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Displaying 207 Finding Aids
Title
- Minutes of meetings of a special committee of the Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A3057
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes in the form of hearing transcripts from a committee investigating the problem of runaways at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony included personality traits of good supervisors; methods of discipline and preventing runaways; punishing runaways; frequency of home visits; past and present conditions at the school; reasons for inmates running away; criteria for assigning inmates to colonies; and possibility of regular meetings of cottage supervisors to exchange ideas on treatment and discipline of inmates.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes, hearing and subject files
Series Number
- 14484
Summary
- The principal mandate of the Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits was to "examine the efficiency" of the workers' compensation and disability benefits system in New York State. This series contains correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, meeting minutes, contract documents, clippings, and other published material generated by the Commission in carrying out its functions. Included are copies of the Commission's published research papers and preliminary and final reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits
Access Restrictions
- Some correspondence may be restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Commissioner to Examine and Investigate the Management and Affairs of the Office of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities, the State Board of Charities, the Sites, Buildings and Grounds Commission, the Building Improvement Commission, and the Salary Classification Commission investigation correspondence, transcripts, and printed materials
Series Number
- A0017
Summary
- This series contains Charles H. Strong's records of his investigation of the State Board of Charities and children's institutions. Strong was to investigate charges made by John A. Kingsbury, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Public Charities, in his annual report to Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, that poor conditions were allowed to persist in many private child care institutions because of the negligent supervision and inspection practices of the State Board of Charities.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioner to Examine and Investigate the Management and Affairs of the Office of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities, the State Board of Charities, the Sites, Buildings and Grounds Commission, the Building Improvement Commission,
Access Restrictions
- 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. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
- Transcripts of wiretap (eavesdropping) surveillance: Restricted; confidential; Criminal Procedure Law, Section 700.65.
Title
- Ballistics reports prepared after the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility
Series Number
- B2502
Summary
- This series contains photocopies of analyses of firearms and ammunition used during the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility, as well as forensics reports. These documents were presumably prepared by State Police personnel as part of the investigation following the retaking of the facility.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police
Access Restrictions
- This series is entirely restricted to protect personal privacy and "public interest privilege," and because records were created for confidential law enforcement purposes.
Title
- Special Commission on Attica audiotapes and transcripts of commission hearings
Series Number
- B1341
Summary
- This series includes audio tape recordings and transcripts of public hearings of the New York State Special Commission on Attica. Transcripts include testimony before the commission of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, Robert R. Douglass (secretary to the governor), T. Norman Hurd (Director of State Operations), Major General A.C. O'Hara (military chief of staff to the governor), Howard Shapiro (first assistant counsel to the governor), and Michael Whiteman (counsel to the governor). Audio tapes include testimony of State Assemblyman Arthur O. Eve, Lynn Johnson (correction officer and hostage), William Kunstler (defense attorney for prisoners), State Senator John Dunne, Russel Oswald (Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services), and Walter Dunbar (Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services).
Creator
- New York (State). Special Commission on Attica
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Management surveys of Municipal Civil Service Commissions
Series Number
- B0505
Summary
- This series consists of Municipal Survey Section inspection reports on city and county civil service commissions. These reports are used to correct problems in municipal civil service practices and to ensure conformance with law and regulations throughout New York. The reports along with correspondence, memoranda, and survey fact sheets contain detailed information on municipal civil service regulations and practices and recommendations for their improvement. Also included are special investigative reports on municipal examination procedures.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Survey Section
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Report and supporting documents of investigation of Public Service Commission with respect to the policies and practices of Milo Maltbie
Series Number
- B0539
Summary
- This series consists of the report and supporting documentation of a Civil Service Commission investigation of the personnel practices and policies of Public Service Commission Chairman Milo R. Maltbie. The report contains a summary of the conduct of the investigation and a description of the allegations and evidence against Maltbie. Other records include those relating to cases involving specific employees; general matters, including sick leave, travel allowance, examinations, and employee morale; public relation materials and summaries of interviews held during the investigation.
Creator
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Report and resolutions file
Series Number
- L0142
Summary
- This series contains material from the Committee's investigation of the State's public utility companies. Most of the material relates to rate structures used by the companies and to the policies and procedures for issuing securities to help finance these utilities. The preliminary report summarizes the scope of Committee activity with recommendations for improvement. Also included are copies of legislative resolutions and Committee Chairman John K. Dunnigan statement used in transmitting the preliminary report.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Public Utilities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Investigation files
Series Number
- L0141
Summary
- These records were produced or gathered during a two-year investigation of the Public Service Commission. Most records relate to the "Thompson Commission's" regulation of transportation companies rather than utility companies. The majority pertain to issues involved in constructing the New York City rapid transit system including its design, financing, letting contracts, supervising building, and auditing companies involved in projects. Other records focus on methods of issuing stock and providing security for shareholders in financing large-scale public projects.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee Appointed to Investigate the Public Service Commissions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Temporary Commission on Rental Housing hearing transcripts and office files
Series Number
- 13979
Summary
- Commission records include transcripts of public hearings and inquiries; publicly-issued statements; hearing summaries; and commission meeting minutes. There are also subject files containing correspondence and background material; rough drafts of the commission's final report; special studies and a bibliography on rental housing; comments on pending legislation; and files of commission Chief Counsel Joseph F. Lisa. Records from 1970-1976 include statistical data on court cases involving tenants in New York City and upstate.
