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Displaying 20 Finding Aids
Title
- 1980 Winter Olympics security files
Series Number
- 15122
Summary
- Series consists of records related to security operations of the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held at Lake Placid, New York. The records include reports, manuals, maps of the area, security plans, budget files, emergency disaster plans, search and rescue procedures, communications plans, personnel assignments and slides used in security briefings.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Law Enforcement
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding the access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Division of State Police evidence handbook and Bureau of Criminal Investigation orders
Series Number
- B2562
Summary
- This series consists of two employee manuals distributed to members of the New York State Police during the 1940s. The first, entitled <emph render="italic">The Evidence Handbook for Police</emph>, was published by Franklin M. Kreml in 1944 as a practical guidebook on evidence written especially for police officers. The second is a compilation of Bureau of Criminal Investigation (B.C.I.) orders issued by the Superintendent of State Police between 1936 and 1942. This particular compilation of orders was provided to members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation of State Police Troop C, based in Sidney, New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Eliot Spitzer correspondence index
Series Number
- B1971
Summary
- This series consists of a database created to index and track the incoming (1999-2006) and outgoing (2002-2006) paper correspondence of Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer. The database consists of two discrete tables, one tracking incoming correspondence and the other tracking outgoing correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- New Castle (N.Y.) tax assessment rolls and police blotters
Series Number
- A4577
Summary
- Town of New Castle tax assessment records (1968-1995) include tax map, parcel number (section, block, lot); property location and class; school district; parcel size; assessment; exemption code; taxable value; town and school tax amount due; and date paid. Police blotters (1950-1980) record date and description of police activities and subsequent outcome.
Creator
- New Castle (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Closed case files of investigations and proceedings of civil rights matters
Series Number
- 10219
Summary
- The Civil Rights Bureau enforces laws to protect New Yorkers from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, source of income, or disability. The series consists of closed case files covering a broad variety of civil rights issues in which the attorney general's office was involved. An individual case file may contain reports, memoranda, research files, news clippings, legal case citations, court proceedings, legal briefs, petitions, and/or correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Civil Rights Bureau
Access Restrictions
- State Archives staff will review requests for access and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Department of Environmental Conservation Office of Counsel water pollution control case files
Series Number
- 10407
Summary
- This is an incomplete series of case files documenting legal action brought by the Department of Environmental Conservation against water polluters, usually municipalities or businesses (accused parties' names fall between F and L). The files, which document the entire enforcement process, contain notices of hearings, findings, correspondence, transcripts of hearings, memoranda, rough notes from meetings, maps, case reports, petitions, complaints, registered mail receipts, and a small number of photographs. The whereabouts of the remaining case files is unknown.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Office of General Counsel
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Law press releases and related documentation
Series Number
- B1401
Summary
- This series consists of press releases and related material summarizing announcements or action taken by the New York State Attorney General relating to lawsuits, indictments, investigations, prosecutions, pending legislation, staff appointments, and legal agreements. Attached to many of the press releases are legal documents, reports, testimony, speeches, and other background materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System executive files
Series Number
- 16104
Summary
- Executive Orders 55 through 59, issued by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller on September 19, 1972, required the Attorney General to appoint one or more special deputies and assistants to investigate and prosecute alleged "corrupt acts and omissions" in the five counties comprising the City of New York. This series consists of notes, audio-visual material, press clippings, memorandums, and reference material relating to cases being investigated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted by Executive Law sect. 63.8, Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8, and Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a), (b), (c), (f), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a) are Criminal Procedure Law sect. 700.65 (communications intercepted by authority of an "eavesdropping" warrant); Penal Law sect. 250.20 (prohibits disclosure of information about the existence of a specific eavesdropping warrant); Penal Law sect. 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules sect. 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law sect. 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations state employees strike hearing and determination files
Series Number
- 11558
Summary
- As the agency responsible for administering the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law) for New York State, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) coordinated hearings and disciplinary measures resulting from the strike by the Civil Service Employees Association on April 1 and 2, 1972. This series documents GOER's role in disciplining striking employees and hearing claims of those objecting to GOER's conclusion that they had participated in the strike.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Attorney General correspondence
Series Number
- 18565
Summary
- This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence between the State Attorney General's Office and other state agencies, private businesses, federal and local government agencies, various constituent organizations, and other public and private individuals. Records typically consist of expressions of support/opposition to a particular position or piece of legislation; designations of staff duties; commendations to staff; constituent comments and complaints; personal greetings; condolence letters; and acknowledgements of invitations, appointments and resignations, or resumes received.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- 18565-07, 18565-07A, 18565-10: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Department of Law Executive Office subject files
Series Number
- 18571
Summary
- These records, from a variety of senior staff members, reflect the interests and activities of the Attorney General's Office. Included are files related to audits, litigation, opinions, engagements, and interests of the office on such topics are housing discrimination, civil rights, Indian land claims, sex discrimination, child abuse, banking, crime, and business.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Executive Office
Access Restrictions
- 18571-02: Access to furlough applications restricted to protect personal privacy.
