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Displaying 663 Finding Aids
Title
- Committee bill files
Series Number
- L0185
Summary
- These bill files reflect the Higher Education Committee's responsibility to initiate and review legislation relevant to higher education and the professions in New York State. Bill files typically contain copies of draft legislation, research notes, memoranda in favor of legislation, newspaper clippings, and other related materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Higher Education Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assemblyman William B. Hoyt voting record files
Series Number
- L0191
Summary
- This series consists of computer-generated lists of floor votes cast by by Assemblyman William B. Hoyt during regular sessions of the State Assembly. The following information may be included: bill number (Senate/Assembly), date, and title/description; vote type (roll call or unanimous); vote totals (for both yea/nay); and Assemblyman Hoyt's actual vote.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative Women's Caucus oral history project tapes
Series Number
- B1435
Summary
- The Legislative Women's Caucus was formed to serve as an advocate for programs and services that benefit women; to insure their full participation in government and politics; and to provide a network of support for women serving in the New York State Legislature. The Oral History Project documents through oral history interviews, the careers of women who have served in the legislature since 1960. This series consists of audio cassettes and typed transcriptions of interviews with women legislators.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislative Women's Caucus
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to Governor Cuomo's proclamations, press releases, and addresses
Series Number
- B1421
Summary
- This series consists of 3" x 5" index cards with typescript information on Governor Mario Cuomo's proclamations, press releases announcing appointments (labeled "appointments"), addresses, general press releases (labeled "miscellaneous"), and special messages. The index was created by staff of the Executive Chamber to provide access to the governor's communication files.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1983-1994 : Cuomo)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Cyber Security archived websites
Series Number
- B2128
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible Web sites of the New York State Office of Cyber Security, which prior to its June 2010 merger into the new Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services was known as the Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Cyber Security
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Assembly Task Force on School Finance and Real Property hearing transcripts
Series Number
- L0146
Summary
- This series contains transcripts and statements from hearings on legislative options for establishing new real property tax systems in New York State. The testimony includes information on how the existing system affects commercial interests, the impact on the State's economy of shifting taxes from commercial to residential property, options for a classification system that provides tax relief for taxpayers, and whether these systems would be uniform across the state or adjust to local conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on School Finance and Real Property Taxation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate session transcripts
Series Number
- L0242
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of regular sessions of the New York State Senate. Each transcript is dated and gives names of the Senate President or Acting President and the Secretary of the Senate.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assembly Office of the Minority Leader press releases
Series Number
- L0219
Summary
- Press releases issued by the assembly minority leader's office address a variety of topics including medicaid funding; educational funding; state aid for soil and water conservation districts; proposed upgrading of road, rail, and air travel facilities; special education programs; prevention of child abuse and neglect; effectiveness of state agency services; public sector management and productivity; development of rural resources; crime prevention; and tax reform. Series also includes summaries of bills, suggested radio scripts, and speeches.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of the Minority Leader
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Nylink archived website
Series Number
- B2288
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the publicly accessible website of Nylink, a State University of New York entity that provided cataloging and other services to libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions in New York State.
Creator
- Nylink
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
- Governor press releases
Series Number
- 13688
Summary
- Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of governor's press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Occasionally a press release will include, or consist entirely of, the text of a piece of legislation, a statement by the governor, an Executive Order or proclamation, or a government report.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Motion picture film
Series Number
- L0225
Summary
- This series consists of motion picture films collected or maintained by the Assembly Radio-Television Photography Unit. Subjects of the films are typically activities of the legislature or social issues including gambling, rent control, and teenage drinking. Of particular interest are two editions of "Eye On Albany" that deal with the issue of rent control in the early 1960s.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Majority Radio-Television and Photography Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Original colonial laws
Series Number
- A0212
Summary
- This series contains bills passed by the colonial legislature and signed into law. Each engrossed bill contains the text of the bill, signatures of the Assembly speaker and Governor, dates of passed and signed, bill number, a short title, date bill was sent to the Council, and notes by the Council secretary to the Council relating to dates of first and subsequent readings, of any amendments and commitments, and of final approval.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Council
Access Restrictions
- Original records are restricted: published versions are first use copies.
Title
- Printer's receipt book
Series Number
- L0083
Summary
- The series records the date that the Convention printer, J.B. Lyon Co., received an order from the Convention Secretary to print amendments, journals, calendars, and other materials. For each item to be printed, the volume indicates: date printing order received; introductory numbers of amendments to be printed; dates of journals, calendars, and other documents to be printed; and signature showing receipt of the order by the printer.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and administrative files
Series Number
- L0040
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence between Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities members, staff, and investigators relating to the committee's objective to gather information and evidence about suspected radical groups and individuals. Additional documentation of the body, known as the "Lusk Committee" for its chairman Clayton R. Lusk, includes memorandums, expense records, employment applications, and reports on the use of committee investigators.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Governor alphabetic card index to governors' correspondence files
Series Number
- A3218
Summary
- Staff of the Governor's office maintained this index to facilitate access to governors' correspondence files. The series indexes portions of three series: 1) Appointment Correspondence Files (series A0612), indexing files from 1907-1928; 2) Central Subject and Correspondence Files (series 13682), indexing files of Governor Alfred E. Smith; and 3) Investigation Case Files of Charges and Complaints Against Public Officials and Agencies (series A0531), indexing case files from about 1907-1920.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Serphin R. Maltese archived websites
Series Number
- B2238
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Serphin R. Maltese.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1988-2008 : Serphin R. Maltese)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- First constitution of the State of New York
Series Number
- A1802
Summary
- The first constitution of the State of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York at Kingston on April 20, 1777. This draft contains numerous strikeouts, additions, and corrections. At the end are the signatures of Leonard Gansevoort, President Pro Temp., and a certificate by J.V.N. Yates, Secretary of State, dated August 30, 1821, acknowledging receipt of the manuscript by John McKesson. Following is a letter of McKesson, noting sections were missing.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted: digitized and published versions are first-use copies.
Title
- Senator John J. Bonacic archived websites
Series Number
- B2210
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official websites of Senator John J. Bonacic.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1999-2018 : John J. Bonacic)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Constitutional Convention, 1967 committee reports published as convention documents
Series Number
- L0153
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.