New York State Special Commission on Attica Audiotapes and Transcripts of Commission Hearings

This series consists of audio tape recordings and transcripts of public hearings of the New York State Special Commission on Attica (McKay Commission). Audio tape recordings are present for hearings held on April 12, 13, and 14, 1972. Transcripts are present for the following dates only (all in 1972): April 5, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, May 10. Transcripts document public hearing testimony before the commission of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, Robert R. Douglass (secretary to the governor), T. Norman Hurd (Director of State Operations), Major General A.C. O'Hara (military chief of staff to the governor), Howard Shapiro (first assistant counsel to the governor), and Michael Whiteman (counsel to the governor).

B1341-12: This accretion contains audio tapes of commission public hearings that took place on April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, and 28, 1972. One tape contains highlights from news media coverage of hearings on April 24 and 26, 1972. Witnesses recorded on these tapes include State Assemblyman Arthur O. Eve, Lynn Johnson (correction officer and hostage), William Kunstler (attorney for prisoners involved in uprising), State Senator John Dunne, Russel Oswald (Commissioner of the State Department of Correctional Services), and Walter Dunbar (Deputy Commissioner of the State Department of Correctional Services). There are no transcripts in this accretion.

The audio tape recordings in this series have been digitized and are available in State Archives Digital Collections.

22427Series 22427, New York State Division of State Police Motion Picture Film and Videotapes

15855Series 15855, New York State Special Commission on Attica Investigation and Interview Files and

B1340Series B1340, New York State Special Commission on Attica Motion Picture Film and Videotapes of Attica Correctional Facility Riot contain related records. An apparently complete set of hearing transcripts (paper and microfilm formats) is held by the New York State Library [call no. ATT 050-2 1972/1972B].

B1341-90: An index to testimony by hearing date is available at the repository.

This series was transferred under records disposition number 15855.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.