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Displaying 127 Finding Aids
Title
- Governor's Press Office transcripts of press conferences
Series Number
- 13705
Summary
- These transcripts of weekly and special press conferences document the governor's efforts to inform the press and public of state government policy on critical issues such issues as energy; drug abuse; economics; environment; crime and law enforcement; local, state, and national elections; abortion; taxes; death penalty; and gun control. The series also includes biographical material on Governor Carey, as well as briefing material used by Governor Harriman in preparation for press conferences.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Press Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Committee to Review New York State Laws and Procedures in the Area of Human Rights public hearing, research, and report files
Series Number
- 10994
Summary
- This series is the central file of correspondence, public hearing information, and background materials maintained by the Committee in carrying out its studies and producing its report. The records reflect the Committee's charge to review and make recommendations concerning New York's human rights laws and procedures. The series consists of reports and subject files related to affirmative action, banking, employment discrimination, employers' use of arrest records, segregation and discrimination in education and housing, and the status of migrant workers.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Committee to Review New York State Laws and Procedures in the Area of Human Rights
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Attorney General's Office transcripts of hearings and stenographer's notes for the case of the People of New York vs. Henry D. Denison, et al. relating to work done on the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0906
Summary
- In a case that played out over the course of a decade, the State of New York brought legal action against canal contractors Henry D. Denison, James J. Belden, A. Caldwell Belden, and Thomas Gale in an effort to recover money allegedly obtained through fraudulent means. This series consists of an incomplete set of handwritten stenographer's notes, a partial printed trial transcript, and printed copies of legal briefs filed in State Supreme Court and the State Court of Appeals. In the end, efforts by both sides to recover funds believed owed to them were unsuccessful.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senate press releases
Series Number
- L0213
Summary
- This series consists of press releases from offices of state legislators in the senate and assembly; executive chamber governors Rockefeller, Lindsay, La Guardia; various state agencies; state committees; and private organizations. A wide variety of subjects are covered in the series, notably: commerce; workman's compensation; milk pricing; tax laws and reform; bond issues; civil rights; and Republican Party politics. Additional material includes speech and broadcast transcripts and weekly legislative newsletters.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration research and investigation files
Series Number
- 10997
Summary
- This series contains the commission's central operational files documenting its staffing and the conduct of its investigation into charges of maladministration and corruption relating to the Workmen's Compensation Law, including but not limited to political favoritism and kickbacks. The files include correspondence, interviews, hearings, claims, reports, legal opinions, personnel records, and police records.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration
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.
- Closed hearing materials: Restricted; Executive Law, Section 63.8.
- Investigation background reports on individuals: Restricted; Personal Privacy Protection Law, Section 96.1.c.
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
- Governor's Health Care Advisory Board minutes and transcripts of board meetings
Series Number
- 19025
Summary
- This series consists mostly of minutes and transcripts of meetings of the Governor's Health Care Advisory Board. The board's mission was to evaluate and reform health care policy at the highest levels to provide a framework to improve the future of health care in New York State. Files include lists of members, agendas, meeting schedules, and background reports and statistical information on health care issues. Also included is information on the role of the Department of Health.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Health Care Advisory Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Moreland Act Commission to Investigate the Supervision, Licensing, and Regulation of Bingo public hearing transcripts and exhibits and final report
Series Number
- 10986
Summary
- This series contains transcripts of public hearings held by the commission to convey information related to its investigation into bingo games in New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Utica, and rural communities in nineteen counties. The series also includes 131 numbered exhibits compiled for the hearings and copies of the commission's final report. Exhibit materials include several recommended legislative bills and investigative materials relating to various bingo operations. The commission submitted these transcripts and exhibits to the governor along with its final report.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Act Commission to Investigate the Supervision, Licensing, and Regulation of Bingo
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.
