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Displaying 18 Finding Aids
Title
- Commission of Immigration typescript of report to the governor
Series Number
- A0491
Summary
- This is a carbon typescript of the Commission of Immigration's report to the governor, which was later published. Legislation of 1908 empowered the governor to appoint a nine-member Commission of Immigration to investigate the "condition, welfare, and industrial opportunities of aliens" in New York State. The report discusses these issues, and includes various legislative measures recommended by eight members of the commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission of Immigration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor's Advisory Commission on Liability Insurance public hearing and background files
Series Number
- 14520
Summary
- This series is the central file of public hearing information and background and administrative materials maintained by the Commission in carrying out its study and producing its report. The records reflect the Commission's charge to study and make recommendations on issues relating to liability insurance. The series includes public hearing files, legislative background files, and administrative files.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Advisory Commission on Liability Insurance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on Pensions minutes and memorandums
Series Number
- 14093
Summary
- This series documents the commission's work, retirement and pension legislation, issues concerning retirees and older workers, and the general development of public employee pensions and retirement systems in New York. The minutes document the commission's discussions and actions. Legislative memorandums list proposed or passed pension or retirement bills. General memorandums include routine announcements, correspondence, legal opinions, and detailed sub-committee and commission reports on various retirement and pension-related topics and issues (for example, extension of mandatory retirement age beyond seventy).
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Pensions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Temporary Commission on the Courts working card file
Series Number
- B2707
Summary
- This series consists of a working card file of the Temporary Commission on the Courts, chaired by Harrison Tweed. The file serves an index to the correspondence, legal authorities, and addresses associated with the records in Series A0002, Temporary Commission on the Courts records.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Courts
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Study Commission for New York City administrative and investigative files
Series Number
- A3337
Summary
- The State Study Commission for New York City was established in 1971. It investigated and prepared reports on the management of three New York City agencies, two housing programs, and the city pension system. The series consists of records of the commission's chief counsel, John F. Keenan, and document one of the many state efforts to investigate and reform New York City government. The records cover commission investigations of management controls in selected New York City agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). State Study Commission for New York City
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice administrative and hearing files
Series Number
- A3336
Summary
- The series consists of records of the commission which were compiled by its chief counsel and executive director, Roderick C. Lankler. The commission, commonly known as the "Liman Commission" after its chairman, Arthur L. Liman, was an advisory and fact-finding body appointed by Governor Carey to investigate prison overcrowding, jury selection reform, sentencing and parole laws and practices, and other aspects of the criminal justice system. The commission was discontinued shortly after Governor Mario M. Cuomo took office.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice
Access Restrictions
- Certain categories of documents are restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law, Sections 87.2.b (invasion of personal privacy), 87.2.e.iii (confidential sources), 87.2.g (internal communications), or other statutes.
Title
- Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks subject, correspondence, and meeting files
Series Number
- 10984
Summary
- This series contains mainly correspondence, reports, studies, and project proposals involving the temporary commission. The studies and recommendations of the commission led directly to the creation of the Adirondack Park Agency in 1971. Topics that appear repeatedly in recommendations, proposals, and letters of concern are public and private land; wildlife; water resources, quality and pollution; snowmobiles; hunting; the Gooley Dam; airplanes; scenic easements; logging; zoning; and recreation.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted to protect personal privacy. Resumes and social security numbers are found throughout the series.
Title
- Governor's Commission on Libraries public hearings files
Series Number
- B0927
Summary
- The Governor's Commission on Libraries was appointed by Governor Hugh Carey in 1976 to plan for the New York State Governor's Conference on Libraries, held in 1978. Prior to the Conference, the Commission held public hearings in Buffalo, New York City, Albany, and Syracuse. At these hearings, students, teachers, librarians, administrators, and others from public, private, school, and academic libraries expressed their concerns. The series contains transcripts of each day's hearings and written statements submitted to the Commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Commission on Libraries
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty First Century subject, correspondence, and meeting files
Series Number
- 16290
Summary
- This series documents the Commission's study of the Adirondack Park economy, the Adirondack Forest Preserve, private and state land management, and subdivision and development trends. Records include subject files; correspondence; audio tapes of commission meetings; copies of public meeting presentations; audio tapes of public meetings; and copies of consultants' reports on such issues as forest preserve management, outdoor recreation, the role of nonprofit third parties in land acquisition, and the history of private land use regulation in the Adirondack Park.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning minutes
Series Number
- B1358
Summary
- The minutes include discussions about the activities of the Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning, location space, lists of projects undertaken, lists of unfinished business, additional projects to be conducted, and progress reports. Also found in this series are lists of projects rescinded, laws relating to post-war planning, fund requests, interim reports, and final reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor's Health Care Advisory Board minutes and transcripts of board meetings
Series Number
- 19025
Summary
- This series consists mostly of minutes and transcripts of meetings of the Governor's Health Care Advisory Board. The board's mission was to evaluate and reform health care policy at the highest levels to provide a framework to improve the future of health care in New York State. Files include lists of members, agendas, meeting schedules, and background reports and statistical information on health care issues. Also included is information on the role of the Department of Health.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Health Care Advisory Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Health Planning Commission Chairperson's and Executive Director's subject files
Series Number
- 12983
Summary
- The Health Planning Commission was an interdepartmental health policy coordinating council created by executive order in 1967 to comply with the U.S. Public Health Service Act, PL 89-749. This series contains correspondence, reports, studies, and minutes reflecting implementation of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-641) and coordination of New York State health planning.
Creator
- New York State Health Planning Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Temporary Commission on the Courts records
Series Number
- A0002
Summary
- The duties of the Temporary Commission on the Courts were to make a comprehensive study of the state's judicial system and propose appropriate legislative and constitutional remedies for problems discovered. Records in this series document issues including, but not limited to selection of judges; proposed judiciary article of state constitution; operational costs of the court system; proposed rules and amendment of Civil Practice Act; legal issues involving children; calendar congestion and delay; court system structure; the Judicial Conference; and comparative negligence.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Courts
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice research, hearing, and study files
Series Number
- 13763
Summary
- The Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (Liman Commission) investigated prison overcrowding, jury selection reform, sentencing, parole and probation laws and procedures, and criminal justice information management. This series includes memos, correspondence, hearings, commission reports, and research, background, and study files.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Health Planning Commission subject files
Series Number
- A0738
Summary
- This series documents the 1975 reorganization of area Health Systems Agencies, the selection process for membership on state health councils, and the formation and initial activities of the State Health Planning Advisory Council and the State Advisory Council on the Handicapped. The records concern legislation, administrative structure, and political factors affecting organization of viable agencies; executive action creating the Advisory Councils; and structure and membership of state health councils.
Creator
- New York State Health Planning Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Fact Finding Panel on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility correspondence and background files
Series Number
- B0996
Summary
- On April 19, 1983, Governor Mario Cuomo proposed creation of a fact finding panel "to develop clearly derived, reliable and objective information on the economic costs and safety of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility." This series is comprised of materials collected in the course of the Panel's study. The records provide information and comments on the economic impact of preventing Shoreham's operation and on possible safety hazards of allowing it to operate.
Creator
- New York (State). Fact Finding Panel on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on Sentencing Reform meeting and public hearing records, subject and correspondence files, and reports
Series Number
- B2541
Summary
- The New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform was created pursuant to Executive Order #10 in March 2007 to review New York's extensive sentencing structure and practices, community supervision, and alternatives to incarceration. The series documents the Commission's hearings, its consultations with experts in the field, and its extensive research.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Sentencing Reform
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.