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Displaying 35 Finding Aids
Title
- Planning and promotional records for the opening of the New York State Museum
Series Number
- A4611
Summary
- This series contains planning and promotional documents for the grand opening celebration of the New York State Museum (July 1-4, 1976) at its new location at the Cultural Education Center in the Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York. Included are Museum Opening Committee agendas and meeting minutes, press releases, transcripts of speeches, invitations and programs, posters, pamphlets, and other promotional materials, plans for various events, exhibit planning notes, and black and white photographic prints.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- South Mall project specifications
Series Number
- 16195
Summary
- Architectural project specifications define the procedural and administrative requirements for a project, as well as the materials, equipment, products, systems, and standards of workmanship required for the project's completion. This series contains specifications relating to all components of the South Mall construction project.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Empire State Plaza art collection records
Series Number
- B2639
Summary
- These records document the acquisition, accession, loan, conservation, and use of the artwork collection which was assembled under the direction of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller during the construction of the Empire State Plaza. The artwork collection includes paintings, sculptures, and mixed media forms of art.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Curatorial and Visitor Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- South Mall project site acquisition and clearance files
Series Number
- 16209
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memorandums, weekly inspection reports, contract specifications, and engineering drawings and plans related to the South Mall (Empire State Plaza) project site. The records document the interaction of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Department of Public Works, and Office of General Services in acquiring land and property for the South Mall site, and in overseeing the demolition of buildings at the site.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of South Mall Construction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- South Mall project claims records
Series Number
- 16198
Summary
- This series consists of materials used by the legal staff of the Office of General Services to negotiate and/or litigate claims by South Mall (Empire State Plaza) project contractors and consultants which could not be settled under the Equitable Adjustment Act of 1969.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- George A. Fuller Company chronological correspondence files
Series Number
- 16211
Summary
- This series consists of yellow carbon copies of outgoing correspondence and inter-office memoranda authored by the George A. Fuller Company's manager of the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) construction project. Correspondence and memoranda address every aspect of project management including work proposals and cost estimates, plans and specifications, contracts, subcontractors, work schedules, inspection of completed work, and fire and safety regulations.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- 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.
Title
- Interview transcripts for book, Oreos and Dubonnet: Remembering Nelson A. Rockefeller
Series Number
- B2731
Summary
- This series consists of word-processed partial transcriptions of interviews conducted by Joseph H. Boyd, Jr. for the book co-authored by him and Charles R. Holcomb, published by SUNY Press in 2012.
Creator
- New York State Archives Partnership Trust
Access Restrictions
- SUNY Press is the registered copyright owner of the published material.
Title
- 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)
Title
- 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.
Title
- Office of General Services archived websites
Series Number
- B2103
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office of General Services.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index of South Mall project contracts and specifications
Series Number
- B1350
Summary
- This series, which identifies each project specification by the building, structural component, or system to which it applies, is a master index to the South Mall project specifications found in Series 16195. The index also contains an abstract of the contents of each specification and a short history of its contract administration.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- 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.
Title
- Governor audiovisual records
Series Number
- 13700
Summary
- This series consists of audio and video tape cassettes, motion picture films, and reel-to-reel audio tapes documenting the activities of New York's governors. Included are tapes and films of Thomas E. Dewey, W. Averell Harriman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Malcolm Wilson, Hugh L. Carey, and Mario M. Cuomo. The tapes and films cover such events as: gubernatorial inaugurations; annual state-of-the-state addresses; budget messages; press conferences; interviews; radio and television announcements; award and dedication ceremonies; and meetings with government officials and representatives.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement
Series Number
- A3321
Summary
- This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- 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.
Title
- George A. Fuller Company Safety Department records
Series Number
- 16214
Summary
- This series consists of the office files of Carlton F. Freeberg, George A. Fuller Company South Mall Project Safety Director. Records in this series fall into four major subject categories: 1) personal injuries and accidents; 2) fires, fire watch, and watchmen reports; 3) inspections; and 4) violations and recommendations.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction
Access Restrictions
- Information about identified workers who suffered injuries during South Mall construction is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, Personal Privacy Protection Law, and other statutes. Archivist must review records to identify disclosable information.
Title
- Harrison and Abramovitz South Mall project design implementation files
Series Number
- 16188
Summary
- The architectural firm of Harrison and Abramovitz was responsible for the overall design of the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) structure. The series contains correspondence, reports, scattered architectural drawings, work point index sheets, and schedules of hardware related to the implementation of Harrison and Abramovitz 's designs. The records document daily issues that arose during the construction process, rather than the development of original designs.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive office capital construction files
Series Number
- 15759
Summary
- This series includes a wide variety of documents relating to the financing of state construction projects through local government bond issuances. The majority of the records concern financing for the Albany Empire State Plaza (South Mall) project, but there are also files on state office building construction projects in other cities including Binghamton, Utica, and Watertown.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.