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The Departmental Topical Files series is made up of correspondence, memoranda, and grant and research proposals. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject and within folders, there is a rough chronological arrangement. It is diverse, containing materials on observatories, the Department's communication with the University Provost, a Historic Instruments Preservation Project, and the dedication of the William A. Hiltner Telescope. Most of the materials are from the 1980s. Since the Department's faculty members have often been involved in the Association for University Research in Astronomy (AURA), there are also records in the collection which document that organization.