution of Community Residences: Same Outcome Measures" article by Richard Becker February 1980 3 45 Evaluation Guidelines of a 314(d) project Undated 3 46 Evaluating a Model of a Community Support Services: notes, reports 1978 Undated 3 47 Exempt Post Evaluation: Ellis Hospital, telephone list April 16, 1979 Undated 3 48 "Family Functioning in the Low Income Black Community" article by Andrew Billingsley December 1986 3 49 Fountain House: brochures, correspondence, handwritten notes March 1977 December 1980 3 50 "Friendship Networks: Their Formation and Functions in a Social Club for the Mentally Disabled" article by Nattell, correspondence edited drafts, receipts 1972 September 1980 Undated 3 51 "The Fund of Sociability" drafts by Nattell, newsletter, draft of "Ethnology of a Social Club" September 16, 1980 Undated 3 52 Grant writing, notes, program exercises November 30, 1979-January 28, 1980 Undated 3 53 "Hiroshima," "The Columbus Fantasies: a New World Order" poems by Nattell Undated 3 54 "Hospitalization and Community Adjustment: A Study of Deinstitutionalizationalized Patients," staff views, and contacts with families of chronically mentally disabled adults, other articles by Nattell Undated 3 55 Housing and culture: notes Undated 3 56 "Impact of Social Work Education on Students' Values" article by Dorothy D. Hayes and Barbara K. Varley July 1965 3 57 Imprisonment from the West Milton protest: correspondence, clippings, letters from individuals in jail June 20, 1983-July 24, 1983 Undated 3 58 "In Defense of Social Work: An Examination of Stress in the Profession" article by Lydia Rappaport March, 1960 3 59 "Income Maintenance Training Institute : Evaluation Plan by Nattell, "Aspects of Poverty and Welfare" article by Timothy Murphy, Topic Ranking and Competency Expectations of Conference Participation" author unknown May 1981 Undated 3 60 Income Maintenance Training Institute: evaluation forms, questionnaires, pre- and post-test forms August 1981 Undated 3 61 Income Maintenance Training Institute: evaluation forms Undated 4 1 Income Maintenance Training Institute: memo, notes, correspondence, training manual August 6, 1980 February 23, 1981 April 10, 1981 Undated 4 2 Income Maintenance Training institute: session summary sheets Undated 4 3 Income Maintenance: topic ranking and competency expectations of conference participants Undated 4 4 Income Maintenance: notes, program outcome evaluations, memos June 7,1980-June 2,1981 Undated 4 5 Level of Care survey, guidelines and codes, patient medication lists December 1978 Undated 4 6 Mental Retardation or Developmental Disabilities: articles November 1967-July 1977 4 7 Multiply-Disabled: correspondence, notes, computer code and data, policy draft and final New York law book on treatment of multiply-disabled individuals March 17, 1978-February 3, 1979 Undated 4 8 Multiply-Disabled: correspondence, notes, questionnaires, definitions, research project program for the multiply-disabled, list of persons served in 1978 by mental hygiene programs December 15, 1978-April 6, 1979 Undated 4 9 Multiply-Disabled: Report of the Task Force notes, computational code, survey for evaluating, Results tabulated in charts October 1, 1978 January 1, 1979 May 6, 1980 Undated 4 10 "National Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill", Summary of the Mental health Systems Act, memo, notes, news clippings, Definitions for Guidelines and Guiding Principles for CSS August 8, 1980 September 3,1980 November 25, 1980 beginning whole date-ending whole collection date 4 11 "Networks and Places" article by Claude S. Fischer, notes, annotated printout Undated 4 12 New Alchemy Institute: 1980 calendar Undated 4 13-14 News clippings by or about Nattell February 1, 1981-April 17, 1994 4 15 News clippings by or about Nattell Undated 4 16 Office of Mental Hygiene: documents and overviews Undated 4 17 "An Organizational Case Study: Secret Welfare Administration: article by Joseph Kaiser November 29, 1977 4 18 "Organizational Change as a Paradigm Shift" article by Allen Imeshein April 5, 1978 4 19 Photographs of Nattell at a toy safety demonstration Undated 4 20 Police Summons and bail receipt November 23, 1983 Undated 4 21 "Private Troubles and Public Issues: One Social Work Job or Two" article by William Schwartz Undated 4 22 "The Psychotic Subnormal" article by Rudolph Payne November 14, 1978 4 23 "Recent Federal Interagacy Initiatives and Pending Legislative Developments Related to Community Support Systems" by Paul J. Carling October 29, 1979 4 24 Repatriation Study : correspondence and drafts with June 4,1980 Undated 4 25 "Repatriation