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Displaying 268 Finding Aids
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
- 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
- Campus planning files
Series Number
- 15425
Summary
- The series consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence from the Office of the General Manager regarding capital projects at various campuses, including community colleges, which comprise the State University system. Files may also include copies of capital construction budget requests; funding proposals; audit reports; building bid specifications; and rental and/or lease agreements.
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 Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems subject, correspondence, and report files
Series Number
- 17636
Summary
- The Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems studies and makes recommendations about all aspects of public employee retirement programs including benefits, funding, cost, and administration. This series consists of subject and correspondence files; consultants' reports; and summaries of legislative activity regarding public employee pensions, copies of bills introduced, relevant memorandums, and fiscal notes from the Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems.
Creator
- New York (State). Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative history files
Series Number
- B1571
Summary
- This series consists of files, maintained by executive officials of the Insurance Department, documenting legislative histories of numerous proposed bills affecting the industry. Records include memoranda, correspondence, reports, copies of legislation, and related material. Issues include state regulation, mass marketing of group and casualty insurance, and reporting of agent's license qualification examinations.
Creator
- New York (State). Insurance Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Collective bargaining files
Series Number
- 20717
Summary
- These files document the Budget Services Unit's participation in collective bargaining negotiations. The Unit's particular focus is to provide input on the fiscal consequences of proposed contractual settlements. Records include pre-negotiation planning records; public employee union and State demands; negotiation minutes; subject files; and memoranda of understanding and related records. Records also include internal memoranda and analyses examining the fiscal consequences of proposed settlements.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget. Budget Services Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Historian's background files on records transfers
Series Number
- B1570
Summary
- The series consists of memoranda, correspondence, inventories and descriptions, and related files pertaining to the retention and disposition of historical records from executive branch state agencies. The bulk of material relates to records transfers, but there is a small amount of information on retention policy and general instructions.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Comptroller's outgoing correspondence files
Series Number
- 18262
Summary
- This series consists of copies of outgoing correspondence created by the offices of State Comptrollers H. Carl McCall and Edward Regan. Correspondence is addressed to state agencies, private businesses, federal and local government agencies, constituent organizations, and other public and private organizations and individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Assembly press releases listing bills approved or vetoed by the governor
Series Number
- L0163
Summary
- This series consists of press releases issued by the Secretary to the Governor listing bills approved or vetoed by the Governor. There are separate releases for bills approved and bills vetoed. Press releases for approved bills include chapter number, Assembly or Senate bill number, person introducing bill, and a short title of the bill. Press releases for vetoed bills typically but not always include the Governor's veto memorandum which indicates why the bill was disapproved.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Environmental Conservation Central Planning Office State environmental plan files
Series Number
- 20138
Summary
- The series consists of the files of F.W. Howell, head of the Central Planning Office of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Included are draft versions of the state environmental plan; correspondence regarding the plan's development and potential effects; comments received from interested parties on the draft plan; records of public hearings on the proposed plan, including ten (7-inch) reel-to-reel tapes of various hearings; news clippings concerning the proposed plan; and related records.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Central Planning Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Bureau of Nursing Education institutional nursing program files
Series Number
- 19340
Summary
- The Bureau of Nursing Education's main functions are reviewing, assessing, and accrediting registered, practical, professional, and advanced specialty nursing programs in New York State. Individual files typically contain applications for accreditation; feasibility studies; pre-opening site visit reports; institutional evaluation reports; annual narrative reports submitted by the institutions; memorandums; correspondence; and other documents associated with the bureau's review and evaluation functions.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Nursing Education
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
- Assembly Speaker's Office subject files
Series Number
- L0017
Summary
- These files, compiled by staff of Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink, contain background information on legislative subject areas and correspondence between the Speaker and other legislators, interest groups, state agency officers, local officials, and private citizens concerning proposed legislation. Also included are memorandums, copies of bills, press releases, newsletters, and petitions. Subjects include labor, veterans affairs, infrastructure, abortion, Love Canal, and the Democratic National Committee.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of the Speaker
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Examining physicians' memoranda file
Series Number
- B0134
Summary
- The series consists of brief memorandums from physicians to prison authorities usually recommending appropriate medical care or end of need for medical care for incarcerated patients that the physicians have examined. Many memorandums recommend that an incarcerated individual be mustered out of the military squad because of a medical problem. Memorandums include date, addressee, consecutive number, last name of the incarcerated individual, and physicians name and title. The name of physician is often omitted.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Information in these records, the disclosure of which would result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, may be withheld in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) sect. 87.2(b) and 89.2(b)(ii) and Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL) sect. 96.1(c) and 96.2.
Title
- Investigation files
Series Number
- B2737
Summary
- This series consists of digital surrogates of paper records that the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying created or gathered as it investigated the anti-casino campaign funded by Trump Hotels and Resort Casinos, Ikon Public Affairs, and the New York Institute for Law and Society.
Creator
- New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying
Access Restrictions
- Account numbers included in copies of personal and corporate checks and bank and credit card statements are restricted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Long Island State Park Commission general correspondence
Series Number
- B2871
Summary
- This series consists of digital surrogates of some of the correspondence files compiled and maintained by the Long Island State Park Commission. The majority of the correspondence relates to land appraisals, acquisition of land for state parks, and wildlife care and conservation.
Creator
- Long Island State Park Commission
Title
- Directives to local war councils
Series Number
- A4333
Summary
- This series contains memoranda directing, promoting, and explaining the Office of Civilian Mobilization's (OCM) home front activities to local war councils. The OCM would provide suggestions on organization of events, publicity, and activities, such as: "I Am An American Day"; Block Plan; civil defense; housing; promotional films; rationing; recreation; salvage; and volunteer recruitment and training.
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
- New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Executive Director's files
Series Number
- 19790
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, and related records documenting the work of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence in promoting the use of Kingian Nonviolence. Additional records of the commission and institute include training publications, video tapes of conferences and events, annual report videos, and meeting minutes.
Creator
- New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review records and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law.
Title
- New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review meeting minutes
Series Number
- L0194
Summary
- These records document the commission's study of agency programs, expenditures, and program achievements through program-wide audits. Include are minutes, supporting material, and proposals for future audits. Information may include meeting place and time; attendee names; signed attendance sheets; proposed agenda; remarks on progress of audits released, drafted, or pending since the previous meeting; summaries of proposals to conduct feasibility studies and discussion of topics for future commission projects; copies of formal proposals and feasibility studies; and discussions of legislation impacting the commission's work.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.