Scope and Content Note
This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of Frank C. Moore, the chairman of the State Board of Equalization and Assessment (1949-1965) and Lieutenant Governor (1951-1953). Subject and correspondence files of Rosalind Moore are also included in this series. Rosalind Moore was the Executive Director of the Board of Equalization and Assessment (1965-1966). This series documents Frank Moore's service both as Lieutenant Governor of New York and Chairman of the Board of Equalization and Assessment and Rosalind Moore's service as Executive Director of the board.
Topics represented in this series include assessment; assistance to local assessors; board meetings; budget hearings; special franchise tax; county equalization rates; appeals of assessments; tax exemptions; proposed legislation; municipal affairs; state and local fiscal relations; per capita aid; and home rule.
Record types in this series include incoming and outgoing correspondence; memorandums; speeches; reports; board meeting agendas; board proceedings; statistical charts and tables; newspaper clippings; and other published material.
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