Study: Where are the now?"article by Nattell and others, draft and other version June 30, 1981 Undated 4 26 Resumes by Nattell Undated 4 27 "Shamanism" paper by Nattell Undated 4 28 "A Study of Prevalence and Incidence Rates in Schenectady County"- author unknown, "The Emergency Room and the Psychiatric Client: Use or Misuse of Services" author unknown Undated 4 29 "A study of Prevalence and Incidence in Schenectady County"- author unknown Undated 4 30 Social interaction and mental health patients: articles October 1970 February 1974 1978 April 21, 1980 4 31 Social Club Interview, Family Questionnaire- mental health Undated 4 32 "Social Networks and Pathways to Psychiatric Treatment" article by Allan Horwitz Undated 4 33 Social Welfare Models: syllabi from class, annotated bibliography Fall 1977 Fall 1978 Undated 4 34 "Sources of Stress - Among Student Practitioners in Social Work: A Sociological View" by John E. Mayer, Aaron Rosenblatt Fall 1974 4 35 "Special Project Research Papers": articles January 1979 July 1979 Undated 4 36 "Staff Burn-out: Diagnosis,Treatment, and Prevention" article by Werner M. Mendel, bibliography Undated 4 37 "Supervision in a Large Federal Agency: Psychiatric Setting" article by Eugene Cohen Undated 4 38 "Systematic Approach to Social Policy Analysis" article by David G. Gil Undated 4 39 "Task Force on Multi-Disabilities": research proposal April 6, 1979 4 40 Traffic court summons November 6, 1985 December 5, 1985 4 41 "Training Boards of Visitors of Mental Hygiene Facilities 1978-1979": report to the governor January 24, 1980 4 42 Uniform Client Data Instrument: client evaluation form Undated 4 43 "The Utility of System Models and Development Models for Practitioners" article by Robert Chin, "General Systems Theory - The Skeleton of Science" article by Kenneth Boulding April 1956 1965 4 44 "What are the needs of Chronic Mental Patients?" article by Robert Peterson 1978 4 45 "When Children are afraid to start School" article by Benjamin Spock August 1975 Series 3: Capital District Anti-Nuclear Alliance/Albany Peace and Energy Council .50 cubic ft. 1979-1992, Undated

Arranged chronologically.

Nattell was a founding member of the political, economic and social activist groups CDANA/APEC. The group was originally called the Capital District Anti-Nuclear Alliance but at a meeting on January 18, 1982 changed the name to APEC to better reflect the organization’s expanding areas of interest. This series contains many copies of the quarterly newsletter released by CDANA/APEC as well as the original publication galley proofs that were photocopied for the newsletter. Also included are newspaper clippings, article drafts, and galleys for tickets to events related to CDANA/APEC.

4 46 CDANA in the news June 1, 1979 October 19, 1979 October 1982 4 47 APEC and CDANA: press releases, news clippings October 9, 1979-July 1, 1982 4 48 CDANA/APEC: leaflets, events, letterhead, posters November 12, 1979-April 25, 1982 Undated 4 49 CDANA/APEC: newsletters, galley proofs December 1980-Winter 1983 4 50-51 CDANA/APEC: newsletters, galley proofs Winter 1982-Fall/Winter 1988-1989 4 52 APEC: newsletters, press releases, clippings, cartoons, galley proofs, support forms January 23,1982-Spring 1991 4 53-54 News clippings and related material: folder for APEC January 29,1982-October 7,1987 Undated 4 55 APEC: survey, article, drafts, news clippings, poem August 29, 1982 February 29,1982 Undated 4 56 CDANA/APEC : galley proofs, tickets, CDANA letterhead December 1982 Undated 4 57 APEC: newsletters, galley Spring 1982-Summer 1990 4 58 APEC: civil defense council letters, galley, resolutions January 19, 1983 Undated 5 1 APEC: news clippings, correspondence, press releases January 10, 1983-December 21, 1990 Undated 5 2-3 APEC: newsletters, galley proofs Fall 1985-Fall/Winter 1989-1990 Undated 5 4-5 APEC: newsletters Spring 1988-Winter 1993 Undated 5 6 APEC: newsletters, galley proofs, correspondence regarding price chopper bags, bag, press releases December 28, 1989-Winter 1993 Undated 5 7 APEC Seneca Army depot: press release, news clipping March 28, 1990 May 24, 1990 June 15, 1990 Undated 5 8 APEC : correspondence with price chopper regarding light bulbs August 1, 1991-January 22,1992 Undated 5 9 APEC: newsletters, galley proofs Summer 1992 Undated 5 10 APEC: alternatives directory Undated 5 11 APEC: newsletter galley proofs, letterhead, news clipping Undated 5 12 APEC: letterhead, galley, assorted press releases Undated 5 13 APEC: galley proofs of art Undated Series 4: Subject Files for research 2.25 cubic ft. 1967-1998, Undated

Arranged alphabetically.

