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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Office of the Special Assistant to the Commissioner Special Assistant to the Commissioner's Subject and Correspondence Files


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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 contains correspondence, briefing documents, reports and other records created by the office of the Special Assistant to the Commissioner. The records relate to the carrying out of special duties and projects assigned by the Commissioner or Executive Deputy Commissioner. Included are records on land acquisitions, pesticides, asbestos, acid rain, work and collaborations with other state agencies, and marine and wildlife resources.
Creator:
Title:
Special Assistant to the Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Quantity:

17 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1973-1986
Series Number:
B2521

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence, briefing documents, reports and other records created by the office of the Special Assistant to the Commissioner. The records relate to the carrying out of special duties and projects assigned by the Commissioner or Executive Deputy Commissioner.

B2521-90B: This accretion contains the records of Robert F. Cross, who worked in this role from 1983-1988. It contains records on land acquisitions, pesticides, asbestos, acid rain, work and collaborations with other state agencies, and marine and wildlife resources.

B2521-99: This accretion consists of the subject and correspondence files (1973-1980) of J. Winthrop Aldrich. While the records consist primarily of correspondence files, various reports, memoranda, journal articles and newspaper clippings are also present. In addition, this accretion includes copies of monthly departmental reports to the Governor for the years 1979-1980.

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Acquisition Information

B2521-99: This accretion includes records from transfer list 820006.

Processing Information

Accretion 13063-90B was reaccessioned as B2521-90B as part of the State Archives' project to separate records of executive staff from the Commissioner's Files. These records have now been scheduled under RDA 20640.

Accretion 13063-99 was reaccessioned as B2521-99 as part of the State Archives' project to separate records of executive staff from the Commissioner's Files. These records have now been scheduled under RDA 20640.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Folder

Accretion: B2521-90B
1985-1986 Accomplishments 1
Aquaculture 1
Beacon Landfill 1
1981 Belleayre 81 1
1983 Belleayre 83 1
1984-1985 Belleayre 84-85 1
Chlordane 1
Coletta 1
Conflicts W/Environ. Quality 1
DAMS 2
Eisenmann 2
Eisenmann 2
Endangered Species 2
Democratic Dinners 2
1983-1985 Governor Briefings 83-85 2
1983-1985 Governor's Office 83-85 2
Hammondsport 3
Iconn-Erie 3
Japan 3
Land Acquis. 72 EQBA 3
Long Island Ashfill 3
Love Canal 3
Minnewaska 3
Merion Blue Grass Sod Farm 3
New Jersey - New York - Connecticut 3
1984-1985 Pesticides 84 - 85 3
1984 Pesticides 84 3
Podd, Victor 3
Prattsville 3
Regional Plan Association 4
Regional Statistics 4
Report Card 4
Reticel 4
Rural Development/Affairs Task Force 4
Ryder Rendering 4
1986 Seasonal 86 4
1986 Seasonal 86 4
Steel Shot 4
Strategic Planning 4
Sun Oil 4
Ticonderoga 4
Topridge 4
Unit Management Plans 4
West Valley 4
Westway 4
Wetlands 4
1981-1986 Acid Rain 5
Adirondack Park 5
Albany 5
Affirmative Action 5
Agricultural Unit 5
1986 Annual Report 5
Army Corps 5
1985-1986 Asbestos 5
Audubon 5
Beci 5
Business Council 5

Accretion: B2521-90B-90BB2521-90B
Biotech 5

Accretion: B2521-90B
Eco's 6
Endangered Species 6
Environment 2000 6
Environmental conservation Inc. 6
Environmental Management 2000 6
Environmental Planning Lobby (EPL) 6
Farms 6
FMC 6
Fulton County (Mud Road Landfill) 6
General Electric 6
Goldbergs 6
Grucci 6
1986 Governor - F. Murray 1986 6
1986 Governor - F. Murray 1986 6
Governor's Award 6
Governors Bill Signing 6
Hainsworth 7
Insurance 7
ISD 7
Indians 7
Kelly, Denny 7
Lakes Advisory Committees 7
Lilco 7
Love Canal 7
Low-Level Radioactive Waste 7
Marcy - South 7
Marmo, John 7
Mic 7
Moreau 7
NYS Agriculture and Markets 7
NYS Department of Commerce 7
NYS Corrections 7
NYS Division of the Budget 7
NYS OMRDD 7
NYS Parks and Recreation 7
NYS Department of State 8
NYS Thruway Authority 8
NYS Department of Transportation 8
Niagara River 8
Ombudsman 8
Orsanco 8
Prison Barge 8
PCB Siting Board 8
Pesticide Advisory Committee 8
Project Wild 8
Raccoon 8
Reticel Form 8
Returnable Container Law Advisory Committee 8
Rural Affairs 8
1986 Personnel '86 8
Saturn Project 9
SCA Board 9
Scientific Review Group 9
Seasonal Hiring 9
Seqr 9
Smoking Policy 9
Sosurce Reduction 9
Speeches 9
Staffing Comparison 9
State Fair 9
Stewardship 9
Stewart International Airport 9
Striped Bass 9
Subcabinet on Energy and the Environment 9
Trainor 9
Regional Files 10
Region 1 10
Region 3 10
Region 2 10
Region 4 10
Region 5 10
Region 6 10
Region 7 10
Region 8 10
Region 9 10

