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Title

Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Commissioner's Office correspondence files

Series Number

B2687

Summary

This series contains correspondence files generated by the commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and its successor, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Judiciary subject files

Series Number

B2335

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to New York State courts. The Counsel's responsibilities advising the Governor on policy and program matters and making recommendations on proposed legislationand on all appointments to the judiciary. Records relate to the New York State Courts and the Temporary State Commission on the Courts, and focus on court organization and appointments, salaries and workloads of judges.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Authorities subject files

Series Number

B2334

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to New York State authorities. The Counsel's responsibilities included clearing all contracts that required the Governor's signature, making recommendations on proposed legislation, and advising on policy and program matters. Records include correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, reports, plans, press releases, copies of legislative bills and acts, and newspaper clippings relating to the administrative, legal, jurisdictional and legislative aspects of New York State authorities.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor W. Averell Harriman central subject and correspondence files

Series Number

13682_07

Summary

W. Averell Harriman's single term as governor represents the only interlude during the period from 1943-1973 in which the Democratic Party held the governorship. Harriman's central subject and correspondence files document the governor's efforts to introduce new programs in the areas of mental health, aging, poverty relief, civil rights, consumer affairs, housing, highways, and aid to education. The records also document the governor's involvement in national politics, especially during the 1956 presidential election.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Political papers of Frank Wayland Higgins

Series Number

B1945

Summary

This series documents Frank Wayland Higgins' political career as New York State Senator, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor. The bulk of the series consists of newspaper clippings of articles and political cartoons, invitations to social occasions, correspondence, and telegrams housed in scrapbooks. A significant portion of the records document Higgins' campaigns for office, as well as the struggle for power in the Republican Party.

Creator

• Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor W. Averell Harriman campaign records

Series Number

B1947

Summary

This series documents W. Averell Harriman's campaigns for governor of New York in 1954 and 1958, and for president in 1956. It is divided into five subseries: 1954 New York State Gubernatorial Campaign Files; 1954 General Election Files; 1956 Campaign and Election Files; 1958 Gubernatorial Campaign Files; and 1958 Election Records.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Land management files

Series Number

B2296

Summary

This series consists of files documenting discussions of land permit and land abandonment issues throughout the Barge Canal System. Records consist chiefly of correspondence between the main canal office and Department of Transportation Regional Offices (later Canal Corporation Divisional Offices). Background documentation, such as maps, is also sometimes included.

Creator

• New York State Canal Corporation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Consumer Counsel to the Governor outreach records

Series Number

B2646

Summary

This series documents outreach efforts conducted by the consumer counsel to Governor Averell Harriman, including conferences, television and radio appearances, and the publication of informational fliers and pamphlets. Records include published fliers and pamphlets; transcripts of conferences, television appearances, and radio programs; and summaries of public events. Records relate to such subjects as consumer credit, the marketing of dairy products, protection of elderly consumers, and television servicing.

Creator

• New York (State). Consumer Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hearing, research, and report files

Series Number

10992

Summary

These files were compiled by commission member William J. Ronan, and include meeting minutes; correspondence; memoranda; newspaper clippings; journal articles; press releases; lists of convention delegates; draft reports; and background materials used in the preparation of reports. The records pertain to all of the various subject areas upon which the commission focused its investigations.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Constitutional Convention

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Personal correspondence

Series Number

B2326

Summary

This series consists of letters received and copies of letters sent to James L. Sundquist, Assistant Secretary to Governor W. Averell Harriman from January 1, 1955 to December 1956. The letters relate to non-official affairs, and include requests for jobs, invitations, congratulation letters for Sundquist's new position, and political inquiries.

Creator

• Sundquist, James L.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Consumer Counsel to the Governor subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2332

Summary

This series consists of records pertaining to the activities of the Consumer Counsel to Governor W. Averell Harriman, Dr. Persia Campbell, and her staff. Records relate to such subjects as: aging, credit sales, food additives, funeral costs, purchasing and maintenance of homes, Long Island Railroad fares, milk marketing, television servicing, trading stamps and wage assignments. The Consumer Counsel was responsible for advising Governor Harriman on matters affecting consumers, and working to protect consumers from fraud and misrepresentation.

