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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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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..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of color and black and white digital images portraying various aspects of Long Island State parks and parkways..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of digital surrogates of 24 volumes of bound annual reports, including reports of various New York State government agencies and reports from other states obtained for use as reference materials..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of the Caleb Smith State Park Preserve..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

 

 

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This series consists of binders of photographs documenting the construction of nuclear power plants on the St. Lawrence River by the New York State Power Authority. The binders were sent monthly to Governor W. Averell Harriman's office by Power Authority Chairman, Robert Moses..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of digital surrogates of loose reports, including annual reports of various New York State government agencies, outlines for park and parkway construction ventures, and plans for neighborhood improvement. Topics of note include the New York World's Fair, the New York Coliseum, the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of incoming correspondence received and outgoing correspondence created by Robert Moses during his tenure as president of the Long Island State Park Commission. Additional correspondence documents his work with the Jones Beach State Parkway Authority and Bethpage Park Authority, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of digital copies of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of Bethpage State Parkway. These files include correspondence, memorandums, deeds, mortgages, appraisals, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of individual case files documenting the acquisition and appropriation of land by New York State and the Long Island State Park Commission for the creation of state parks in Montauk and the Town of East Hampton on the South Fork of Long Island's East End..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series consists of records documenting building projects, improvement and rehabilitation projects, and maintenance and repairs undertaken by the Long Island State Park Commission on parkways, bridges, and within parks at various locations in the Long Island region..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

 

 

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This series consists of the subject and correspondence files created by the commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The commissioner creates, receives, and retains a variety of correspondence, memorandums, reference materials, draft and final policy .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Public Works. Bureau of Research and Statistics

 

 

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This series consists of state and county highway maps showing completed, improved, and proposed roads. Most are official published county highway maps, annotated to show state and county highway systems corrected to 1936. Also included are publications and correspondence on special highway projects .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

 

 

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This series documents the Long Island State Park Commission's responsibilities to oversee the state of parks and parkways on Long Island. Consisting primarily of maps and plans, the series also includes sketches of parks, recreational areas, and other facilities; conveyances for realignments of roads; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives