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Displaying 51 Finding Aids
Title
- Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law transcripts of public hearings
Series Number
- B1305
Summary
- This series consists mainly of transcripts of testimony taken by the commission at public hearings in New York City, Buffalo, and Albany. Witnesses included State Liquor Authority officials; other state officials; local Alcoholic Beverage Control board officials; alcoholic beverage control officials from other states; trade association representatives; liquor retailers; restaurant and bar owners; economists; sociologists; and clergy.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Testimony relating to the nomination of Milton E. Gibbs as State Hospital Commissioner
Series Number
- L0140
Summary
- This series consists of testimony from Rochester individuals who opposed Gibbs' nomination claiming Gibbs had withheld money due them from a legal case. The testimony, provided as typescript of oral testimony or as affidavits was used as exhibits at a March l2, l9l3 hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee to investigate the qualifications of Gibbs for the commissioner position. Also included are correspondence, clippings, and telegrams relating to the Gibbs nomination.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Senator James H. Donovan hearing files
Series Number
- L0013
Summary
- The series contains testimony given at public hearings conducted by Senator James H. Donovan as chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Mental and Physical Handicap. In addition to testimonies and hearing transcripts, the series also contains reports, correspondence, memorandums, pertinent printed materials, and copies of legislation. Topics addressed include mental health deinstitutionalization, children with handicaps, licensing of New York City teachers, education technology, and services to children at risk.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner's constitutional convention files
Series Number
- B0464
Summary
- This series documents the activities of Commisisoner James E. Allen in preparation for and during the 1967 New York State Constitutional Convention. Records include correspondence; reports; press releases; pamphlets; clippings; testimony; and publications of the Board of Regents and the Temporary State Commission on the Constitutional Convention. Correspondence and official position statements discuss impact of recent federal programs on education and local and state attempts to bolster existing state education infrastructure. Also included is a copy of the 1967 State Constitution.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Investigations and court proceedings concerning theatrical financing
Series Number
- 20475
Summary
- The attorney general has the authority to prosecute alleged violations of the "Theatrical Syndication Financing Act" in order to "safeguard theatrical investors as well as to maintain the well being of the legitimate theater." The series consists of related Department of Law-initiated investigative reports and supporting materials, copies of hearing testimony, applicable court proceeding records, correspondence, and other associated materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Investor Protection and Securities Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assemblyman William B. Hoyt speech files
Series Number
- L0189
Summary
- This series includes rough drafts, revised copies, and corrected or updated versions of speeches by Assemblyman William B. Hoyt. The series also includes testimony given during legislative hearings and to a lesser extent correspondence, announcements, event programs, publicity statements, fliers, and newspaper clippings. Speeches pertain predominantly to child abuse and domestic violence issues, but also touch on the Children's Trust Fund and education and energy issues.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection public hearing and subject files
Series Number
- L0020
Summary
- This series contains information, gathered by the Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection, from individuals, consumer groups, government agencies, business associations, civic organizations, and others for its examination of consumer protection issues. The files consist primarily of correspondence, public hearing testimony, and printed materials relating to packaging, nutrition, food prices, and trading stamp practices. There is also printed material from consumer protection agencies in other states, including regulations and sample legislation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on Government Integrity investigation project files
Series Number
- 15823
Summary
- This series documents the Commission on Government Integrity's investigation into violations of ethical or legal standards of conduct by public officials and employees. Particularly well documented are investigations of judicial selection, government procurement and contracting, and improper practices of New York City officials and employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Government Integrity
Access Restrictions
- All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
- Private hearing materials: Restricted; Executive Law, Section 63.8.
- Investigation background reports on individuals: Restricted; Personal Privacy Protection Law, Section 96.1.c and personal privacy exemption of Freedom of Information Law, Section 87.2.b.
- Tax returns: Restricted: Closed permanently; exempted from public disclosure by specific statutes, therefore deniable under Freedom of Information Law, Section 87.2.a.
Title
- Published record of selected Convention reports and proceedings
Series Number
- L0090
Summary
- The series consists of 53 printed documents issued by the Convention ranging from a list of committee assignments (Document #1) to procedures for presenting the proposed Constitution to voters (Document #53). Included are Convention rules, committee reports relating to specific amendments, committee minority reports, addresses by Convention President Elihu Root, and hearing testimony of special significance such as that by ex-President William Howard Taft on the Executive budget.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Ethics Commission report in the Matter of Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi
Series Number
- B1939
Summary
- In 2006, New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi (in office 2003-2006) was investigated by the New York State Ethics Commission for alleged inappropriate use of state employees to provide transport for his wife. This series consists of transcripts of testimony and accompanying exhibits from the investigation. Also included is the commission's Notice of Probable Cause.