Creator

• New York (State). Consumer Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Staff research files on civil service reform

Series Number

13256

Summary

This series contains staff research files on civil service reform generated by the Commission on Management and Productivity in the Public Sector. The records consist of correspondence; public hearings; material on civil service in other states; reports done within and outside the department; reports on civil service done by the Commission under an IPA grant; Commission final reports; other materials used in completing the Commission reports; and proposed revisions to the Civil Service law.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Management and Productivity in the Public Sector

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor's Conference on City and Village Traffic Safety records

Series Number

B2327

Summary

This series consists of drafts of speeches and statements and final copies of the statements made by State officials at the Governor's Conference on City and Village Traffic Safety; minutes of the conference; brochures containing reports, agendas, and press releases; correspondence and memoranda relating to the monthly accident reports from police chiefs; and press releases, text of speeches, statements, articles and reports relating to traffic safety in general and especially to the problems of seat belts in automobiles.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Assistant Secretary for Reports

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Director's files

Series Number

21781

Summary

This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence from the Inspector General on matters pertaining to case investigations and activities of the agencies; memoranda on the status of long-term cases; monthly reports to the Director from the Chief Investigator; and notes on pending prosecutions.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Welfare Inspector General. Director's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board on Electric Generation Sitting and the Environment project application case files

Series Number

B2911

Summary

This series consists of case files created by the Board on Electric Generation Sitting and the Environment in the process of reviewing applications to construct and site major electric generating facilities.

Creator

• New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment

Access Restrictions

Critical infrastructure information about power generation and transmission facilities is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, section 86.5 and 87.2(i).

Title

New York State Theatre Institute transitional records

Series Number

22471

Summary

The correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases, and other records in this series document the New York State Theatre Institute's (NYSTI) various struggles for existence after being faced with major financial cuts, both in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. The bulk of the records concern NYSTI's operations in 1991-1992, when it was being evicted from its center of operations, The Egg in Albany.

Creator

• New York State Theatre Institute

Access Restrictions

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

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Files of the investigation of Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi

Series Number

B1941

Summary

This series consists primarily of documents obtained by the Special Counsel to Governor George Pataki in connection with the governor's investigation of potential ethics violations made by then-New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi. Records were supplied mostly by the Office of the State Comptroller in response to subpoenas. Records were also supplied by the General Counsel to the Office of the New York City Comptroller in response to subpoenas, by the New York State Ethics Commission, and by other sources.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
• New York (State). Governor (1995-2006 : Pataki)

Access Restrictions

All records in this series are restricted with the exception of the contents of Box 14 (Assurance in Continuance in the Matter of Alan G. Hevesi, Office of the State Comptroller, Dec. 12, 2006). This series may be used only with permission of the Executive Chamber, Counsel of the Governor.

Title

Canal trails project files

Series Number

22459

Summary

This series covers those segments of the New York Canalway Trail that were owned by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), and therefore contains records created during the period in which OPRHP managed those segments. Records include reports, correspondence, maps, memoranda, photographs and slides, inspection reports, landowner agreements, legislation, planning files, individual trail master plans, copies of master plans of towns impacted by trail development, environmental impact statements and environmental assessments, and other related background materials.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Planning Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor Press Office subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2523

Summary

The records in this series relate to all aspects of Communications and Press Office operations. Included are correspondence and memoranda to and from the director and press secretary, and working papers on specific subjects. Files are present for the Governor Hugh L. Carey and Mario M. Cuomo administrations.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Press Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor Malcolm Wilson central subject and correspondence files

Series Number

13682_78A

Summary

The central subject and correspondence files of Governor Malcolm Wilson relate to issues such as the aftermath of the Watergate scandal; race relations; abortion legislation; drug addiction and prevention; capital punishment; the energy crisis; labor relations and strikes; conflict in the Middle East; and the return of American servicemen from Vietnam.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1973-1974 : Wilson)