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A picture of a painting of the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. The view is that of north to south -- on the viewer's right are the state office towers designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz. On the viewer's left is the Corning Tower (also a state office building and designed by Harrison and Abramovitz), named after the Albany mayor Erastus Corning, II. Some of the elements in the rendering were not realized in the actual construction project. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, with Albany, New York Mayor Erastus Corning, III (center) in the New York State Capitol Rotunda at the unveiling of the architect's model of the State University of New York College at Albany Uptown Campus. Celeste Mitchell, public relations representative for the architect, Edward Durell Stone, provides information to Arthur Kapner, president of the Greater Albany Chamber of Commerce. The photograph is reproduced from the Albany (NY) Times Union newspaper. A black and white photograph of a colored etching entitled 'Albany' of the city as viewed from Rensselaer with the Hudson River in the foreground, circa 1845. The engraving is attributed to W.H. Bartlet and C. Cousen. A photograph of the painting 'View of State Street,' by John Wilson (watercolor on paper), depicting urban life on this busy major street of Albany, New York, circa 1848. The painting is in the collection of the Albany Institute of History and Art. Restricted: Property of the Albany Institute of History and Art. Permission to reproduce must be secured from the Albany Institute of History and Art. A picture of the Cultural Education Center as seen from the southwest corner of the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. This and many other buildings on the Plaza were designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz with construction taking place between 1965-79. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph and in the top margin is written '74%.' A view of downtown Albany, New York as seen from Rensselaer, New York, which is across the Hudson River, to the east of Albany. Prominent in the photograph are the state office towers, four of which are identical and the tallest of which it the Corning Tower, named for former Albany mayor Erastus Corning, II. There are crop marks on all sides and in the top margin is noted '30%' and the letter 'Q.' A picture of the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York as seen from the south looking north. On the viewer's left are the state office towers, designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz. In the background is the New York State Capitol building (1867-99), designed in part by Henry Hobson Richardson. On the viewer's right is the Center for the Performing Arts, known as 'The Egg.' Situated in the center of the pool in the foreground is the sculpture 'Triangles and Arches' (1965) by the American sculptor, painter, and designer, Alexander Calder. Just behind The Egg is the Justice Building, designed by Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw, and Folley. There are crop marks on three sides and in the top margin is noted 'B1.'
An aerial view of the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York as seen from the south looking north. On the viewer's left are the state office towers, designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz. On the viewer's right is a partial view of the Corning Tower (also a state office building and designed by Harrison and Abramovitz), named after the Albany mayor Erastus Corning, II. In the background is the New York State Capitol building (1867-99), designed in part by Henry Hobson Richardson. The building between the Capitol and the last office tower is the Legislative Building, designed by James, Meadows, and Howard. There are crop marks on all four sides. A picture of the New York State Capitol building (1867-99) as seen from the west. The Capitol is the north anchor building for the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. The Capitol builing was designed in part by Henry Hobson Richardson. As is depicted here, people who work in the vicinity of the Capitol tend to spend their leisure time on the grounds surrounding the building on days of favorable weather. There are crop marks on all four sides and in the top margin is noted '30%.' An aerial view of downtown Albany, New York, featuring the New York State Capitol building (1867-99) as seen from the west. The Capitol builing was designed in part by Henry Hobson Richardson and is flanked by the New York State Deptartment of Education Building (on the viewer's left) and the Legislative Building (on the viewer's right, designed by James, Meadows, and Howard). There are crop marks on all sides and in the top margin is noted the letter 'R' and what appears to be '65%.' An aerial view of downtown Albany, New York, with a view facing west. The Empire State Plaza is the commanding group of identical, high-rise buildings -- and the Corning Tower anchoring them -- in the upper left hand corner. Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools and of the Regents of the University, on the Normal School, to the New York State Senate. The report covers: the history of the school's establishment; its facilities, room and board provisions, staffing and other resources; regulations regarding courses of study, term schedules, requirements for admission and for certification; and financial information. The first addendum, 'To County Superintendents of Common Schools,' addresses the County Superintendent's role in selecting students to attend the Normal School and the role of education and educators in society. In 'Remarks of the Hon. Samuel Young on the opening of the State Normal School,' reflecting Young's philosophy of the educational process and its participants and offers an explanation of the Normal School's operations and its mission. The document is 24 pages in length. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/184501.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/184501.pdf</a> to view. Report of the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, in regard to the distribution of the Literature Fund, and the establishment of a Normal School to educate Teachers of Common Schools, to the New York State Assembly. The report covers legislation regarding educational budgets and expenditures and offers an historical overview of how monies were distributed for both schools and libraries. It also provides pupil attendance figures and a comparison of tuition fees and teachers' salaries. It argues aid from the State is imperative in order to allow all children, regardless of means, to be educated. Union College is presented as an example of an accessible institution. The discussion of 'The Education of Common School Teachers' begins on page 22. This part of the report argues for the State to provide for teachers' education and for their provision in the State's common schools. The document is 40 pages in length. