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Displaying 250 Finding Aids
Title
- Boards of Visitors meeting minutes
Series Number
- B2324
Summary
- This series consists of Governor W. Averell Harriman's copies of meeting minutes from the various Boards of Visitors from state institutions. Also included are reports to the Boards of Visitors by the director or superintendent of the institution under the Board's care or reports of the Boards of Visitors to the Governor and the acknowledgement of their receipt.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)
Access Restrictions
- Reports created by the Division for Youth are restricted in accordance with Executive Law, section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services). Reports created by the Department of Mental Hygiene are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records.
- Other records may be exempt from disclosure by New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(a).
Title
- Governor annual and final reports of state agencies and commissions
Series Number
- A0187
Summary
- This fragmentary series consists mainly of typescript annual or final reports of various state agencies and commissions required to submit such reports to the governor. There is no indication of why these materials were filed together. Also filed with these records are copies of attorney general's opinions and court decisions regarding jurisdiction, powers, duties, and rights of fire districts and fire fighters; transmittal letters for reports not found in this series; and a few pieces of unrelated, miscellaneous correspondence.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Committee Appointed to Review New York State's Abortion Law reports and public hearing transcript
Series Number
- 10996
Summary
- The Committee studied the history of thought and legislation on abortion. They solicited information and opinions from representatives of medical, psychiatric, social, legal, theological, and other fields. This series is the Committee's final report file and includes a hearing transcript, Committee report, supplemental position paper, and correspondence regarding state abortion law in 1968.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Committee Appointed to Review New York State's Abortion Law
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Emancipation Proclamation Centennial motion picture film
Series Number
- B0309
Summary
- This series consists of a master film and soundtrack of the ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Series also includes a memorandum describing the film's contents and an additional short film segment showing James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education, dedicating the Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation before a crowd in the rotunda of the State Education Building.
Creator
- New York Civil War Centennial Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Human Rights Appeal Board registers of appeals cases
Series Number
- B1204
Summary
- The series lists information about "closed" (decided) appeals of human rights cases. Information includes appeal number; case title; outcome; initials of the presiding, concurring, or dissenting members; and the date the case was closed.
Creator
- New York State Human Rights Appeal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Questionnaire and interview files
Series Number
- 10990
Summary
- The commission compiled these records in the process of gathering opinions and comments on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law from interested parties. The series includes questionnaires completed by and transcripts of interviews with licensees, trade associations, officials, manufacturers, police, sociologists, and economists. The questionnaires provide name and address of individual, firm, or organization; type of business; and type of license for application is made. The series also contains petitions signed by liquor store owners urging that the Commission not recommend lifting limits on the number of licenses allowed or removing price controls.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.
- Private hearing materials: Restricted; Executive Law, Section 63.8.
Title
- Women's Division correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- 13697
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memorandums, photographs, and working papers created or compiled by the director and staff of the Women's Division. Records pertain to all aspects of the division's operation. Files are maintained in separate subseries for each staff person. Also included are eighteen video tape cassette recordings of conference proceedings.
