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Displaying 268 Finding Aids
Title
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Director of Operations correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- B2740
Summary
- The series consists of the correspondence and subject files created by various Directors of Operations of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. The files reflect the duties of the Director of Operations and include records on topics dealing with the day-to-day and core development functions of Roosevelt Island.
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
- Roosevelt Island Development Corporation
- New York State Urban Development Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Office of Mental Health direction and supervision of program records
Series Number
- B2435
Summary
- This series documents long range plans; the development of policy for department programs; and the direction, control, and supervision of these programs. Records include budgets, reports, correspondence, memorandums, and long-term plans. Records that provide identifiable information regarding clients are excluded.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of the Chancellor external general files
Series Number
- B2636
Summary
- This series includes subject and correspondence files relating to organizations outside of the State University system. Records include correspondence with the chancellor, memorandums, reports, presentations, faculty appointment letters, grievance cases, resumes, salary schedules, newspaper clippings, publications, audits, meeting agendas and minutes, strategic plans, and progress reports. The records document local and statewide events influencing the development of policies within the SUNY system, as well as the involvement of organizations in various meetings and activities.
Creator
- State University of New York. Office of the Chancellor
Access Restrictions
- Certain records in this series contain information that may be restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- New York State Assistant Counsel to the Governor Subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2556
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence and subject files relating to mental health policy, clemency, the care of people with mental disabilities, the Willowbrook State School investigation, the reorganization of the Department of Mental Hygiene, the Rockland Psychiatric Center investigation, mental health and criminal justice legislation, and a state prison task force. Records include outgoing and some incoming correspondence, reports, draft memorandums, studies, notes and background materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Assistant Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- Records may contain restricted material. Consult with archivist before use.
Title
- Department of Law Legislative Bureau legislative program bill files
Series Number
- 15433
Summary
- These files document the Department of Law's own program bills, from initial conception to final action. Program bills initiated by the department cover a wide range of issues, including consumer finance, hazardous products and substances, environmental protection, housing codes, and civil and criminal procedure.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Legislative Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assistant Secretary for Reports subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2331
Summary
- This series consists of subject and correspondence files created by Assistant Secretary for Reports to Governor W. Averell Harriman, Daniel P. Moynihan. The records document the two major functions of the Assistant Secretary for Reports: to bring the State Government closer to the people and to keep the Governor informed on the developments and activities within the State departments and agencies. Many files concern the public relations and public informational aspects of New York State government.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Assistant Secretary for Reports
Access Restrictions
- Income tax file in Box 6 is restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Administrative files on establishment and early planning of the Adirondack Park Agency
Series Number
- 18880
Summary
- This series consists of records created during the establishment and early planning phases of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Records document six major initiatives undertaken during this period: Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks; Harris Petition; APA Private Land Use and Development Plan; APA rules and regulations; Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System (WSRRS) rules and regulations; and APA State Land Master Plan.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Assistant Secretary to the Governor subject files
Series Number
- B2325
Summary
- This series consists of subject, political, county briefing, and national files created by the office of the Assistant Secretary to Governor W. Averell Harriman. These records served as a reference file and related to numerous subjects with which the Governor's Office was concerned and about which the Governor made public speeches and pronouncements. Significant topics covered in the records include agriculture, nuclear energy, education, health care, and economics.
Creator
- New York (State). Assistant Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Robert Moses correspondence files
Series Number
- B2872
Summary
- This series consists of incoming correspondence received and outgoing correspondence created by Robert Moses during his tenure as president of the Long Island State Park Commission. Additional correspondence documents his work with the Jones Beach State Parkway Authority and Bethpage Park Authority, parkway construction in Long Island and New York City, and public works projects.
Creator
- Long Island State Park Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee to Inquire Into and Study Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures research and report files
Series Number
- L0149
Summary
- This series which concerns the Committee's analysis and reporting of legislative procedure and expenditure in New York, consist of correspondence, memorandums, reports, and completed questionnaires. Topics include the growing volume of bills; the concentration of legislative decisions toward the end of the session; the late introduction of bills; the role of Assembly and Senate Rules Committees; the organization and operation of standing committees; and the use of joint legislative committees and temporary commissions to assist the Legislature in its deliberations.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Inquire Into and Study Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Local war councils' and field representatives' city and county activity reports
Series Number
- A4324
Summary
- This series contains correspondence and memoranda sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by its field representatives or local war councils reporting on activities, personnel changes, and organizational issues. The OCM used the reports to monitor problems within the local councils. Topics include projected employment needs, women's role in the local labor market, child care needs, nursing recruitment, and volunteer recruitment.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence of county home defense committees
Series Number
- A4235
Summary
- This series consists of memoranda, letters, and resolutions sent to county home defense committees from the New York State Defense Council, and also correspondence from the various committees sent to the Council reporting on their organizing and program efforts. Topics include: assuring a workable system of transportation; monitoring food production and conservation; enrolling men for home defense; providing needed labor for defense industries; and supervising instruction in personal hygiene, first aid, and economy in the home.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- South Mall contract agreements
Series Number
- 18749
Summary
- The series consists of signed copies of contract agreements and related material (including transmittal letters, notes, memorandums on changes to contract amounts or payments, and copies of encumbrance requests) for architectural services and supplemental agreements for extension of the period of services to be performed in connection with work on Albany's South Mall project (later Empire State Plaza).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Law Revision Commission meeting agendas and working files
Series Number
- 19331
Summary
- This series consists of agendas and copies of documents presented to members of the Law Revision Commission for their consideration and action. These documents include updates on studies in progress at the time, plans for future studies, and various other reports prepared by commission staff.
Creator
- New York (State). Law Revision Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- General administrative files
Series Number
- A4394
Summary
- This series documents the Office of Civilian Protection's (OCP) efforts to establish and monitor adequate civil defense measures for New York State. The series includes correspondence with local war councils documenting personnel, activities, and equipment inventory; monthly reports from deputy directors on local war councils' civil defense organization and status; and bulletins, regulations, and memoranda from the OCP's director to local civil defense directors.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Director's office daybooks
Series Number
- 19441
Summary
- This series consists of daybooks with copies of the facility director's outgoing correspondence for the Adirondack Wilderness Challenge/Adirondack Residential Center, Brookwood Secure Center, Youth Leadership Academy, Taberg Residential Center, and Industry Resident Center.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services. Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- Direction and supervision of program records
Series Number
- 11960
Summary
- This series documents long range plans and establishment of policy for department programs. Records include budgets, reports, correspondence, memoranda, and long-term plans. These records help to establish activities of direction, control, and supervision of programs. Excluded are records that provide identifiable information pertaining to clients.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor W. Averell Harriman social files
Series Number
- B2343
Summary
- This series consists of records of the social or official engagements given by Governor and Mrs. Harriman or by the Governor alone while in office. Records include acceptances, regrets, guest and seating lists, thank-you notes, memoranda, and a few press releases relating to luncheons, dinners, parties, and other social or official events. There are several functions given in honor of heads of state in foreign countries highlighting Governor Harriman's former role as an ambassador from the United States.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.