This series contains research conducted by Nattell. This series reflects his non-occupational or educational research. He utilized some of the research in his articles or in preparation for events. Included are magazines, newsletters, promotional material, notes, press releases, stickers and ephemera, correspondence, reports, and maps. Topics covered in this series include the Watervliet Arsenal, the Coalition to Keep Albany’s Name Nuclear Free protest against the USS Albany, home gardening advice, Capital District evacuation plans and more.

5 14 AIDS: reports, articles, news clippings, press releases, notes June 12, 1989-December 1, 1998 5 15 Amnesty International: newsletters containing articles by Nattell Winter 1988/1989 Summer 1998 Autumn 1998 5 16 Anti-Nuclear War: articles, news clippings, boycott forms October 16, 1983-Fall 1989 Undated 5 17 Art and Ephemera: proofs, stickers, art Undated 5 18 Asbestos: EPA documents March 1979 April 1979 April 1980 5 19-20 Assorted Magazines April 13, 1979-June 1980 5 21 Assorted Newspapers and Newsletters Spring 1980-Fall 1991 5 22 Assorted topics: pamphlet, news clippings, fliers, correspondence, source book, presentation transcripts April 6, 1979-October 1984 Undated 5 23 Banned Book Week: articles and correspondence confirming Nattell's reading September 20, 1991 Undated 5 24 British Armament: News clippings, notes September 16, 1983-November 27, 1983 Undated 5 25 Bureau of Indian Affairs Services to Natives information documents November 1977-April 1978 5 26 Capital District Risk Areas: evacuation instructions, notes Undated 5 27 Civil Defense Alternatives: correspondence, press releases, resolutions, news clipping November 23, 1982-February 27, 1983 Undated 5 28 Civil Defense documents and correspondence, news clippings , Grand Zero task inform February 27, 1981-August 1, 1982 5 29 Chernobyl: news clippings, articles, talking prints May 12, 1986-December 1988 5 30 Children and Nuclear war: press releases, articles, news clippings April 1984 Undated 5 31 Coalition for a Clean Mohawk River: press releases, news releases, correspondence, radioactivity report November 15,1983-March 8, 1990 Undated 5 32 Coalition for Direct Action at Seabrook: press releases, pamphlets, bumper sticker, notes, correspondence April 26, 1979 Undated 5 33 Coalition for Nature Rights and survival: letterhead Undated 1 10 Coalition to Keep Albany's Name Nuclear Free: clippings, map, script December 23, 1986-May 20, 1990 Undated 5 34-35 Coalition to Keep Albany's Name Nuclear-Free: press releases, correspondence, news clippings, protest coordination August 26, 1986-June 12, 1990 Undated 5 36 Concerned Citizens for the Environment: press releases and letter May 4, 1989 Undated 5 37 Draft Registration: news clippings June 17, 1980 July 4, 1980 Undated 5 38 Energy: notes, articles, poem, pamphlets, research materials April 1977 June 1977 Undated 5 39 Energy and War: article, job applications, correspondence 1977 April 10, 1981 September 2, 1981 Undated 5 40 "Energy Conservation: Emerging consensus, Diverging Commitment" by Joint Congressional Committee "The potential for Fuel conservation" by Mark H. Ross and Robert H. Williams February 1977 1981 5 41 "The Economic and Social Status of the American Indian, 1940-1970" article by Alan L. Sorkin Undated 5 42 The Farm: map, newsletter, report Winter/Spring 1981 Undated 5 43 Federal Budget: Task Force report, news clippings, status reports April 1, 1982 November 22, 1982 Undated 5 44 Friends of the Earth: newsletter for New York branch Spring 1982 6 1 Gardening: news clippings, pamphlets, maps of gardens and notes, newsletters October 1975-August 8, 1982 Undated 6 2 Gina: "El Extreme" 33 1/3 RPM record 1992 6 3 Global Warming: pamphlets, notes, papers February 24, 1984 September 1989 September 11, 1990 Undated 6 4 Ground Zero Week: articles, forms, newsletters, fliers January 1, 1982-March 1, 1983 Undated 6 5 Ground Zero: press packet with photos June 8, 1988 6 6 Hiroshima and Nagasaki: newspaper