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Title
- Governor Alfred E. Smith central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_53A
Summary
- Alfred E. Smith served four terms as governor of New York. He is best remembered for advocating a comprehensive program aimed at reforming the administration of state government. His central subject and correspondence files pertain to an array of topics of critical importance during the post-World War I era and the 1920s. Topics of special interest include postwar readjustment, reorganization of state government, enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment (prohibition), industrial relations, and Moreland Act investigations of state agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1919-1920, 1923-1928: Smith)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.
Title
- Draft report file
Series Number
- L0034
Summary
- This series consists of draft and final versions of the four-volume published report, Revolutionary Radicalism, submitted by the Committee to the New York State Senate in April 1920. The report is an exhaustive account of the Committee's investigations with extensive information on suspected radical organizations active in New York, the United States, and throughout the world. Many of the documents found in other record series of the Committee are published in the final report.
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
- Governor Thomas E. Dewey central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_55;_13682_55A
Summary
- Thomas E. Dewey's governorship blended fiscal conservatism with a personal conviction that government bore a share of the responsibility for the welfare of the citizenry. During his tenure, New York's state university system was established and construction of the New York State Thruway was begun. These records also document post-war economic readjustment, sponsorship of social legislation, including the landmark 1945 "Law against Discrimination," and investigations of conditions in mental hospitals, including management and affairs of Creedmoor State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1943-1954 : Dewey)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities New York City maps outlining concentrations of ethnic groups
Series Number
- L0041
Summary
- This series consists of two annotated print maps of New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, the western part of the borough of Bronx, and a small portion of the borough of Queens, produced by staff of the Lusk Committee in furtherance of its objective to gather information about suspected radical groups in New York State. The maps are colored to show sections where various ethnic and racial populations were concentrated in 1919; numbers are used to show locations of both suspected radical group meetings and radical newspapers published in the city.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.