New York State Assistant Secretary for Reports New York Open House Week Records
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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:
This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, press releases, statements, newspaper clippings, photographs, invitations,
event schedules, brochures, pamphlets, results summaries of and final reports relating to the 1957 and 1958 New York State
Open House Week. Open House Week was an annual event to enable the citizens of New York State to visit the various State government
departments and agencies and to give them a better understanding of the operations of their government.
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New York Open House Week records
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Inclusive Dates:
1957-1958
Series Number:
B2328
Arrangement
Chronological by year.
Administrative History
In December 1956, Daniel P. Moynihan was appointed to the newly created position of Assistant Secretary for Reports. Mr. Moynihan
had been serving in the Governor's Office since January 1, 1955, as the Assistant to the Secretary to the Governor. In July
1958, when Jonathan Bingham, the Secretary to the Governor, was given a leave of absence to run for the New York State Senate,
Mr. Moynihan was appointed "Acting" Secretary.
In his position as Assistant Secretary for Reports, Mr. Moynihan had two primary objectives: to bring the State Government
closer to the people and to keep the Governor informed on the developments and activities within the State departments and
agencies. In carrying out the first of these objectives, Mr. Moynihan initiated projects for postmark advertising and display
racks for State publications; encouraged improvement in the quality of State publications; and directed the annual New York
Open House Week. And in carrying out his other objectives of keeping the Governor informed about developments within State
departments and agencies, he initiated a program whereby each department and agency sent monthly summary reports to the Governor's
office.
To facilitate his work, Mr. Moynihan organized and served as the chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee on Publications
and Reports - a committee made up of the public information officers of approximately thirty State departments and agencies.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, press releases, statements, newspaper clippings, photographs, copies of
invitations, schedules of events, brochures, pamphlets, and summaries of results and final reports relating to the 1957 and
1958 New York State Open House Week. Open House Week was established in 1957 as an annual event to enable the citizens of
New York State to visit the various State government departments and agencies and to give them a better understanding of the
operations of their government. Daniel P. Moynihan was the coordinator.
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Custodial History
This series was transferred to Syracuse University from Governor Harriman in 1959, and was transferred to the New York State
Archives in 2006. It was accessioned in July 2011.
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Contents |
Box |
Accretion: B2328-11 |
1957 |
Open House Week |
1 |
1957 |
Open House Week Invitations |
1 |
1957 |
Newspaper Coverage |
1 |
1957 |
Radio/TV Publicity |
1 |
1958 |
Grand Central Display - Open House Week |
1 |
1958 |
Grand Central Display |
2 |
1958 |
Reports from Departments on Open House Week |
3 |