Creator
- New York (State). Women's Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor addresses
Series Number
- 13687
Summary
- In addition to giving annual address the legislature, governors frequently address other organizations to communicate, publicize, and gain support for their policies. Consisting of transcripts of public speeches and remarks, these addresses pertain to the economy, including unemployment; assistance for the elderly; taxes; healthcare; programs for the developmentally disabled; crime; education; housing; and repair and maintenance of state infrastructure.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to notary appointments and ledger of applications for office
Series Number
- A0625
Summary
- This volume contains information compiled from Series A0607, Journals of Governors' Actions and Decisions, to provide the governor's staff with improved access to especially heavily-used types of information recorded in the journals. The volume is divided into two sections: an index to notary public appointments, and a ledger containing information about applicants for offices.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey press clippings
Series Number
- 13489
Summary
- These clippings compiled by the Carey Administration track press coverage of the governor, his administration, policies, issues and events. The newspaper name and date of the article appear on each clipping. Major subject headings under which a subset of the clippings is organized include agriculture; business; prisons; education; elections; environment; judiciary; legislature and legislation; public utilities; and transportation. A second subset is arranged alphabetically by name and documents coverage of state and local government officials; Executive Chamber staff; business people and firms; organizations; politicians; and other prominent individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1975-1982 : Carey)
Title
- George A. Fuller Company monthly status reports on construction of the Empire State Plaza
Series Number
- 15761
Summary
- This series consists of custom report binders in which George A. Fuller Company South Mall Project management staff filed copies of monthly status reports submitted to the Office of South Mall Construction. In addition to narrative summaries, the reports also include meeting minutes, fold-out progress charts, and statistical tables.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- National Governors' Conference and related federal issues policy development files
Series Number
- B1219
Summary
- The materials in this series were compiled to prepare Governors Nelson A. Rockefeller and Malcolm Wilson and their respective staffs for the National Governors' Conference meetings in 1973 and 1974; and Governor W. Averell Harriman and his staff for meetings held between 1956 and 1958.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Deputy Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- United States government files
Series Number
- 16526
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other records produced by offices and units of the Division of the Budget concerned with various aspects of federally sponsored programs. Records also cover federal issues such as regulatory reform; transportation; taxes; legislation; grants-in-aid; revenue sharing and plans produced by White House conferences.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Plans and drawings pertaining to the construction of the State Capitol
Series Number
- B0700
Summary
- This series consists of roughly 1,200 architectural plans and drawings documenting the construction and subsequent renovation of the New York State Capitol building. The records include floor plans, interior and exterior elevations, alterations, proposed projects never completed, and details of stone carvings and the building's mechanical systems.
Creator
- New York (State). New Capitol Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence, research, and report file
Series Number
- 10988
Summary
- This series is the central file of correspondence, memoranda, and background materials maintained by the Citizens Committee on Reapportionment in carrying out its studies and producing its report. The records reflect the Committee's charge to study and make recommendations on questions relating to reapportionment. Includes are letters from government officials and citizens, meeting minutes, memos, clippings, Supreme Court decisions, and studies from other states.
Creator
- New York (State). Citizens' Committee on Reapportionment
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index of South Mall project contracts and specifications
Series Number
- B1350
Summary
- This series, which identifies each project specification by the building, structural component, or system to which it applies, is a master index to the South Mall project specifications found in Series 16195. The index also contains an abstract of the contents of each specification and a short history of its contract administration.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Empire State Plaza construction management daily diaries
Series Number
- 15763
Summary
- These records consist of engineers' daily project diaries and inspectors' daily reports concerning the construction of Empire State Plaza in Albany. Records identify projects by contract number, specification number, and contractor and contain descriptions of work performed and inspected.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_82A
Summary
- During Franklin D. Roosevelt 's governorship, he administered the state's initial response to the Great Depression and advocated for social security benefits for the elderly, unemployment insurance, aid to the state's farmers, reform of utility rate-making policies, and development of the state's hydroelectric power resources. In addition to these topics, Roosevelt's subject and correspondence files document the governor's oversight of investigations of inefficiency, incompetence, and misconduct on the part of state and local government officials.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1929-1932 : Roosevelt)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.
Title
- Task Force on Financing Higher Education research and report files
Series Number
- A0402
Summary
- This series is the central file of background and research materials maintained by the Task Force on Financing Higher Education in carrying out its study and producing its report. The series includes "staff papers" written for the Task Force; statements made or submitted by educators, education officials, and other government officials; discussion materials for Task Force meetings; meeting minutes and notes; and draft and final reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Task Force on Financing Higher Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes of the Board and the Committee of the Whole
Series Number
- 14251
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Social Welfare and reports produced by various committees of the board, particularly in regard to approving certificates of incorporation under the state's Not for Profit Corporation Law. The board is responsible for oversight of state policy and programs for children and adult care and for protecting the welfare of disabled, needy, and dependent persons, especially by visiting, inspecting, and setting standards for institutions and agencies caring for such persons.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Social Welfare
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. Personnel records are restricted to protect personal privacy.Use under supervision of archivist.