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Displaying 35 Finding Aids
Title
- Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office promotional and training material
Series Number
- B2820
Summary
- This series consists of photographs and videotapes created and used for promotional or training purposes. The images document mandated and optional training courses for employees; therapy sessions; occupational education classes; buildings and grounds; as well as living/working conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Photographs depicting 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
New York State Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management Videotapes on Solid Waste Management
Title
- Videotapes on solid waste management
Series Number
- L0102
Summary
- This 52-minute video documentary, "The Mountain in the City," focuses on the problems of solid waste management in the state and the efforts of individuals, groups, and State and local government to solve these problems. Topics include resource recovery, materials recycling, and the environmental impact of waste and disposal. The documentary is narrated by actor James Whitmore with music by Pete Seeger and others.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Educational programming videos and associated documentation
Series Number
- B2623
Summary
- This series consists of various educational programming videos and associated project documentation created or sponsored by the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting in service of State Education Department program initiatives. The videos exist in 1 and 2-inch film reels, and U-Matic, VHS, and Betacam tape formats. Many items cannot be played on current technology available at the State Archives and may need to be sent out to be digitized for access. Researchers interested in viewing items should contact the State Archives prior to visiting onsite.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting
Access Restrictions
- Many of these videos and film reels are unable to be played on current technology available at the State Archives and may need to be sent out to be digitized for access. Researchers interested in viewing a video or film reel should contact the State Archives prior to visiting onsite.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center audiovisual history files
Series Number
- B1639
Summary
- These files include photographs, slides, audio and videotapes, brochures, and scrapbooks that depict operations at Syracuse Developmental Center and its predecessor, the Syracuse State School. Included are images of Special Olympics; celebrations and achievements of patients and employees; educational health programs produced by staff for the public; and promotional and fundraising materials. Efforts to improve services for the developmentally disabled at Syracuse Developmental Center are documented, as well.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Access is restricted in part 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
- Subseries 9, Motion Picture Films of SDC Events and Residents, is restricted due to fragility, pending reformatting.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office staff development and training files
Series Number
- B2682
Summary
- These records document mandated and optional training courses for employees that were developed by staff, the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and expert vendors.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Police motion picture film and videotapes
Series Number
- 22427
Summary
- This series consists mostly of motion picture film collected or produced by the Division of State Police for training and educational purposes. Topics include horsemanship; accident investigations; highway safety; drug and alcohol impairment and detection; bicycle safety; child and pedestrian safety; rescue breathing and CPR; emergency obstetrics; crowd control; criminal procedure; stress awareness; search and seizure; Communists and Communism; and management and supervision techniques. Noteworthy items include films about the Attica prison uprising, Woodstock, and diving rescues.
Creator
- New York State Police
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Services Office training and publicity audiovisual materials
Series Number
- B2629
Summary
- This series consists primarily of audiotapes created and used for the purpose of training staff in the care and therapy of patients. A variety of topics include first aid, communications, behavior modifications, and parental support and assistance. A few videotapes covering similar topics are also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Newark Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure working files
Series Number
- B0639
Summary
- The New York State Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure was created to gather information and inform the public, specifically Vietnam veterans about the hazardous effects of herbicides, particularly those containing dioxin, a chemical in Agent Orange. This series consists of subject and correspondence files, reports, press clippings, minutes of hearings and meetings, maps, and video-cassettes documenting the activities of the Commission. Topics addressed include: exposure, health related issues, awareness of use, veterans' benefits, chemical warfare, and Right to Know.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Board of Elections political advertisements and campaign literature files
Series Number
- 15883
Summary
- The series consists of printed, audio-visual, and ephemeral materials received by the State Board of Elections from candidates and their organizations as examples of items produced during various campaigns for statewide elective office. The State Board of Elections regulates campaign advertising and financing as part of its responsibility to administer the election process and enforce the State Election Law.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Elections
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office recreational program records
Series Number
- B2824
Summary
- Potential Unlimited was a private entity that worked with the Wassaic Developmental Center and Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office between 1995 and 1999 to bring music, art, and the performing arts to those with developmental disabilities via workshops, music lessons, etc. Records documenting these activities include photographs, slides, brochures, media advertisements, press releases, and video performances.
Creator
- New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Photographs depicting 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Robert Abrams personal papers and ephemera
Series Number
- B2818
Summary
- This series consists of personal and professional papers and ephemera associated with the life and career of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams. The series documents his public service in the New York State Assembly, as Bronx Borough President, and as State Attorney General. Records include correspondence; speeches; photographs; videotapes; audiocassettes; scrapbooks; news clippings; and Department of Law annual reports, press releases, opinions, and accomplishments.
Creator
- Abrams, Robert, 1938-
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Public Health and Health Planning Council meeting and administrative files
Series Number
- 10740
Summary
- This series consists of agendas, transcripts, minutes, and agenda books derived from meetings of the Public Health Council and its successor, the Public Health and Health Planning Council.
Creator
- Public Health and Health Planning Council (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Documents pertaining to administrative complaints regarding improper practices in hospital staff appointments and extension of professional privileges, received by the Public Health Council or the Public Health and Health Planning Council, are declared to be confidential by Public Health Law section 2801-b.
Title
- Special Commission on Attica motion picture film and videotapes of Attica Correctional Facility riot
Series Number
- B1340
Summary
- This series consists of motion picture film depicting events associated with the Attica Correctional Facility uprising in September of 1971. Footage depicts inmates holding prison yard; State Police control center; hostages; arrival of observers and Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale; deployment of tear gas and arrival of armed law enforcement officers; retaking of facility; aerial footage following retaking of facility; and law enforcement officers compiling evidence. The series also includes video recordings of the first day of hearings of the Special Commission on Attica (McKay Commission).
Creator
- New York (State). Special Commission on Attica
Access Restrictions
- Film content is disclosable. Original motion picture film and videotape formats are restricted. Digital copies are available by request from the State Archives.
Title
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation photographic files
Series Number
- B2743
Summary
- This series consists of black-and-white/color photographs, slides, and negatives that document community development and the construction of urban housing and structures on Roosevelt Island.
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
Access Restrictions
- Photographs in two folders of Box 10 cannot be viewed due to severe water damage.
Title
- Bureau of Wildlife aerial photographs and film for research functions
Series Number
- B2796
Summary
- This series consists of aerial photographs and film, as well as videotapes, produced at various times by state and federal agencies. The images are primarily used by Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Wildlife staff and other employees of the agency as a source of baseline data to make several environmentally related comparisons between past and present conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- Aerial film and videos in this series cannot be played on current technology available at the State Archives and may require digitization by an external vendor to facilitate access. Researchers interested in accessing such items should contact the State Archives prior to visiting onsite.