Renae Rapp

IST 660 Archival Representation

Finding Aid Revised

May 2, 2017

Title: American Association of Retired Persons, Schenectady Count Chapter. #490

Repository: University at Albany M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and

Archives

Acquisition: The collection was donated by Ronald Alhiem who was president of the Chapter in
2004. All three boxes were collected by the archives from the Annie Schaefer Senior Citizens
Center where chapter meetings were held and the chapters materials were located.

Creator: AARP executive board members.

Extent: 2.5 cubic feet

Background History: The American Association for Retired Persons, Schenectady County
Chapter #490, was established on April 4, 1968. In 2004, the AARP Chapter #490 disbanded due
to the passing of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,
which the national AARP endorsed due to prescription drug benefits for elderly peoples. The
Schenectady County Chapter encouraged members to write to government representatives
voicing their opinion on health care, as well as donating to local charities and attending events at
Proctors in Schenectady. One particularly active member of this chapter is Helen Quirini, whose
collection of papers is also held at this repository. Most presidents and other members of the
Executive Board held those positions for a two-year term.

Presidents of AARP Chapter #490*:

George Lunge- 1969-1970

Herbert Neil-1971-1972
Otto Weres-1972-1974
Stannard Butler- 1974-1975
Harold Hall- 1975-1977
Edson D. Huntley- 1977-1979
Alice VanLandingham- 1976
Otto Mantei- 1979-1981
Norma Correll-1981-1982
Arthur Bouton- 1983
Sophie Barber- 1985
Ben Wollner- 1983-1985
Joseph Williams- 1987-1989
Helen Quirini- 1986-1990
Rhoda Murray-1992-
Sonya Deiber 1996-1997
Ron Alheim- 1997-
*There is no official list of presidents in the collection. This list was constructed by the processor
based on information from The Reporter and Executive Board meeting minutes, hence the
missing dates. By the mid-1990s, who holds the position of the president is not clear in the
collection.
Scope and Content Note: The AARP Schenectady County Chapter, #490 held monthly
executive board meetings, and monthly general membership meetings. The chapter also
published a bimonthly newsletter, The Reporter, to keep members up to date on chapter activities
and advertise the chapters outings. The collection consists of those meeting agendas and
minutes, The Reporter, treasurers reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and lists of members.
Majority of the documents are typed, however the most recent meeting agendas and minutes are
handwritten. Multiple members of the executive board compiled the collection materials between
1967-1997. While the collection is in chronological order, year spans are in multiple folders and
duplicate materials may be in multiple folders. Included in this collection is the chapter banner
and charter. While folder titles are similar and the collection is in chronological order, files titled,
Meeting minutes, correspondence, and The Reporter may also include treasurers reports,
newspaper clippings, list of members, AARP national publications and other community
publications. The original order was preserved and is arranged in chronological order.

Subject Terms: LCSH: Medicare, Schenectady County (N.Y.), and American Association of
Retired Persons. AAT: Newsletters, Certificates, and Banners.

Language: The entire collection is in English.

Separated Materials Note: The Chapter banner and Chapter charter is oversized.

Related Collections: Helen Quirini Papers at the University at Albany M.E. Grenander
Department of Special Collections and Archives

Restrictions: None.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in chronological order with no series. Folders with
similar titles may include of meeting minutes, agendas, treasurers reports, and The Reporter (the
chapters newsletter).

Copyright note: 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.

Container List:

Box
numb Folder
er number Folder Title Date
Meeting minutes, correspondence, and 1967, 1985-
1 1 treasurer's reports 1986, undated
Meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and
2 correspondence, 1 of 2 1967-1977
Meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and
3 correspondence, 2 of 2 1967-1977
Certificates of incorporation, and adapting
4 AARP Chapter bylaws 1968, 1978
Meeting minutes, list of members and 1969, 1972-
5 positions, and The Reporter 1975, undated
Meeting minutes, correspondence, and The 1969-1971,
6 Reporter 1978-1979
Board of Director meeting minutes, and The
7 Reporter 1969-1976
Executive Board and general meeting
8 minutes 1972-1978
9 The Reporter and correspondence 1972-1979
Meeting minutes, The Reporter, and January 1973-
10 correspondence June 1976
Meeting minutes, correspondence, and
11 treasurer's reports 1973-1976
List of Executive Board members, and
12 meeting minutes 1975-1976
Meeting minutes, The Reporter, and
13 correspondence 1975-1977
Executive Board meeting minutes, and
14 budget reports 1976-1978
Meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, and
15 correspondence 1 of 2 1976-1983
Meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, and
16 correspondence 2 of 2 1976-1983
Correspondence, Board member training 1977, 1979-
17 materials, and The Reporter 1981, undated
 Board of Director meeting minutes, 1978-1983,
18 treasurer's reports, and The Reporter 1987-1989
The Reporter, budget reports,
19 correspondence, and newspaper clippings 1979-1981
Correspondence, Executive Board training
2 1 material, and The Reporter, 1 of 2 1979-1983
Correspondence, Executive Board training
2 material, and The Reporter, 2 of 2 1979-1983
1980-1983,
Meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and 1987-1989,
3 treasurer's reports undated
Mohawk Senior Citizens Leadership Council
4 correspondence 1982-1983
1982-1984,
Meeting minutes, pamphlets, 1988-1989,
5 correspondence, and treasurer's reports 1990
6 Certificates 1983, 1986
Executive Board and general meeting 1983, 1987,
7 minutes, and correspondence undated
Meeting minutes, correspondence, The
8 Reporter, and treasurer's reports, 1 of 2 1983-1985
Meeting minutes, correspondence, The
9 Reporter, and treasurer's reports, 2 of 2
10 Pamphlets, and event flyers 1984, undated
11 Treasurer's reports 1984-1989
Executive Board and general meeting
12 minutes, and correspondence 1985-1986
Meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, and
13 newspapers clippings, 1 of 2 1985-1987
Meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, and
14 newspapers clippings, 2 of 2 1985-1987
Executive Board meeting reports,
15 correspondence, and treasurer's reports 1985-1989
Executive Board and General membership
16 meeting minutes 1986, undated
17 Meeting minutes, and meeting agendas 1986-1990
18 Chapter bylaws, and Standing rules 1987, undated
Executive Board and General meeting
19 minutes 1987-1988
20 Treasurer's reports 1987-1988
Executive Board and General meeting
21 minutes 1988-1989
22 Budget 1989, undated
Executive Board and General meeting
23 minutes 1989-1990
Executive Board and General meeting
24 minutes 1990-1991
25 Membership list and Executive Committee 1990-1991
 meeting minutes
Meeting minutes, budget reports, 1991-1992,
3 1 correspondence, and The Reporter undated
1992-1993,
2 Resolution and Awards 2003
Chapter handbook, and AARP National
3 publications 1993, undated
4 The Reporter 1993-1995
Correspondence, meeting minutes, and The 1995-1998,
5 Reporter, 1 of 2 undated
Correspondence, meeting minutes, and The 1995-1998,
6 Reporter, 2 of 2 undated
AARP National pamphlets, and promotional
7 materials 1996, undated
Correspondence, AARP National publications,
8 and New York State publications, 1 of 2 1996-1997
Correspondence, AARP National publications,
9 and New York State publications, 2 of 2 1996-1997
10 Standing Rules, and by- laws undated
Flat-File Chapter Certificate undated
Map-
File Chapter Banner undated