Office of South Mall Construction central subject files
Series Number
15762
Summary
This series consists of subject files created and used by the Director of the Office of South Mall Construction. Files cover aspects of the South Mall construction project (including planning, design, and construction) as well as legal issues generated by the project. Records include correspondence, project and event related photographs, reports, engineering drawings, published materials, labor documentation, contracts, legal and financial documents, claim materials, and information on contractors and consultants employed on the project.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of South Mall Construction
Access Restrictions
Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person"). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
13682_78
Summary
The central subject and correspondence files of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller relate to such issues as the Vietnam War; civil defense during the Cold War; the Attica Correctional Facility inmate uprising; race relations and civil unrest; inflation; public housing; and the construction of the South Mall (Empire State Plaza) in Albany, New York.
Creator
New York (State). Governor (1959-1973 : Rockefeller)
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.
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.
South Mall constructors' semi-annual progress reports on construction of the Cultural Education Center
Series Number
15760
Summary
This series consists of progress reports regarding the construction of the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY, which were submitted by the project contractor, the South Mall Constructors Joint Venture, to the George A. Fuller Company on a semi-annual basis. Reports are in notebooks and are unordered.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Temporary State Commission on the Capital City report, meeting and hearing files
Series Number
10822
Summary
The Temporary State Commission on the Capital City was created for the purpose of cooperating with local officials and groups in developing recommendations for a realistic and fiscally sound program for the rehabilitation of the City of Albany. The series consists of commission staff files that document its various activities. Records include architects' proposals, consultant contracts, South Mall progress reports, reports to the State Legislature, meeting minutes, public hearings, and newspaper clippings. Also included are several dozen photographs and slides.
Creator
New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Capital City
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of "central files" compiled by the Walsh-Corbetta Joint Venture during its management of construction of the South Mall main platform superstructure, health department laboratories, and meeting center. The series contains files on subcontractors engaged by Walsh-Corbetta, as well as "Miscellaneous Files" documenting numerous aspects of project management.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Empire State Plaza (South Mall) construction progress photographs
Series Number
15727
Summary
This series consists of slides, negatives, and photographic prints documenting construction of the Empire State Plaza (South Mall) in Albany, New York. The images depict construction from overall aerial shots of the site and surrounding vicinity to closeups of construction details; progress on concrete structures; work on office buildings; as well as non-typical events such as accident sites, repairs, a discovery during excavation of human remains, and a visit to the construction site by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
Creator
New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
Records relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
This series consists of planning records of the Associate Commissioner of Education and Assistant Commissioner for State Museum and Science Service (later Associate Commissioner of Cultural Education). Included are records of Hugh M. Flick, and John G. Broughton. Records consist primarily of subject files, correspondence, memoranda, and reports. Also included are specifications, press releases, news clippings, blueprints, and floor plans. Topics include space allocation, security, parking, shelving, and exhibits.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Associate Commissioner for Cultural Education
Access Restrictions
Restricted in part. Documents containing information on security systems are exempt from disclosure under the New York State Freedom of Information Law.
Plans of the Cultural Education Center in the Empire State Plaza, Albany
Series Number
A2048
Summary
This series consists of oversize and rolled architectural, sanitary, engineering, and plot plans of the Cultural Center in Albany's "South Mall." Included are floor and ceiling plans, details, elevations, and section drawings. Planning for the Cultural Education Center began about 1963 and the building was first occupied in 1976.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Associate Commissioner for Cultural Education
Access Restrictions
Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").