- 18571-07, 18571-09, 18571-10, 18571-10A, 18571-10B, 18571-11, 18571-11A, 18571-12, 18571-12A, 18571-12C, 18571-13, 18571-13A: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Usage Restrictions
- 18571-12C: Records in this accretion may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain more information.
Title
- State Police motion picture film and videotapes
Series Number
- 22427
Summary
- This series consists mostly of motion picture film collected or produced by the Division of State Police for training and educational purposes. Topics include horsemanship; accident investigations; highway safety; drug and alcohol impairment and detection; bicycle safety; child and pedestrian safety; rescue breathing and CPR; emergency obstetrics; crowd control; criminal procedure; stress awareness; search and seizure; Communists and Communism; and management and supervision techniques. Noteworthy items include films about the Attica prison uprising, Woodstock, and diving rescues.
Creator
- New York State Police
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General's Office assorted documents
Series Number
- 21475
Summary
- The bulk of the series consist of contracts and similar agreements made by the Attorney General's Office for the services of receiver attorneys, or for the designation of special counsel, in legal cases that involved New York State. Records include correspondence; notes; deeds and documents related to property transactions; contracts; court documents; and leases. Of note are property documents related to railroads and ownership history (back to the 17th century) of several parcels of land in Newburgh.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Law schedules and calendars
Series Number
- 18569
Summary
- The series consists of daily and weekly schedules detailing the activities, appointments, and meetings of Attorney Generals: Robert Abrams (1980-1982), Dennis C. Vacco (1995-1997), Eliot Spitzer (1999-2006).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- 18569-07: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Department of Law telephone messages and logs
Series Number
- 18570
Summary
- The series consists of notebooks and logs of telephone messages taken by agency support staff and forwarded to Attorney Generals Robert Abrams (1979-1993) and Eliot Spitzer (1999-2006) for response. Records include telegrams, typescripts of telegram texts with annotations, and copies of telephone bills and standard telephone vouchers. Some records may be restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- 18570-07, 18570-08: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Attorney General subject files
Series Number
- 18564
Summary
- This series consists of outgoing and incoming correspondence, memorandums, news clippings, published and unpublished reports, copies of draft legislation (federal and state), notices of appointments, and other materials created by the Attorney General and support staff for reference and to document activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- 18564-07: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Brant (N.Y.) police blotters
Series Number
- A4587
Creator
- Brant (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Police scrapbooks
Series Number
- B2031
Summary
- These scrapbooks consist of news clippings documenting the activities of the Division of State Police. The clippings also document some notable crimes and activities of law enforcement agencies in neighboring states. The first two scrapbooks primarily contain articles documenting the activities of the Pennsylvania State Police and the issues surrounding the creation of the New York Department of State Police.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Law records of Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz
Series Number
- 18574
Summary
- This series includes administrative files, legal opinions, reports, litigation and investigation files, and requests for legal opinions from Governor Hugh Carey and Comptroller Arthur Levitt. The series also documents legal cases involving labor unions and the New York State Retirement System; the Moreland Act Commission Investigation of nursing homes (Hynes Commission); the Organized Crime Task Force investigation of the state's harness racing industry; and development of civil rights legislation. Two training films entitled, "The Fine Art of the Fraud" and "Caveat Emptor," are also included. Records are restricted.
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute, or common law.
Title
- State Police duty rosters
Series Number
- B2200
Summary
- This series consists of volumes of New York State Police duty rosters.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.