Research


Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
During Franklin D. Roosevelt 's governorship, he administered the state's initial response to the Great Depression and advocated for social security benefits for the elderly, unemployment insurance, aid to the state's farmers, reform of utility rate-making policies, and development of the state's hydroelectric power resources. In addition to these topics, Roosevelt's subject and correspondence files document the governor's oversight of investigations of inefficiency, incompetence, and misconduct on the part of state and local government officials.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt central subject and correspondence files
Quantity:

142.8 cubic feet

219 microfilm rolls

Inclusive Dates:
1929-1932
Series Number:
13682_82A