New York State Governor's Love Canal Inter-Agency Task Force Chairman's Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of files generated by commissioner William C. Hennessy, while serving as chairman of an emergency multi-agency task force on the Love Canal disaster. Files also contain records sent to Hennessey's office in Albany from the DOT regional office in Buffalo. That office managed department policies in Region 5 (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties). Records include copies of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, toxicity maps, affidavits and exhibits, meeting minutes, contract documents and specifications, and subject files.
Title
- Governor's Love Canal Inter-Agency Task Force Chairman's files
Quantity
- 81 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- 13430
Creator
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Corporate Name(s)
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Office of Legal Affairs
- New York (State). Governor's Love Canal Inter-Agency Task Force
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
Genre(s)
- Deeds
- Maps (documents)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Photographs
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Reports
- Surveys
- Memorandums
- Vouchers (sales records)