clippings July 16, 1985 August 4, 1985 August 7, 1986 February 12, 1987 November 25, 1987 6 7 "How to Map the effects of a Nuclear Attack in your community" article Undated 6 8 Hydro:Quebec: correspondence, impact reviews, letter draft October 23, 1991 November 14, 1991 Undated 6 9 Information pamphlets on food, energy, vitamins, other topics October 1977 May 1978 1979 February 19, 1980 Undated 6 10 Intermediate Technology: report, article Winter-Spring 1977 6 11 Knolls Trident: fact sheet, postcard May 2, 1996 Undated 6 12 Labeling and mental illness: articles by Walter Gove Undated 6 13 "Latin American Squatter Settlements: A problem and a solution" article by William Mangin 1967 6 14 Native Americans: youth council annual report fact sheets, Akwesasne Notes journal Undated 6 15 New York State Emergency Management office: procedures and plans information requests, correspondence October 11, 1985-February 8, 1991 6 16 New York State Emergency Management office: correspondence, press releases, new clippings September 1, 1987-November 3, 1989 Undated 6 17 New York State Emergency Management office: correspondence, theoretical population allocation study April 1989 June 30, 1989 6 18-19 New York State Nuclear War Evacuation planning: news clippings, correspondence October 1973-January 6, 1991 Undated 6 20 New York State Population Protection Planning: corresponding, reports and summaries December 7, 1988 April 1989 June 30, 1989 Undated 6 21 Nuclear Disarmament: newspaper clippings, fliers, correspondence, march information training guides February 25, 1982-May 12, 1982 Undated 1 11 Nuclear Disarmament, testing, planning: newsletters June 7, 1982 Spring 1987 January 1988 November 1989 Undated 6 22-23 Nuclear Disaster Preparedness: correspondence, news clippings, Newsletters, tables and summaries, press releases March 1968-March 4, 1985 6 24 Notes on photographs: diary Undated 6 25 Nuclear Free Organizing Packet February 1983-March 1983 April 1983 May 25, 1984 6 26 Nuclear Testing: correspondence, news clippings, newsletters February 23, 1976-February 1988 Undated 6 27 Nuclear Testing: news clippings, legislative packets, correspondence December 27, 1982-May 3, 1988 Undated 6 28 Nuclear War: News clippings, memos, statement, booklet November 10, 1978-March 29, 1983 Undated 6 29 "Plutonium, Proliferation and Policy" article by Victor Gilinsky February 1977 6 30 Recycling: News clipping, recycling program list February 22, 1990 Undated 6 31 Seawolf-Kesserling: news clippings, reports, maps March 13, 1972-September 11, 1991 6 32 "Sexual Pleasure: The Surprising Preferences of 100,000 women" article by Robert J. Levin and Amy Levin September 1975 6 33 "South End" of Albany Photographs Undated 6 34 Seneca Army Depot Army tests: press releases March 28, 1990-June 5, 1990 Undated 6 35 Silkwood Korea: documentary, news clippings, correspondence November 9, 1983-January 13, 1984 Undated 6 36 Strategic Defense Initiative "Star Wars": news clippings December 14, 1984-Summer 1987 Undated 6 37 Social Justice Center: Newsletters, Art Decentralization Grant info,committee, notes December 1988-May 1992 Undated 6 38 Solar Energy: news clippings, bibliographies, directory November/December 1976-February 28, 1982 Undated 6 39 Space Funding: graphs Undated 6 40 "Stop FEMA Curriculum in Schools" pamphlet, correspondence; news clipping July 7, 1982-November 9, 1982 Undated 7 1 "Sweat Equity": transcript of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report air date January 1, 1977 Undated 7 2 Trees and wood rearrangement: newsletters April 26, 1980 Undated 7 3 United States Invasion of Nicaragua: Defense Monitor newsletter 1987 7 4 United States nuclear war evacuation planning: notes, magazine, pamphlets, executive summaries, pamphlets August 7, 1979-November 16, 1983 Undated 7 5 Watervliet Arsenal: pamphlets, press releases, news clippings October 1986-September 17, 1992 Undated 7 6 "What about the Russians?" article by Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Undated