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Displaying 235 Finding Aids
Title
- Senate Majority Leader legislative program proposals
Series Number
- L0267
Summary
- This series consists of files of Ronald W. Pedersen, and include memorandums, draft proposals, unpublished reports, and other documents relating to legislative program proposals prepared for the Senate Majority Leader.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Office of the Majority Leader
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Earl W. Brydges correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- L0104
Summary
- This series documents the Senate career of Majority Leader Earl Brydges. The correspondence, memoranda, speeches, press releases, reports, clippings and other printed items reflect Brydges' committee assignments and his interests in the areas of education (especially of the handicapped), health, and mental retardation. There is a significant amount of material on local issues in Niagara County and City of Niagara Falls, particularly transportation, education, and production of electrical power for the region.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1948-1972 : Earl W. Brydges)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Legislative Commission on Science and Technology correspondence, subject files, and draft legislation relating to maintenance of the state's infrastructure
Series Number
- L0110
Summary
- The Legislative Commission on Science and Technology drafted legislation to finance and carry out a comprehensive program of regular maintenance and repair of the state's roads, bridges and other public works. These files provide information on Commission strategies to get legislation passed and on how to finance and schedule a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance program. Records include correspondence, memorandums, notes, draft legislation, clippings, articles, public hearing testimony, speeches, press releases, and information on programs in other states.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Science and Technology
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Public Utilities Lake Erie offshore drilling files
Series Number
- L0222
Summary
- This series includes reports, hearing testimony, transcripts of proceedings, press clippings, and correspondence pertaining to offshore drilling for natural gas (hydrocarbons) under Lake Erie. Included is a report recommending repeal of the prohibition against leasing and drilling for gas beneath Lake Erie or its shoreline; a report to the legislature on development of natural gas reserves; and an environmental assessment report by the firm of Lawler, Matusky & Skelly, Engineers.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Public Utilities
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate Committee on Health abortion legislation file
Series Number
- L0236
Summary
- The Committee created these records during its review of state abortion law. Records document the controversies surrounding abortion legislation, as well as public and private efforts to influence legislative action. Records include commission and committee reports; transcripts of public hearings; position papers; press releases and statements; and letters from interested parties including citizens, government agencies, religious and medical organizations, media outlets, and the Right to Life Committee.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Weekly comprehensive summaries and index of proceedings
Series Number
- L0220
Summary
- The series consists of a set of the Records and Index to the 1967 New York Constitutional Convention. These comprehensive summaries of convention proceedings were kept weekly and issued each Saturday during the convention. Reports date from April 4 to April 15, 1967 through April 4 to September 26, 1967.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee records
Series Number
- B1960
Summary
- The Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee was established to advise the Governor on traffic safety policy matters and to assist in coordinating the work of the state agencies concerned with various aspects of the issue. Included are lists of members; agenda and minutes of the monthly meetings; memorandums; press releases; and recommendations and committee reports related to drivers' license suspensions.
Creator
- New York (State). Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence, petitions, and claims
Series Number
- A0203
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of documents compiled by the New York State Senate during the Revolutionary War era. Correspondence, petitions, claims, and other documents address such issues as progress of the war, recruitment of troops, procurement of supplies, compensation of individuals for losses sustained or services performed during the war, prosecution of suspected Loyalists, forfeited estates, treatment of Quakers, and the New York-Vermont boundary dispute. Restricted due to severe burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage.
