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Displaying 268 Finding Aids
Title
- Department of Environmental Conservation departmental legislative proposals
Series Number
- 16867
Summary
- This series consists of records pertaining to formulation of departmental legislation. Record types include legislative proposals; legislative initiation forms; bills; documents tracking progress of bills; sponsor memorandums; comments from other agencies; position statements; and correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Legislative and Federal Liaison Office. Office of General Counsel
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Antitrust investigation and litigation files
Series Number
- 17123
Summary
- The Antitrust Bureau of the Department of Law reviews anti-competitive practices that raise prices paid by consumers and government to purchase goods and services necessary for everyday living and the proper functioning of government. The series consists of legal case files, briefs, settlement negotiations, investigation files, hearing records, related correspondence and memoranda, and some administrative records produced by the Antitrust Bureau and its predecessor agencies in investigating complaints and bringing civil and criminal actions against violators of the antitrust laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Antitrust Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Records may contain grand jury testimony which is closed under the Criminal Procedures Law, and other records that may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Use under supervision; reference archivist should scan contents and withhold any grand jury testimony for return to the Department of Law.
Title
- President/CEO subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2745
Summary
- This series consists of the correspondence and subject files created by the president/CEO of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC). The files mainly contain general administrative materials as well as records related to the core community development functions of RIOC.
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Children and Family Services facility director's general subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19442
Summary
- This series contains various log books for the Cass Residential Center. Included are memorandum log books containing various facility policies and procedural updates, a volunteer log, and AOD log books. Also included are general subject and correspondence files from the following facilities: Adirondack Wilderness Challenge/Adirondack Residential Center, Annsville Residential Center, Staten Island Residential Center, and Tryon Residential Center.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services. Facility Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration arbitration grievance files settled/withdrawn and Step Three grievance files
Series Number
- 18748
Summary
- This series consists of grievances that were settled or withdrawn prior to arbitration or begun at the agency level and then appealed. Records may include initial grievance statements, response by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER), a disposition memorandum, background material, notices of review, correspondence, grievance forms, and exhibits. Types of grievances include out-of-title work; leave, time absent, and scheduling disputes; discriminatory practices; and harassment.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Civil defense issues correspondence with other states
Series Number
- A4383
Summary
- This series contains material exchanged between the Office of Civilian Protection and other states' civil defense organizations in order to share information on operations, regulations, and issues such as blackouts and airplane spotting. A collection of civil defense newspapers from various states constitutes a large part of the series. Also found are civil defense annual or special reports, newspaper clippings about civil defense activities, and correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets and maps.
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
- Counsel to the Governor office files
Series Number
- B2341
Summary
- This series consists of records, including subject and personnel files, maintained by various staff members of the Counsel to the Governor's office. Other types of records include news clippings, correspondence, invitations, memorandums, press releases, and reports. Records in the series relate to subjects such as the National Guard legislative program, civil defense in the event of a natural disaster, military pension increases, amendments to the Waterfront Commission Act, and conflicts within county-level Democratic Party committees.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Power Authority contract records
Series Number
- B2340
Summary
- This series consists of copies of proposed and accepted contracts and other records, generated by the Counsel to Governor W. Averell Harriman, documenting the sale of St. Lawrence power by the New York State Power Authority. The Counsel to the Governor was responsible for clearing all contracts, as to content and form, which required the Governor's signature. Approximately half of the records in the series relate to contracts with the Reynolds Metals Company and the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Campus design and construction files
Series Number
- B0621
Summary
- This series consists of files documenting design and construction projects on the state-operated campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Included are master plans for campus construction; project specifications; work plans; project cost reports; contract proposals and evaluations; correspondence; memorandums; reports; brochures; booklets; newspaper clippings; press releases; speeches; hearing testimony; annual reports; and excerpts from minutes of the Board of Trustees. Also included are photographs, transparencies, maps, sectional drawings, designs, and floor plans.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund. Office of the General Manager
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor unidentified canal records
Series Number
- A4433
Summary
- This series apparently originated in work of the State Engineer and Surveyor. There is no clear relationship among the records; neither is it known who brought the records together, or for what purpose. Included are statistical data from the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor, field notes pertaining to the canal's Western Division, correspondence, copies of indentures of property and related blueprint maps, blueprint copies of estimates for materials, and notes of an inventory of canal contract materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Legislative Commission on Science and Technology correspondence, subject files, and draft legislation relating to maintenance of the state's infrastructure
Series Number
- L0110
Summary
- The Legislative Commission on Science and Technology drafted legislation to finance and carry out a comprehensive program of regular maintenance and repair of the state's roads, bridges and other public works. These files provide information on Commission strategies to get legislation passed and on how to finance and schedule a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance program. Records include correspondence, memorandums, notes, draft legislation, clippings, articles, public hearing testimony, speeches, press releases, and information on programs in other states.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Science and Technology
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Temporary exhibit planning and design files
Series Number
- B2647
Summary
- This series contains the planning and design files of temporary exhibits of the New York State Museum. Files include records of exhibits that were internally or externally sourced as well as travelling exhibits. Records in this series include brochures, exhibit scripts, planning schedules, exhibit drawings, inventory lists, and publicity and press materials.
