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Displaying 15 Finding Aids
Title
- Governor public information photographs
Series Number
- 13703
Summary
- These photographic images were used as public relations vehicles for New York's governors. The photographs helped to publicize their official, and occasionally unofficial, activities. Most of the images reveal the routine activities that the governors' photographers were assigned to photograph. Records tend to be arranged by gubernatorial administration for the following governors: Thomas E. Dewey, W. Averell Harriman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Malcolm Wilson, Hugh L. Carey, Mario M. Cuomo, and Eliot Spitzer.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor press releases
Series Number
- 13688
Summary
- Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of governor's press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Occasionally a press release will include, or consist entirely of, the text of a piece of legislation, a statement by the governor, an Executive Order or proclamation, or a government report.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of commitments to prisons
Series Number
- A0603
Summary
- These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution provide the following information: name of incarcerated individual; county where convicted; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; and remarks (such as previous prison terms).
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to registers of titles of bills received by the governor
Series Number
- A0596
Summary
- Staff of the governor's office maintained these volumes to facilitate access to information about legislative bills recorded in Series A0595, Registers of Titles of Bills Received by the Governor. For each bill, the index volumes include subject of the bill; explanation; Senate or Assembly printed bill number; and date signed.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor David A. Paterson archived websites
Series Number
- W0112
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites maintained by the Office of the Governor during the administration of Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010).
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor Approval and Veto Files
Series Number
- B2842
Summary
- This series consists of the Governor's justifications for approving or vetoing bills. Each document provides the chapter or veto number, reference to the bill number, the governor's rationale, and signature.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (2011-2021 : Cuomo)
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Executive clemency and pardon case files
Series Number
- A0597
Summary
- The case files in this series document the process of application for and granting of pardons or commutations of sentences by the Governor. Convicts and their families, friends, and attorneys applied to have sentences reduced or terminated and, for convicted felons, to have citizenship rights restored. The files may include letters and petitions to the Governor, copies of court documents, inmate data and conduct records, transcripts of testimony, Governor's commutation statement, and inmate's statement accepting terms of release.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Series is partially restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose as permitted by New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and other applicable state and federal statutes.
Title
- Governor proclamations
Series Number
- 13684
Summary
- Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of photocopies of gubernatorial proclamations. The original proclamations were filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with legislation of 1892 and 1951 requiring all documents issued under the great seal of New York State to be filed with the secretary. Usually ceremonial in nature, the proclamations recognize important events, issues, or personal achievements by proclaiming a day, week, or month in the subject's honor.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor appointment and other correspondence files
Series Number
- A0612
Summary
- This series documents the governor's power to appoint or nominate for appointment certain officials, as authorized by the State Constitution and numerous legislative acts. The correspondence consists mainly of letters from persons requesting appointment; letters and petitions recommending persons for appointment; and copies of letters from the governor or his staff acknowledging receipt of application or recommendation letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor registers of appointments
Series Number
- A0006
Summary
- These registers track gubernatorial appointments to various state and local offices and positions: state engineer and surveyor; attorney general; judge; commissioner (various); inspector (various); Indian agent; notary public; county coroner; and justice of the peace. Information provided varies but generally includes name; town and county of residence; date of appointment; date appointment expires; name of person appointee replaced, and reason; and name of prominent individual endorsing candidate (mayor, senator, etc.).
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Investigation case files of charges and complaints against public officials and agencies
Series Number
- A0531
Summary
- This series documents successive governors' authority to investigate the management, operations, and affairs of state and local government officials, agencies, and institutions. Records include correspondence, documents specifying charges, answers to charges, transcripts of testimony before the governor or investigating commissioner, supporting documentation (e.g. court records, financial records), reports to the governor of findings, and notices of removal from office of public officials found guilty of charges.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Some later case files after 1907 document Moreland Act investigations. All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8, as applicable. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
Title
- Registers of applications for office
Series Number
- A0624
Summary
- This series serves as a central record of applicants for offices to which the Governor made appointments or nominations. The volumes generally provide the name of the office or position at the top of each page and then list, for each applicant name; date application filed; residence (town and/or county, state if outside New York, and country if outside the United States); by whom recommended (governor, mayor, or other prominent individual); and date appointed (1865-1870 only).
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Official tabulation and statement of votes
Series Number
- A0049
Summary
- This series is comprised of oversized, folded tabulations on columnar paper showing numbers of votes for candidates for various local and statewide offices and for electors for president and vice-president of the United States in the general election of November 8, 1904. They were submitted by county boards of canvassers to provide the governor with detailed information on election results. Only Allegany, Kings, Onondaga, Richmond, Suffolk, and Washington counties are represented in this series.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of discharges of incarcerated individuals by commutation of sentences
Series Number
- A0604
Summary
- This series consists of the monthly reports sent to the governor from each prison indicating incarcerated individuals eligible for discharge by commutation. The reports from all prisons for each year were bound into volumes. Each monthly report from each prison provides the following information: name; county; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; commutation earned; date eligible for discharge; amount of time lost for rule violations; and occasional remarks recommending increase or decrease in commutation.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Monthly reports and minutes of meetings of boards of managers of state institutions
Series Number
- A0283
Summary
- This series consists of reports and minutes of meetings submitted to the governor by boards of managers of state institutions documenting their visitation and inspection of these institutions as required by law. The reports provide information on the condition of the facilities, financial and administrative matters, and population of the institution. The minutes detail the organization of the board and election of officers, and provide similar information on the institution and its population as do the reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Partially 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).