Title
- Constitutional Convention, 1967 original resolutions and messages from the Governor
Series Number
- L0154
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Issues files
Series Number
- L0221
Summary
- The series consists of memoranda, news clippings, draft copies of propositions, copies of hearing testimony, lists of citations to legislation, and related research materials pertinent to substantive issues discussed at the convention by committees on natural resources, education, and local government. Topics include a forest preserve, a state structure governing education, and a "bill of rights" for local government.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assembly Standing Committee on Tourism, the Arts, and Sports Development bill files
Series Number
- L0238
Summary
- These bill files, which contain draft legislation, research notes, newspaper clippings, and other documents relating to proposed legislation, also include a transcript of a public hearing related to the resale of tickets to entertainment events.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Codes report files
Series Number
- L0204
Summary
- These files contain published copies of annual reports, program audits, statistical guidelines, guidebooks, surveys, lists, ordinances, proposals, transcripts, and other materials related to policy setting and issuances of guidelines by the Assembly Standing Committee on Codes. Material is primarily associated with criminal justice and substance abuse issues including substance abuse programs, local assistance in crime prevention, probation supervision, organized crime, fingerprint retrieval, alternatives to incarceration, grand jury reform, the death penalty, use of deadly force, and judicial compensation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Codes
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection subject files
Series Number
- L0210
Summary
- These files document consumer issues and products addressed during the committee's efforts to investigate and develop legislation relating to matters of consumer protection. Included are correspondence; memorandums; research reports; press clippings; draft legislation; background materials; administrative material; annual reports; and consumer affairs guides. Topics include item pricing; "lemon laws"; standardized packaging; smokeless tobacco; cable television; the Uniform Commercial Code and food labeling; car rentals and auto leasing; health club contracts; direct mail marketing; credit card fraud; toxic art supplies; and hazardous substances.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Senator James H. Donovan hearing files
Series Number
- L0013
Summary
- The series contains testimony given at public hearings conducted by Senator James H. Donovan as chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Mental and Physical Handicap. In addition to testimonies and hearing transcripts, the series also contains reports, correspondence, memorandums, pertinent printed materials, and copies of legislation. Topics addressed include mental health deinstitutionalization, children with handicaps, licensing of New York City teachers, education technology, and services to children at risk.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assembly Program and Counsel Staff Assembly bill files
Series Number
- L0007
Summary
- This series contains approximately 3,000 bill files from numerous Assembly standing committees including Aging, Children and Families, Economic Development, Education, Environmental Conservation, Health, Social Services, and Tourism. Files may include a copy of the bill, committee bill memorandum and/or memorandum in support of legislation, background material such as reports, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Program and Counsel Staff
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Gordon M. Ambach education policy papers
Series Number
- B1829
Summary
- The majority this series documents Gordon Ambach's efforts as Executive Director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to influence federal education policy. Also included are records from advisory boards of education consortiums, the Harvard Seminar on Equality of Educational Opportunity Report (SEEOR) and records related to the Yonkers desegregation. Ambach's personal papers detail his personal biography, his work outside of NYSED and the CCSSO, and his relationships with various contacts and colleagues.
Creator
- Ambach, Gordon M.
Access Restrictions
- There are restrictions to accessing some of the files in this series. These files are labeled "[restricted]" in the folder list.
Title
- Drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes
Series Number
- A1040
Summary
- This series contains rough drafts of laws on assessment and collection of taxes presumably made for the Revised Statutes published in 1829.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner's constitutional convention files
Series Number
- B0464
Summary
- This series documents the activities of Commisisoner James E. Allen in preparation for and during the 1967 New York State Constitutional Convention. Records include correspondence; reports; press releases; pamphlets; clippings; testimony; and publications of the Board of Regents and the Temporary State Commission on the Constitutional Convention. Correspondence and official position statements discuss impact of recent federal programs on education and local and state attempts to bolster existing state education infrastructure. Also included is a copy of the 1967 State Constitution.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- New Netherland Council Dutch colonial ordinances
Series Number
- A1875
Summary
- This series consists of ordinances, laws, and regulations enacted by the Council of the Colony of New York to govern and maintain order in the communities of New Netherland. The records, written in the Dutch language, address personal behavior; community standards in such areas as fire prevention, construction, and real estate; and commercial matters like customs, sales, licensing, fees and taxes on goods and services, tobacco, liquor, livestock, currency, ships and shipping, farming, and trapping.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection hearing files
Series Number
- L0209
Summary
- This series consist of transcripts of testimony, statements, and background information on consumer-related issues bearing on hearings conducted by the committee. Also included are annual legislative summaries and committee reports. Files concern hearings on food labeling; warranties and automobile "lemon laws"; home improvement contracts; pricing, especially of gasoline; purchasing; product quality; the funeral industry; hearing aids; advertising and children; and cable television.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.