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Displaying 17 Finding Aids
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
- 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
- New York State Assemblyman Maurice D. Hinchey issue files
Series Number
- L0006
Summary
- These files were compiled by staff of Assemblyman Maurice D. Hinchey. Topics include aid to education, energy, the Catskill Gateway project, and the construction of the North-South arterial in Kingston. Files contain correspondence, rough notes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, published reports, and meeting minutes. Also included are court and public and private hearing transcripts documenting the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation's investigations of the involvement of organized crime in the waste disposal industry.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1975-1992 : Maurice D. Hinchey)
Access Restrictions
- This series contains certain records to which access is restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
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
- Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Enforcement original orders of consent
Series Number
- 16942
Summary
- This series consists of non-routine consent orders involving cases relating to hazardous waste; cases encompassing multiple Department of Conservation (DEC) regions; cases involving novel issues of policy or law; cases appearing to conflict with DEC policy; or cases involving sensitive or controversial issues. Each consent order includes finding of violation, remedial program description, compliance timetable, interim proposals, orders to pay costs of investigation and remediation, penalties for non-compliance, and provisions for modifications or summary abatement orders.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Environmental Enforcement
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13063
Summary
- This series consists of subject and correspondence files of the commissioner. Typical records include briefing documents; reports; meeting files; speeches; interdepartmental memorandums; correspondence between members of the executive office; and correspondence with state and federal agencies, private and public groups, and individual members of the public.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Executive Office
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
- 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
- Hazardous waste site cases
Series Number
- 16943
Summary
- This series contains the main working files on hazardous waste site cases that are handled by the Division of Environmental Enforcement (DEE). These records are used predominantly to monitor enforcement of orders rendered in ongoing hazardous waste site cases. The records include correspondence, technical and summary reports, site maps, news releases, and usually a copy of the consent order.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Environmental Enforcement
Access Restrictions
- Series contains some restricted material. State Archives staff will review requests and disclose records in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- State wildlife pathologist subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2752
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, published and unpublished reports, memorandums, field notes, survey data, program proposals, and policies and procedures relating to the functions of the Department of Conservation's Wildlife Pathology Unit and state wildlife pathologist Ward Stone (1969-2010). Records primarily contain information regarding the evolution of ecological standards across New York State and its impact on wildlife management. Records also document Stone's tenure with the department and highlight the numerous environmental issues he raised while leading the Wildlife Pathology Unit.
Creator
- New York (State). Wildlife Pathology Unit
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review requests for documents and disclose information pursuant to the State Freedom of Information Law.
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.