New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner's Correspondence and Subject Files

Chronological.

10487-20, 10487-24: Unarranged.

The series consists of standard subject files and copies (sometimes called "book copies") of outgoing correspondence of the commissioner of the Dept. of Transportation (DOT), and also card files (hundreds of thousands of cards) indexing much of the correspondence.

Records cover a wide variety of topics, including various highway projects (involving interstates, arterials, the State Thruway, bridges and grade crossings, and parkways); highways in each of the ten DOT districts; planning; administration and program management; finance; training and recruitment; contracts, legislation, claims, and other legal affairs; files from various DOT bureaus and units, as well as transportation-related authorities, commissions and committees; meetings and conventions of professional organizations (especially the AASHO and AHONAS); rights of way and land acquisition; federal aid; planning and programming; traffic safety, signals, and regulations; and highway research and development.

10487-99: This accretion consists of standard subject files and "book copies" of outgoing correspondence that span several decades. Files are primarily those of commissioners Raymond T. Schuler and T.W. Parker. Correspondence generally dates from 1965 through 1978. Although there is a group of "alphabetical listings" dating from 1944, very few of the records date prior to 1965. About a dozen boxes in the accretion contain card files (tens of thousands of cards) indexing the correspondence. There is a small amount of general personnel correspondence and reports, and several boxes contain a notation "Card Files - Confidential Commissioner's Correspondence."

10487-99A: This accretion consists of standard subject files and "book copies" of outgoing correspondence of the commissioner and executive deputy commissioner of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Files are those of executive deputy E.B. Hughes (1968-1969) and commissioner Raymond T. Schuler. Correspondence generally dates from January 1965 through December 1966; and from January through December 1968.

10487-10: In addition to the commissioner's correspondence, this accretion contains subject files that document the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (Tri-State), and the Governor's Regulatory Review Program, which was established by Executive Order 108 (1988) to ensure that all existing regulations were "current, necessary, and not unnecessarily burdensome."

10487-13: This accretion contains correspondence of Commissioner Franklin E. White dated 1988-1992. It also contains subject files from the Local Roads Research and Coordination Council.

10487-15: This accretion includes records about Woodstock and Bethel, 1994, which likely pertain to the Woodstock '94 music festival.

10487-22, 10487-23 and 10487-24: These accretions contain correspondence and conference/event files of Joseph H. Boardman from 2001-2003. Boardman served as Commisssioner of Transportation from 1997-2005. During his tenure he led the department in its efforts to incorporate environmental initiatives, such as eliminating invasive species and incorpating nature trails, into its operations. The department also implemented Context Sensitive Solutions, a philosophy in which transportation solutions are designed in harmony with the community. Boardman also oversaw "Transformation," an internal reform movement aimed at immproving system mobility and reliability, enhancing economic competitiveness, improving environmental conditions, and ensuring the safety and security of the state's transportation systems.

Series B0251 Subject Files of the Deputy Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, 1950-1960 contains related records.

10487-99: Partial folder list is available at the repository.

10487-14: Folder list is available at the repository.

10487-20, 10487-21: Transfer lists are available at the repository.

10487-99A: RC GAIN report mistakenly gives RDA as 10482.

10487-99: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 710016, 710026, 710047, 710118, 730007, 730009, 740007, 740117, 740113, 750001, 750017, 760017, 780002, 790002, 790020, 800053, 840058, and 880048.

10487-99A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 720005.

10487-10: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 900001, 910001, 920010, and 940005.

10487-12: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 970057, 860039, 850042, 810076, 820064, 860021, 850012, 830079, 830070, 840057, 870050, 840086, 860004, 870002, 890063, 880002, 890001, 900003, 880070, 900004, and 920001.

10487-13: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 930108, 940005, 950002, and 990076.

10487-14: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 920055 and 940060.

10487-15: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 950022, 950046, and 960009.

10487-15A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 930100.

10487-16: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 970001 and 990076.

10487-17: This accretion includes records from transfer list 970089.

10487-17A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 150050.

10487-18: This accretion include records from transfer lists 980090 and 990076.

10487-18A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 880048.

10487-19: This accretion includes records from transfer list 000002.

10487-20: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 910001, 940005, 960009, 930032, 990076, and 010020.

10487-22: This accretion includes records from transfer list 030054.

10487-23: This accretion includes records from transfer list 040039.

10487-24: This accretion includes records from transfer list 060024.

10487-85: Files of the executive deputy commissioner (6 cu. ft.) were accessioned to this series by mistake. The records now correctly appear as Series/Accretion B1334-85.

10487-21: Records were consolidated from 10 boxes to 9 boxes and have been placed in acid-free folders.

Personnel records in this series are restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records in the series and disclose in accordance with State Freedom of Information Law.