New York State Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing Questionnaires
Returned by Individuals
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The commission collected these completed questionnaires in order to compile information on financial interests in and business
dealings with harness racing associations. The questionnaires require detailed information about individuals' stock and bond
holdings and other financial interests or business connections with harness racing licensees, lessors, concessionaires, and
contractors.
Creator:
Title:
Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing questionnaires returned
by individuals
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1953
Series Number:
B1326
Arrangement
Alphabetical by last name of respondent.
Scope and Content Note
The Commission collected these completed questionnaires in order to compile information on financial interests in and business
dealings with harness racing associations. The questionnaires require detailed information about individuals' stock and bond
holdings and other financial interests or business connections with harness racing licensees, lessors, concessionaires, and
contractors.
Information required on these questionnaires includes: name; home and business address; Social Security number; if an officer,
director, or employee of a New York State harness racing licensee or out-of-state track owning corporation: name and address
of corporation, office or position held, salary, wages, or other payments received, and nature of financial interest in corporation
(aside from stock holdings); if an officer, director, proprietor, partner, owner, employee, or holder of any financial interest
in a corporation holding a concession (e.g. food, parking, programs, souvenirs) at any track in the United States, or a corporation
involved in construction, reconversion, repairing, reconstruction, remodeling, supplying of equipment, or other work at any
New York State track: name and address of corporation, office or position held, salary, wages, or other payments received,
nature of financial interest, terms of, dates, and parties to any oral contract or agreement held by respondent or a family
member, including percentage of interest, and copy of any such written contract; if an incorporator, subscriber, or promoter
of any licensee, lessor, concessionaire, or contractor: dates, persons involved, consideration promised or paid to or by respondent
or anyone else, copies of any subscription-agreements or agreements with promoters, and dates, parties, and terms of any oral
agreements;
if a stockholder or bondholder in any licensee, lessor, former owner, concessionaire, or contractor: amount of stock held,
classes and preferences of stock held, amount of bonds held, interest rates and maturity dates of bonds held, whether bonds
are registered or bearer bonds, date(s) of acquisition of stock or bonds, names and addresses of those from whom stock or
bonds were acquired, consideration furnished for such stock or bonds, date(s) of resale, transfer, or other alienation, names
and addresses of person(s) to whom stock or bonds were resold, transferred, or otherwise alienated, amount, classes, and preferences
of stock resold, transferred, or otherwise alienated, amount, interest rate, and maturity dates of bonds resold, transferred,
or otherwise alienated, and whether registered or bearer bonds, consideration received for stock or bonds on resale, transfer,
or other alienation, or if a gift, the reason therefor, names and addresses of persons who furnished such consideration, whether
respondent or the person to whom stock or bonds were sold, transferred, or otherwise alienated was the beneficial owner, and
if not the name and address of the beneficial owner, whether respondent or the person to whom stock or bonds were sold, transferred,
or otherwise alienated was the beneficial owner of stock or bonds listed in any other person's name, and if so the listed
owner's name and address, and
the dividends or interest received by respondent, by listed owner in respondent's behalf, or by respondent on behalf of a
beneficial owner, from each such corporation whose stock or bonds were held by respondent for each class of such stock; if
