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Title

Subject files related to interaction with Hooker Chemical Corporation and others

Series Number

22573

Summary

This series consists of documents on various topics relating directly to Hooker Chemical Corporation and other entities potentially connected to the Love Canal hazardous waste site, as well as general information about solid waste and wastewater disposal. Several of the files appear to contain detailed, original documentation and reports on various aspects of the Love Canal event.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Love Canal case files

Series Number

B2393

Summary

Series consists of records used to litigate cases related to the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law. Environmental Protection Bureau

Access Restrictions

Portions of this series may be restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation hazardous waste survey company responses

Series Number

22572

Summary

This series contains responses from two hazardous waste surveys. The first was conducted by Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters (Albany) staff in 1976-1977, where staff interviewed companies throughout the state that were engaged in hazardous waste activities and completed a form template. The second was administered by the Interagency Task Force (IATF) investigating waste disposal in Erie and Niagara Counties in 1978-1979. Files for the second survey include responses from multiple companies, including Allied Chemical Corporation, Hooker Chemical & Plastics Corporation, and Union Carbide Corporation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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

Governor Hugh L. Carey Executive Chamber news summary

Series Number

13702

Summary

Drawn from wire service news and upstate New York newspapers, the "Executive Chamber News Summary," was an internal publication designed to keep the governor, lieutenant governor, and staff informed on issues and events during the Carey administration. The publication touched on major issues and events, including crime, correctional facilities, and criminal justice; Love Canal and hazardous waste; state and federal abortion policy; gun control; race and sex discrimination; elections; government spending; and state employee salaries and pension funds.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1975-1982 : Carey)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Governor's speech files

Series Number

13704

Summary

These files contain drafts, final versions, and summaries of the governor's speeches, dedications, remarks, and testimonies. Also included are notes; corrections; schedules of events; background materials; and press releases. The speeches address issues such as economics; housing; banking; trade; health and nutrition; energy; mass transit; the Cold War; Love Canal; 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid; and 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Press Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Department of Health photographs of laboratory research activities

Series Number

B1629

Summary

This series consists of photographs of health research operations. Some depict the Center for Laboratories and Research and an exhibit of herbals. Others show construction and evacuation processes during the work of the interagency task force handling the Love Canal disaster in Niagara Falls.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Governor printed reports and studies

Series Number

B0294

Summary

Executive Chamber staff maintained this report file to track the status of current policies and issues. The file includes draft and final versions of the governor's annual messages to the legislature; reports and plans of state agencies, commissions, task forces, advisory boards, councils, and private businesses hired by the state; state budget records; and statistical reports. These reports cover numerous subjects, such as: health care; child welfare; domestic violence; substance abuse; crime; gambling; education; economic conditions; tourism; and pollution.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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

New York State Assembly Task Force on Toxic Substances interviews and hearing files regarding alleged Army toxic dumping

Series Number

L0133

Summary

The series consists of evidence gathered during the Task Force investigation of alleged Army dumping of radioactive materials into the Love Canal. The evidence was given at public hearings, in interviews conducted by Task Force investigators, and in interviews conducted by the Army during its own investigation. Evidence includes eyewitness accounts of Army dumping and contamination in the Love Canal and details related to procedures for production, storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous materials at government facilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on Toxic Substances

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Governor's Love Canal Inter-Agency Task Force Chairman's files

Series Number

13430

Summary

This series consists of files generated by commissioner William C. Hennessy, while serving as chairman of an emergency multi-agency task force on the Love Canal disaster. Files also contain records sent to Hennessey's office in Albany from the DOT regional office in Buffalo. That office managed department policies in Region 5 (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties). Records include copies of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, toxicity maps, affidavits and exhibits, meeting minutes, contract documents and specifications, and subject files.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Love Canal Inter-Agency Task Force

Title

Subject and correspondence files

Series Number

22574

Summary

This series contains news releases, reports, memoranda, correspondence, and hearing statements generated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as part of its participation on the Interagency Task Force (IATF) that investigated the Love Canal disaster.

Creator

• New York (State). Interagency Task Force on Hazardous Wastes

Access Restrictions

Box 1 and 3 are partially restricted by Civil Practice Law and Rules section 3101(b) and (c) (attorney-client privileged correspondence and attorney work-product). Box 3 also partially restricted by Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(d) and 89.5(a)(1) making trade secrets exempt from disclosure.

Title

New York State Assembly Task Force on Toxic Substances reports file

Series Number

L0134

Summary

The series contains reports either created or used by the Assembly Task Force on Toxic Substances in its investigation. Reports of note include the Task Force's preliminary report to Assembly Speaker Fink; and its interim report, "The Federal Connection: A History of U.S. Military Involvement in the Toxic Contamination of Love Canal and the Niagara Frontier Region" (May 29, 1980). Additional records include a very small amount of correspondence and background files on the Task Force investigation.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on Toxic Substances

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

"Love Canal, a special report to the governor and legislature"

Series Number

B2548

Summary

This series consists of one published report on the topic of the Love Canal landfill, issued by the New York State Office of Public Health with the assistance of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Public Health

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Love Canal records

Series Number

B2569

Summary

This series includes records from activities relating to the initial investigation of the Love Canal site, the development and implementation of the "decision on habitability" and revitalization efforts, and the follow-up health study.

Creator

• New York (State). Center for Environmental Health

Access Restrictions

Resident health questionnaires and medical records are restricted in accordance with Public Health Law § 206 (l)(j), Personal Privacy Protection Law § 96 2 (b) and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). State Archives staff will review remaining documents and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law.