New York State Department of Civil Service State and Local Government Civil Service Employee History Cards

Arranged alphabetically by employee name in two sub-series: older cards (1940s and earlier) are 3 x 5 inches; newer cards (1940s and later) are 4 x 6 inches.

Typical cards contains employee name, home address, state or local government agency, civil service job title, dates of appointment (including promotions and transfers), salary or wages, and date of leaving employment (giving date of death only if the employee died in service). The vast majority of the cards are for state employees, but cards for local government employees are also present starting in the 1930s.

The Department of Civil Service used these cards to record information about New York State and local government civil service employees. After Civil Service created the cards, they were sent to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) for verification of pension information. OSC retained the cards and then returned the cards for deceased employees to Civil Service. Cards for employees who retired and died circa 1950s and before are held by the State Archives; for later years, they are held by Civil Service.

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