New York State Department of Law Telephone Messages and Logs
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The series consists of notebooks and logs of telephone messages taken by agency support staff and forwarded to Attorney Generals Robert Abrams (1979-1993) and Eliot Spitzer (1999-2006) for response. Records include telegrams, typescripts of telegram texts with annotations, and copies of telephone bills and standard telephone vouchers. Some records may be restricted.
Title
- Department of Law telephone messages and logs
Quantity
- 3.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- 18570
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of notebooks and logs of telephone messages to attorney generals Robert Abrams (served as Attorney General from 1979 to 1993) and Eliot Spitzer (served as Attorney General from 1999 to 2006) taken by their support staffs and forwarded to them for response. As such they provide information on daily activities which reflect dealings with specific issues at any given time. The records include copies of telegrams, and some typescripts of telegram texts with annotations, sent by Attorney General Robert Abrams. Also included are copies of telephone bills and standard telephone vouchers for the same time period.
Other Finding Aids
18570-07: Container list is available at the repository.
Access Restrictions
18570-07, 18570-08: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.