Creator
- New York State Ethics Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcript of testimony
Series Number
- B0986
Summary
- This volume is a transcript of testimony taken before Ansley Wilcox, a special commissioner appointed by the Governor, regarding charges against Asa Bird Gardiner. The charges, communicated to the Governor by the municipal Government Committee of the City Club of New York, were that Gardiner corruptly or negligently dismissed indictments and failed to bring actions against sureties on forfeited bail bonds.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Commissioner Appointed to Take Testimony in Matter of Charges Preferred against Asa Bird Gardiner, District Attorney of New York County
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
- Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures administrative files
Series Number
- L0022
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, public hearing testimony, and drafts of interim and final reports generated by the Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures in its study of the state legislative process. Areas studied included the quantity of bills introduced each session, assignment of bills to inappropriate committees, late filing of bills, difficulties with handling local government bills, and the possibility of dividing the legislative year into split sessions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway Administrative Files
Title
- Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway administrative files
Series Number
- B0237
Summary
- This series consists of documents relating to the acquisition of land deemed necessary by the federal government for establishment of defensive works at Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York during World War I. Included are correspondence, minutes of meetings, exhibit materials, a few photographs, and copies of maps, plans, and legislation documenting work of the commission in acquiring and making improvements to the land for purposes of public defense.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records of an investigation into the administration of the Rensselaer County Almshouse
Series Number
- A1983
Summary
- This series contains transcripts of testimony, letters, and depositions of officials, employees, and inmates providing information on conditions and treatment of inmates at the Rensselaer County Almshouse. The testimony covers routine operations of the institution, conduct and efficiency of the staff, and treatment and abuse of inmates. Included is information on the case of alleged abuse of almshouse hospital patients by nurse, William Wilmot.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 Committee Correspondence, Minutes and Proposals Files
Title
- New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 committee correspondence, minutes and proposals files
Series Number
- L0076
Summary
- The series contains records produced or received by 29 individual committees active during the Convention. The records document meetings and hearings held by these committees as they discussed adoption of a large number of possible amendments. The records also document the pressure placed on these committees by individuals, private agencies and organizations, local and state officials, businesses, educators, attorneys, and others trying to influence changes in the State Constitution.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility litigation files
Series Number
- 19682
Summary
- This series of legal pleadings, witness testimony, judicial decisions, and transcripts of proceedings is related to the public utility hearings held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the investigation of nuclear power and the licensing of the Shoreham Nuclear Generating Station on Long Island.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Special Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration transcripts of public hearings
Series Number
- B1313
Summary
- These are transcripts of testimony taken by the Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration at public hearings held in 1943-1944, meant to reveal factors that prevented workmen's compensation from reaching intended beneficiaries. The transcripts contain testimony from individuals involved in or having close knowledge of compensation cases or compensation administration. Witnesses gave testimony concerning inadequacies, irregularities, and fraud in the administration of the Workmen's Compensation Law, including inadequate medical treatment, kickbacks, bribes, and other illegal or unethical activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient public hearing testimony
Series Number
- A4223
Summary
- This series consists of testimony from public hearings held by the Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient to gather evidence on the care and treatment of mentally deficient persons. Topics included nature and causes of mental deficiency (such as the role of heredity, poverty, family environment, and other illnesses); the purposes and techniques of caring for mentally deficient persons; programs at state institutions; role of public schools and private charitable agencies; relationship between delinquency and mental deficiencies; and future role of state government.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Temporary State Commission to Recodify the Family Court Act minutes, testimony and research files
Series Number
- 13980
Summary
- This series consist of minutes of meetings; hearing transcripts and evidence for Article 8 (family offenses); notices, schedules, and summaries of public hearings testimony; testimony submitted in writing; and related correspondence. There are also unpublished working papers, reports, research notes, press clippings, letters, and memorandums; annual reports and unpublished studies of the Temporary State Commission on Child Welfare, ca. 1974-1982; and unpublished testimony from the Assembly Committee on Child Abuse.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission to Recodify the Family Court Act
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.