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/1844021.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/1844021.pdf</a> to view. Continuation of the annual report of the Executive Committee of the New York State Normal School of 1844 beginning at page 41 of 78. Report of the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, in regard to the distribution of the Literature Fund and the establishment of a normal school to educate teachers, to the state assembly. The section on normal schools addresses the definition of normal or model schools and offers background on their precedence in Europe. A constitution for the normal school is outlined. The report closes with how a higher morality can be achieved in students with proper instruction delivered by professional instructors and with a reminder of the cost of such measures. An 'Act For the establishment of a Normal School' is on page 79. This document is 38 pages in length. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/1844022.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/1844022.pdf</a> to view.
The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1846. Covers topics such as: Buildings and Accommodations; Statistics of the School; Organization and Instruction; Second Term; Third Term; Punctuality and System; Discipline; Library and Apparatus; Experimental School; The Prospects for the School; and Statement of Receipts and Disbursements. There are also attached Documents: A. Copy of the Diploma of the State Normal School; B. Subjects of Sub-Lectures; C. Programme; D. Suggestions in aid of the Experimental School. To be read by each Normal pupil, on entering as a visitor or teacher; E. Names and Counties of Graduates. The document is 31 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/184601.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/184601.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1847. Includes: The Progress of the School; the Condition of the School; Library and Apparatus; Experimental School; and the prospects of the school. There are also attached Documents: A. Names and residences of the pupils who received the diploma of graduation March 10, 1846; B. The amount paid to each student during the summer term ending September 17, 1846; C. The following [is the] course of study for the school and the thorough acquaintance with the whole of it, on the part of the male pupils, is made condition for graduating; D. Names and residences of the pupils who received the diploma of graduation September 17, 1846. The document is 15 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/184701.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/184701.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1848. Includes: Statistics; History of the Past Year; Library and Apparatus; Experimental School; and a debit and credit report. There are also attached Documents: A. Names and Residences of the Pupils who received a Diploma of Graduation April 1, 1847 and Names and Residences of the Pupils who received a Diploma of Graduation September 16, 1847; B. Courses of Study; C. The Act for the Establishment of a Normal School, passed May 7, 1844; D. A sample form, which will illustrate a pupil's having met the requirements for graduation while in the Experimental department; and E. Programme. The document is 31 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/18480101.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/18480101.pdf</a> to view. Report of the select committee appointed to enquire into the condition and operation of the Normal School. Covers the establishment of the Normal School and the use of the Literature Fund. Of specific note are issues of spending, attendance, staffing, and governance. The findings of the select committee are overwhelmingly favorable and declare that the Normal School should be established permanently 'at the seat of government' so that it would be 'subject to visitation by members of the Legislature.' State land is offered to erect a 'suitable edifice.' The committee states that funding will be appropriated for the building and that the annual appropriations will be continued. The document is 5 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/18480103.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/18480103.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1849. Includes: Statistics; Library and Apparatus; Experimental School; and a debit and credit report. Before the body of the formal report, the document addresses the death of David Perkins Page, the founding principal of the Normal School, and George R. Perkins being the new principal. There are also attached Documents: Courses of Study; Graduates for the term ending March 30, 1848 and Graduates for the term ending September 21, 1848. On the last page, there is a rendering (a lithograph) of the Normal School Building, signed 'Print of Rich. H. Pease.' The Pease family was an established and prominent family of printers in Albany, New York. The document is 23 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/184901.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/184901.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1850. Includes: Attendance and graduation statistics; Library and Apparatus; the Experimental School; the New Building. There are attached Documents: A. Course of Study; B. Graduates of the Ninth Term ending April 5, 1849 and of the Tenth Term ending September 27, 1849; C. Amount of mileage paid at the end of each term to the students of individual counties. On the last page of the document (page 24), there is a rendering (a lithograph) of the Normal School Building, signed 'Print of Rich. H. Pease.' The Pease family was an established and prominent family of printers in Albany, New York. The document is 23 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185001.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185001.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Assembly for 1851 includes: Attendance and graduation statistics; Classification of students by year and gender; Course of Study; the Building; Faculty. Attached documents include: A. Graduates of the terms ending April 4, 1850 and October 3, 1850; B. Indian Pupils name list; C. Constitution of Association of Graduates and a Circular for the Association of Graduates of the State Normal School; D. Program (schedule); E. Amounts of mileage paid at the end of each term to the students for individual counties; F. A message to the Graduates of the State Normal School from Principal George Perkins addressing the addition of the principles of agriculture to the curriculum. The document is 39 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185102.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185102.pdf</a> to view.