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee records
Series Number
- B1960
Summary
- The Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee was established to advise the Governor on traffic safety policy matters and to assist in coordinating the work of the state agencies concerned with various aspects of the issue. Included are lists of members; agenda and minutes of the monthly meetings; memorandums; press releases; and recommendations and committee reports related to drivers' license suspensions.
Creator
- New York (State). Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations Executive Division employee relations officer memoranda
Series Number
- 16244
Summary
- The series consists of a copy of all policy statements or interpretive memorandums issued by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations and distributed to employee relations officers throughout New York State government.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Executive Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Issues files
Series Number
- L0221
Summary
- The series consists of memoranda, news clippings, draft copies of propositions, copies of hearing testimony, lists of citations to legislation, and related research materials pertinent to substantive issues discussed at the convention by committees on natural resources, education, and local government. Topics include a forest preserve, a state structure governing education, and a "bill of rights" for local government.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- County district administration and supervision files
Series Number
- B0482
Summary
- "County files" were created by the assistant commissioner responsible for supervising district superintendents of schools and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES). Files for district superintendents contain correspondence and memoranda concerning school district organization plans and proposals and building aid requested by schools recommended for reorganization. Information is available on school programs, facilities, local support for, and opposition to reorganization. Files for BOCES contain correspondence and reports concerning BOCES facilities and operations.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for District Organization and District Superintendents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inmate misbehavior case files
Series Number
- B1011
Summary
- This series documents instances of inmate misconduct, disciplinary action, and review of the disciplinary action by the institution's Adjustment Committee. Documentation usually includes memorandums and infraction reports describing misconduct; a summary of the infraction and resulting punishment; inmate's explanation; committee decision on the need for further review; and Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services decision. Files may include inmate letters usually describing situations of misconduct by other inmates.
Creator
- Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Assorted records
Series Number
- B1548
Summary
- The series consists of unrelated materials originally held as the archives of the Department of Civil Service. The records are unprocessed and the purpose for which they were gathered is unknown. Included are lists of classified positions; scattered reports of various units; statistical data from municipal civil service commissions; pamphlets on grievance procedures; and a host of scattered memoranda pertaining to a wide range of unassociated subjects.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Temporary Commission of Investigation master case files
Series Number
- 18266
Summary
- The Temporary State Commission of Investigation is authorized to conduct investigations in connection with the execution and enforcement of state laws affecting organized crime and racketeering; the conduct of state and local public officers and employees; and any matter concerning the public peace, public safety, and public justice. This series contain case files of investigations, and includes the commission's investigation of the "Apalachin Organized Crime Meeting".
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission of Investigation
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted by Laws of 1958, Chap. 989; Civil Rights Law, section 73.8; Civil Practice Law and Rules, section 3101(b), (c), and (d) and 4503(a); Freedom of Information Law, section 87.2(b), (e)(iii) and (iv), and (g). For further information, please contact the State Archives.
- 18266-96: Transcript of proceedings of a New Jersey grand jury (Box 6) is restricted. Remainder of the accretion is open for research.
Title
- Administrative and correspondence files
Series Number
- A4242
Summary
- This series consists of copies of legislation, organizational charts, requisitions, memoranda, informational circulars, reports, bulletins, minutes, and some correspondence relating to the organization and administration of the New York State Defense Council's war work. Consistent with the council's purpose to coordinate the military, industrial, agricultural, and commercial resources of the stateT, the series reflects cooperation with other state agencies (especially the Departments of Health, Agriculture, Education and the Food Supply Commission), the Council of National Defense, and the network of state home defense committees. Also Included are files of the council's Divisions of Films, Information, and Women as well as material related to committee work on highway transportation, provision of legal service, and the Liberty Loan campaign.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.