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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

Governor's Committee to Review New York State Laws and Procedures in the Area of Human Rights public hearing, research, and report files

Series Number

10994

Summary

This series is the central file of correspondence, public hearing information, and background materials maintained by the Committee in carrying out its studies and producing its report. The records reflect the Committee's charge to review and make recommendations concerning New York's human rights laws and procedures. The series consists of reports and subject files related to affirmative action, banking, employment discrimination, employers' use of arrest records, segregation and discrimination in education and housing, and the status of migrant workers.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Committee to Review New York State Laws and Procedures in the Area of Human Rights

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Executive Director's files

Series Number

19790

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, and related records documenting the work of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence in promoting the use of Kingian Nonviolence. Additional records of the commission and institute include training publications, video tapes of conferences and events, annual report videos, and meeting minutes.

Creator

• New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review records and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law.

Title

Division of Human Rights Office of Counsel subject and correspondence files

Series Number

19281

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, manuals, bulletins, training materials, complainant information sheets, staffing records, and other records which document the division's general policies, positions, strategies, and interaction with other agencies. Many records document a class action suit in which the division was ordered to clear a fourteen-year backlog of discrimination cases.

Creator

• New York (State). State Division of Human Rights

Access Restrictions

Records pertaining to discrimination cases are restricted in part. Disclosable documents include the initial complaint and the final determination. Other documents will be disclosed as permitted by the New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).

Title

Division of Human Rights executive subject and correspondence files

Series Number

19280

Summary

The Division of Human Rights is empowered to prevent and eliminate practices of discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, or physical disability. These records, which include correspondence, inter-agency memorandums, reports, meeting minutes, and policy material, reflect division activities. Records may be restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Division of Human Rights

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. Series contains copies of documents relating to discrimination cases. Disclosable documents among these include the initial complaint and the final determination. Other documents will be disclosed as permitted by the New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).

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.