The Report of the committee on Literature on the communication from the Regents of the University, relative to certain Academies instructing common school teachers. This report contains extracts addressing how much funding should be appropriated from the Literature Fund for each of the academies that have instruction in the science of common (normal) school teaching. Also addressed are the conditions the academies must fulfill in order to secure continued funding. A table accompanying the report is on page 10 and displays statistics relative to each of the 45 institutions considered in the report. On the last page of the document there is a rendering (a lithograph) of the Normal School Building, signed 'Print of Rich. H. Pease.' The document is 14 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185101.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185101.pdf</a> to view. The report of the committee on colleges, academies and common schools relative to the causes of the panic attending the late public exercises of the State Normal School discusses an incident whereby a support beam gave way causing injury and panic. Includes questions posed to George R. Perkins, Principal, which are listed with his answers. A table is provided illustrating the number of pupils attending and graduating along with a list of current teachers and their salaries. Also suggested is a pledge to teach provision for students or the imposition of a fee on their instruction. A table displays the students attending the term arranged by county of residence. A list of 52 questions posed to instructors Sumner Webb, Truman Bowen, and William Phelps is included. The report is 36 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185202.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185202.pdf</a> to view. The annual report of the New York State Normal School Executive Committee to the Legislature for 1852 includes: attendance and graduation statistics for the first seven years of operation; statistics regarding classification of students; lists of courses of study; the building at Lodge and Howard Streets; appropriations and expenditures; schedule changes; library and apparatus; Experimental School; resignation of Rev. William Campbell from the Executive Committee. Attached documents include: A. Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee, faculty, pupils (including Indian students), and graduates; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; travel expenses allowed; and the form of the diploma granted to graduates; B. Program of classes. The report is 46 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185201.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185201.pdf</a> to view. Annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1853. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; Indian pupils; library and apparatus; Experimental School; resignation of George Perkins as Principal; resignation of Gideon Hawley as an Executive Committee member. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils (including Indian students), and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; travel expenses allowed; and the form of the diploma granted to graduates; and Program of classes. The report is 43 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185302.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185302.pdf</a> to view. Annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1854. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; Indian pupils; library and apparatus; Experimental School. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils (including Indian students), and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; travel expenses allowed; and the form of the diploma granted to graduates; and Program of classes. The report is 44 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185401.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185401.pdf</a> to view. The first half of the annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1855. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; library and apparatus; Experimental School. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils, and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; the form of the diploma granted to graduates; and Program of classes. The full report is 81 pages long with the first 40 pages in this record. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/1855011.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/1855011.pdf</a> to view. Annual report of the Executive Committee of the State Normal School to the Legislature for 1856. Includes: number of pupils and graduates; course of study and text books by student classification; the Building at Lodge & Howard Streets; library and apparatus; Experimental School. Attached documents include: Annual Register and Circular with: Executive Committee members, faculty, pupils, and graduates and an overview of the legislative acts establishing the school; qualifications for admission and entrance requirements; the form of the diploma granted to graduates; Program of classes; Lithographic engravings of the building and floor plans. The report is 43 pages long. Adobe Reader is required to read and search this document; click <a href='../text/nysns/185601.pdf'>http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/text/nysns/185601.pdf</a> to view.

    

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