Title
- Unofficial transcripts of public meetings ("session minutes")
Series Number
- 19593
Summary
- This series consists of verbatim transcripts of the commission's public meetings prepared by a private stenographic service. These unofficial transcripts are created in order to serve as a fuller documentation of meeting discussions than that provided by the official minutes. Each transcript contains a statement that the document has not been reviewed, edited, or corrected and should not be used for any legal actions or proceedings.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- Public hearing files
Series Number
- B1377
Summary
- The Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation was established to study the workers' compensation insurance rate-setting process, including the role of the Compensation Insurance Rating Board, in both its ratemaking and regulatory aspects, and to suggest improvements to the system. This series includes announcements of public hearings, transcripts and copies of testimony given at public hearings, notices of sessions held, agendas for sessions, minutes of sessions, and the commission's final report.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council meeting agendas and minutes
Series Number
- 13055
Summary
- The series consists of agendas, reports, and transcripts of proceedings of monthly meetings of the State Hospital Review and Planning Council (SHRPC). Records typically include: membership lists; members present at meetings; meeting schedules; reports by the commissioner and committee chairs; transcripts of testimony; summaries of applications for establishment and construction of health care facilities; staff reports, findings, and recommendations; home care licensure applications and staff reviews on character and competence; SHRPC project reviews and related capital cost reports.
Creator
- New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Transcriptions and translations of Dutch colonial records
Series Number
- A3266
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts and translations of Dutch colonial manuscripts created and/or edited by A.J.F. Van Laer.
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
- Transcripts of proceedings
Series Number
- B1202
Summary
- The transcripts in this series document five of the Blue Ribbon Panel's six meetings. The meetings were held in connection with the panel's mandate to promote health by investigating hospital conditions and recommending improvements. The transcripts contain descriptive testimony, discussion, and the early stages of formation of recommendations to remedy substandard conditions in New York City's municipal hospitals.
Creator
- New York (State). Blue Ribbon Panel on Municipal Hospitals of New York City
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of thi material.
Title
- Public hearing files
Series Number
- L0229
Summary
- The series consists of bound transcripts of three public hearings conducted by the Senate Committee on Crime and Correction, Senator Christopher J. Mega, chair. The hearings concerned the private security industry and the distribution and manufacture of toy guns. Also included with the transcripts are copies of news articles related to the subjects of the hearings; proposed legislation; correspondence from interested parties; and supporting material.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Crime and Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Study Commission for New York City hearing, background research and report files
Series Number
- 10400
Summary
- The purpose of the State Study Commission for New York City was to investigate governing practices and structures within the city and to recommend changes to improve efficiency and economy. Records include hearing transcripts and tapes, staff reports and memoranda, and meeting minutes on a variety of issues, with particular emphasis on those connected with the Housing Development Administration and the Health and Hospitals Corporation.
Creator
- New York (State). State Study Commission for New York City
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Transcripts of hearings on department requests for appropriations for the 1942-1943 fiscal year
Series Number
- L0162
Summary
- This series consists of the Ways and Means Committee's copy of transcripts of hearings before the Governor and the Director of the Budget on requests by 28 state departments for appropriations for the 1942-1943 fiscal year. Department staff testimony provides detail, program descriptions for the current and previous years, and justification for increased funding for the 1942- 1943. There is documentation on the programs for many prisons, hospitals, schools and other state institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Ways and Means
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Utica State Hospital statements and transcripts relating to incidents involving alleged staff misconduct or neglect of duty
Series Number
- B1593
Summary
- This series documents official investigations into complaints of charges of misconduct or neglect of duty by staff members. The complaints originate from patients, former patients, and staff members. Record types include correspondence from former patients and notifications of hearings, personnel suspensions, and terminations. Types of incidents include escapes, accidents, injuries to staff members and patients, intoxication on duty, gambling, inappropriate use of force in restraining patients, and other inappropriate conduct.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Pure water files
Series Number
- A1122
Summary
- This series from the Division of Water and predecessor offices reveals a part of the state's effort to control water pollution. It contains studies on the causes of water pollution, status reports on sewerage systems, memorandums, correspondence, public hearing transcripts, maps, letters from citizens complaining of polluted lakes or streams, and documentation from investigations and litigation against accused polluters.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.