held any other office or position of private employment since 1930: name and address of corporation, firm, or entity, nature
of business, office or position held and dates, if such firm did business with any licensee, lessor, contractor, or concessionaire:
name and address of licensee, lessor, contractor, or concessionaire, date and nature of such business and consideration furnished
or promised, and commission, fee, payment, or other consideration asked or received by respondent or any family member and
name and address of person furnishing such consideration; public offices or positions of public employment held in any branch
of government of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, including dates and salary or wages received
annually; political party positions and political club or organization memberships held, including names, addresses, and dates;
amount(s), date(s), and recipients of political contributions made since 1940; if ever arrested: date and place, charge(s),
name and address of court of final disposition, and disposition of the case;
if a family member was an officer, director, proprietor, partner, owner, bondholder, stockholder, employee, the holder of
any other financial interest in, or the recipient of an expense account from any licensee, lessor, former owner, concessionaire,
contractor, supplier, or any other entity doing business with a licensee or lessor: name and address of licensee, lessor,
etc., office or position held and dates, salary, wages, commissions, fees, or other things of value received and the date,
place, and persons involved, amount of stock or bonds held, dates thereof, dividends or interest received, and the dates received,
nature of any other financial interest and the dates and disposition thereof, in what capacity an expense account was received,
amounts received and dates, purpose of expense account, copies of each accounting made in connection with the expense account,
and copy of agreement under which expense account was granted; if respondent made loans or advances to a licensee, lessor,
former owner, concessionaire, or contractor, or to an officer, director, partner, proprietor, owner, employee, or agent of
any such corporation since 1932: date and amount, interest rate charged and dates of payment of interest, date(s) of repayment
of principal, any other consideration furnished by recipient of the loan or advance, names and addresses of parties to any
written agreement, and copies of all written records documenting the loan or advance;
if respondent or a family member was an officer, business agent, or governing board member of any labor union or local thereof
whose members were employed by a licensee, lessor, former owner, or concessionaire: name and address of union and local, office
or position held and dates, compensation received and dates, efforts made by respondent or family member to secure employment
for any union member by a licensee, lessor, former owner, concessionaire, or contractor, and name and address of any union
member or other employee of a licensee, lessor, former owner, concessionaire, or contractor who made any payment, with or
without consideration therefor, to any store, club, restaurant, bar and grill or club owned by respondent or a family member
in connection with any charity, dance, dinner, organization, society, or other affair, or in connection with any dues, fees,
or assessments therefor; and if respondent or a family member paid or promised, or have been paid or promised, any fees, commission,
rebates, or other consideration (other than regular salary or wages) to or for any public official, union official, political
party official, or any other person, firm, or corporation to influence or affect the granting of any license, permit, or other
authorization, labor relations or the employment of any person, legislation, or the granting of any concession privilege,
accommodation or contract:
name and address of the person who made such payment or promise, name and address of recipient thereof, date and amount thereof,
and consideration or other thing of value exchanged and the reason therefor.
The series also contains a small number of handwritten stock ownership charts.
Related Material
