Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of investigation files of non-criminal activity generated by the New York State Police Special Services
Unit (known before 1970 as the Criminal and Subversives Section) as it examined organizations and individuals with supposed
subversive or radical connections. The files contain police investigation reports, related correspondence and intra-agency
communications, index cards summarizing known affiliations or previous investigations of individuals or groups, and background
material pertinent to each case.
Creator:
Title:
State Police non-criminal investigation case files
Quantity:
89 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1940-1975
Series Number:
A0795