Creator
- New York State Temporary Commission on Rental Housing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Report and minutes of hearing and proceedings by the Commission to Investigate the Public Service Commission, First District
Series Number
- A1031
Summary
- The Moreland Act of 1907 empowered the Governor to appoint special commissions to investigate the management and affairs of any state agency, in this instance the Public Service Commission. This series consists of minutes of hearings, accompanying exhibits, a list of formal proceedings or hearings of the commission, a table of application before the commission for approval of bond and stock issues, and a report to the governor of findings of the commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing card indexes to harness racing associations and stockholders, witnesses, and commission records and staff
Series Number
- B1327
Summary
- This series indexes the people and organizations examined by the commission, commission staff, and some of the records generated by the commission in the course of its investigation. The series also serves as a central reference file to names of people and organizations studied. Separate groups of cards index various categories of information. Each card provides the name and address or location of the individual, company, or harness racing association, along with additional information depending on the category.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing
Access Restrictions
- 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. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
Title
- Copies of federal government documents relating to toxic contamination in the Niagara Falls region
Series Number
- L0132
Summary
- These documents were gathered in the investigation of alleged dumping of contaminated wastes into the Love Canal by the United States Army and its contractors. Most documents pertain to the production, storing, and disposal of radioactive materials at four major facilities: Lake Ontario Ordnance Works, Lewiston; Electrometallurgical Co., Niagara Falls; Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corporation, Niagara Falls; and Linde Air Products Co., Tonawanda. Most records were created by the Army, the Atomic Energy Commission, or the Department of Energy.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on Toxic Substances
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Ethics Commission report in the Matter of Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi
Series Number
- B1939
Summary
- In 2006, New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi (in office 2003-2006) was investigated by the New York State Ethics Commission for alleged inappropriate use of state employees to provide transport for his wife. This series consists of transcripts of testimony and accompanying exhibits from the investigation. Also included is the commission's Notice of Probable Cause.
Creator
- New York State Ethics Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Seized Attica inmate documents
Series Number
- 22421
Summary
- This series consists of paper records that were gathered as evidence by the Division of State Police in the aftermath of the Attica Correctional Facility uprising of September 9-13, 1971. State Police personnel tagged the documents as evidence for the investigation and eventual prosecution of acts considered to be criminal. Most of the documents had been in the possession of inmates prior to the retaking of the facility by state authorities.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police. Troop A, Batavia
Access Restrictions
- Portions of this series are restricted to protect personal privacy and attorney-client privilege.
- Most of the material in this series suffered severe water damage prior to seizure. Access to materials in boxes 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 is restricted until the records receive conservation treatment.
Usage Restrictions
- Records in this series may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain more information.
Title
- Statistical tables compiled for report on wage investigation
Series Number
- A3009
Summary
- Statistical tables based on data collected by field agents about factory employees from establishments studied 1912-1914. The tables provide statistics about factory workers such as: wages; age; sex; time worked; years worked; immigration status; occupation; and housing. The series contains background information about how the information was gathered to create the tables.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing questionnaires returned by individuals
Series Number
- B1326
Summary
- The commission collected these completed questionnaires in order to compile information on financial interests in and business dealings with harness racing associations. The questionnaires require detailed information about individuals' stock and bond holdings and other financial interests or business connections with harness racing licensees, lessors, concessionaires, and contractors.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing
Access Restrictions
- 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. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
Title
- Transcript of testimony
Series Number
- B0986
Summary
- This volume is a transcript of testimony taken before Ansley Wilcox, a special commissioner appointed by the Governor, regarding charges against Asa Bird Gardiner. The charges, communicated to the Governor by the municipal Government Committee of the City Club of New York, were that Gardiner corruptly or negligently dismissed indictments and failed to bring actions against sureties on forfeited bail bonds.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Commissioner Appointed to Take Testimony in Matter of Charges Preferred against Asa Bird Gardiner, District Attorney of New York County
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Investigation background files concerning the International Sunshine Society
Series Number
- A3155
Summary
- This series consists of hearing transcripts, correspondence, and printed items created or used by the Board's Special Committee to Investigate the Affairs and Management of the International Sunshine Society and its Branches and Affiliated Societies. Included are records from the Board's consideration of an application for extension of corporate purposes; records of the Society's application for approval of an amended certificate of incorporation; and records of the investigation following the 1913 hearing.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Temporary Commission of Investigation physical evidence and bulky exhibit files
Series Number
- B2834
Summary
- This series contains documentary, photographic, and physical evidence that was acquired by the Temporary Commission of Investigation during investigations.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission of Investigation