B1327 Card Indexes to Harness Racing Associations and Stockholders, Witnesses, and Commission Records and Staff, indexes this series.
Access Restrictions
All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect.
6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: B1326-89 |
1954 January 4 |
Ernest W. Allison |
1 |
1 |
1953 December 28 |
George W. Bengert |
1 |
2 |
1953 December 18 |
Octave Blake |
1 |
3 |
1953 December 16 |
Sam Bogen |
1 |
4 |
1953 December 16 |
John P. Byrne |
1 |
5 |
1954 February 1 |
Armando Capriles |
1 |
6 |
1953 December 28 |
Laurence T. Casey |
1 |
7 |
1954 January 15 |
Lillian Cheeseman |
1 |
8 |
1954 January 4 |
David Coleman |
1 |
9 |
1953 December 17 |
John H. Cooke |
1 |
10 |
1953 December 18 |
Harry B. Crowley |
1 |
11 |
1953 December 17 |
John W. Dickerson |
1 |
12 |
1954 January 15 |
James J. Dunnigan |
1 |
13 |
1953 December 30 |
John J. Dunnigan |
1 |
14 |
1953 December 30 |
Joseph A. Dunnigan |
1 |
15 |
1953 December 28 |
Melvin C. Eaton |
1 |
16 |
1953 December 24 |
Robert S. Eaton |
1 |
17 |
1953 December 17 |
Thomas Procter Eldred |
1 |
18 |
1953 December 16 |
Abraham Edelstein |
1 |
19 |
1954 January 12 |
Paul Epstein |
1 |
20 |
1954 January 12 |
Eugene P. Forrestel |
1 |
21 |
1953 December 19 |
Arthur G. Fries |
1 |
22 |
1953 December 11 |
Clarence F. Gaines |
1 |
23 |
1954 January 12 |
Grace W. Gilmour |
1 |
24 |
1953 December 31 |
William Goldberg |
1 |
25 |
1953 December 11 |
Percy V. D. Gott |
1 |
26 |
1954 January 8 |
Norbert D. Greene |
1 |
27 |
1954 January 5 |
George I. Gregory |
1 |
28 |
1953 December 14 |
Glenn W. Grinnell |
1 |
29 |
1953 December 28 |
Louis H. Gross |
1 |
30 |
1953 December 17 |
Wyatte Dawson Guthrie |
1 |
31 |
1953 December 16 |
Rodney Hamelin |
1 |
32 |
1953 December 30 |
Margaret M. Dunnigan Hanly |
1 |
33 |
1953 December 15 |
Fred Hauck |
1 |
34 |
1954 January 11 |
Gladys F. Harriman |
1 |
35 |
1954 January 8 |
Russell W. Hart |
2 |
1 |
1953 December 11 |
Robert H. Hasler |
2 |
2 |
1953 December 17 |
Herbert W. Heintz |
2 |
3 |
1953 December 17 |
Walter D. Henry |
2 |
4 |
1953 December 16 |
John K. Hill |
2 |
5 |
1953 December 14 |
Agnes M. Hinman |
2 |
6 |
1953 December 31 |
Louis M. Jacobs |
2 |
7 |
1954 January 6 |
Isidor Kaplan |
2 |
8 |
1954 January 4 |
Patrick E. Kelley |
2 |
9 |
1953 December 18 |
Elmer J. Kellam |
2 |
10 |
1954 January 15 |
William J. Kennedy |
2 |
11 |
1953 December 16 |
William D. Kiley |
2 |
12 |
1953 December 18 |
John W. Kleis |
2 |
13 |
1953 December 15 |
Robert E. Lee |
2 |
14 |
1953 December 17 |
Earl L. Lexo |
2 |
15 |
1953 December 16 |
Alexander N. Mackay |
2 |
16 |
undated |
George Manning |
2 |
17 |
1954 January 2 |
James O. Marra |
2 |
18 |
1953 December 14 |
Arthur L. Martin |
2 |
19 |
1953 December 22 |
Donald McLean |
2 |
20 |
1953 December 30 |
Ruth D. Mulflur |
2 |
21 |
1953 December 15 |
Joseph A. Neville |
2 |
22 |
1953 December 30 |
W. Sargeant Nixon |
2 |
23 |
1954 January 15 |
Murray Oliphant |
2 |
24 |
1953 December 23 |
Archie Polsky |
2 |
25 |
1954 January 11 |
David Pack |
2 |
26 |
1953 December 17 |
Harry E. Pownall |
2 |
27 |
1953 December 17 |
Harry N. Pitt, Jr. |
2 |
28 |
1953 December 16 |
Sol Posner |
2 |
29 |
1953 December 17 |
Angelo A. Rose |
2 |
30 |
1954 January 1 |
Morris Rosen |
2 |
31 |
1953 December 22 |
Lewis Rosenzweig |
2 |
32 |
1954 January 15 |
Frank F. Royal |
2 |
33 |
1953 December 12 |
Lewis C. Ryan |
2 |
34 |
1953 December 15 |
Goodman A. Sarachan |
2 |
35 |
1953 December 11 |
Joe Shapiro |
2 |
36 |
1953 December 17 |
Karl H. Schrade |
2 |
37 |
1953 December 15 |
Thomas I. Sheridan |
3 |
1 |
1953 December 17 |
George G. Sipprell |
3 |
2 |
1953 December 18 |
Frank A. Slade |
3 |
3 |
1953 December 29 |
Louis J. Slater |
3 |
4 |
1954 January 8 |
John Sloan |
3 |
5 |
1953 December 15 |
Harry H. Smith |
3 |
6 |
1954 January 21 |
Everett W. Stephenson |
3 |
7 |
1953 December 14 |
Mary Stuart |
3 |
8 |
1953 December 17 |
Clayton C. Taylor |
3 |
9 |
1953 December 17 |
Lyle J. Tillou |
3 |
10 |
1954 February 15 |
Estelle R. Ullman |
3 |
11 |
1953 December 16 |
W. Howard Vanderhoef |
3 |
12 |
1953 December 18 |
Charles A. Welch |
3 |
13 |
1953 December 30 |
Harold R. Wishman |
3 |
14 |
1953 December 18 |
Herbert Wolf |
3 |
15 |
1953 December 18 |
Marvin Wynkoop |
3 |
16 |
1953 December 17 |
Harry Yates |
3 |
17 |