Accretion: B2521-99
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: A 1 1
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: B 1 2
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: C 1 3
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: D 1 4
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: E 1 5
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: F 1 6
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: G 1 7
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: H 1 8
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: I-J 1 9
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: K 1 10
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: L 1 11
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner : M 1 12
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: MM 1 13
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: N 1 14
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: O 1 15
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner:: P 1 16
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: Q 1 17
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: R 1 18
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: S 1 19
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: T 1 20
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: U-V 1 21
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: W 1 22
1975 Correspondence answered by JWA for the Commissioner: X-Z 1 23
Community Affairs 1 24
Educational Services - Holt Bodinson 1 25
Environmental Analysis and Permits - T. Curran 1 26
Hearing Officers - E. Vopelak 1 27
Alfred Hulstruck 1 28
Intergovernmental Relations - Al Bromberg 1 29
Land Acquisitions - Norm Valkenburgh 1 30
Lands and Forests - J. Preston 1 31
Law Enforcement - W. Goodman 1 32
Legal Affairs - John Hanna 1 33
Management and Operations - Vic Glider 1 34
Manpower and Employee Relations - Frank DuCharme 1 35
OCS - Greg Sovas 1 36
Operations & Support Services - F. Oettinger 1 37
Program Development, Planning, and Research - Tom Eichler 1 38
Pure Waters - Eugene Seebald 1 39
Quality Services - David Peruman 1 40
Regional Offices 1 41
Solid Waste Management - W. Bentley 1 42
Newspaper Releases 2 1
Governor Carey - General 2 2
Governor News Releases 2 3
1975-1976 Governor Carey's Message to the Legislature 2 4
Monthly Report 2 5
Joint Statement - Governor Carey and Commissioner Reid 2 6
Governor Carey Statements 2 7
Period ending June 30, 1975 - Carey Reports 2 8
Adirondack Conservancy 2 9
Adirondack Park Agency 2 10
Adirondacks 2 11
Appalachian Trail Conference 2 12
Bicentennial Commission 2 13
New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission 2 14
Bottles 2 15
Exhibits 2 16
1976 July 23 Buffet Supper 2 17
1976-1977 Capital Construction Budget Request 2 18
State Purposes - Regular 2 19
General 2 19 (1)
Administration 2 19 (2)
Field Services 2 19 (3)
Communications and Education 2 19 (4)
Administrative Support Services 2 19 (5)
Pure Waters 2 19 (6)
Air Resources 2 19 (7)
Quality Services 2 19 (8)
Lands and Forests 2 19 (9)
Fish and Wildlife 2 19 (10)
Legal Affairs and Law Enforcement 2 19 (11)
Marine and Coastal Resources 2 19 (12)
Solid Waste Management 2 19 (13)
Water Management Planning 2 19 (14)
Planning and Research 2 19 (15)
State Purposes - First Instance 2 19 (16)
Local Assistance 2 19 (17)
Capital Construction 2 19 (18)
1974-1975 Budget 2 20
1973-1974 Budget (Analysis Of) 2 21
Budget 2 22
1971 Budget Cuts 2 23
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (USDI) 2 24
Catskills (Temporary State Commission to Study The) December 1976 Plan 2 25
Clay Marsh 2 26
Commissions Department Interstate 2 27
Commissioners Staff Meeting 2 28
Coastal Zone Management 2 29
Conservation Commissions 3 1
Conservation Report from the National Wildlife Federation 3 2
1973 Department Memoranda 3 3
Dubner, Nancy (personal) 3 4
Deer Report 3 5
1978 Department Memos 3 6
1976-1977 Department Memos 3 7
1974 Department Memos 3 8
1975 Department Memoranda 3 9
1972 Earth Day (week) 3 10
1976 Earth Day 3 10
1973 April-1974 April Earth Week for New York State April 9 - 15, 1973 & 1974 April 22 - 28 3 11
1977 Economic Action Bond Act 3 12
Energy 3 13
1973 Energy Book 3 13 (1)
Governors Energy File 3 14
Environmental Facility Corporation 3 15
Environmental News in New York 3 16
Environmental Studies Program 3 17
Environmental Planning Lobby 3 18
EQBA Monthly Expenditure Report 3 19
1976 Federal Legislation 3 20
Forest Tax Law 3 21
Fresh Water Wetlands 3 22
Garden Club of America (Educational Packet) 4 1
Governors State of State Messages 4 2
Great Lakes Commission 4 3
1978 Green Thumb Program 4 4
1976-1977 Green Thumb Program 4 5
1974-1975 Green Thumb Environmental Beautification 4 6
Habitat Protection 4 7
Hatchery (Salmon River Fish Hatchery) 4 8
Health Research Council 4 9
Indian (New York State) Matters 4 10
International Paper Company - Tonawanda Island 4 11
Kenneth L. Wilson State Park 4 12
Land Use 4 13
Last Chance Ranch 4 14
Legal Office - Decisions, Opinions, Etc. Misc., Memos 4 15
Legislative Manuals (Blue Books) 4 16
Legislation - State 4 17
License Fee - Study 4 18
National Association of State Environmental Protection Agencies 5 1
National and Environmental Policy Act - NEPA 5 2
National Historic Preservation Act 5 3
National Land Use 5 4
National Register of Historic Places 5 5
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. 5 6
News Clippings - Clear Air 5 7
News Clippings - re: Environmental Plan 5 8
News Clippings - Energy 5 9
News Clippings - Suffolk County Sewer District Project 5 10
News Releases 5 11
Newsletters, Brochures, etc. 5 12
Northeastern Queens Nature and Historic Preserve Commission 5 13
Nuclear Power Plants 5 14
New York Statewide Comprehensive Recreation Plan 5 15
1980 Olympics 5 16
Orange County Citizens Foundation, Inc. 5 17
PCB's 5 18
Personnel 5 19
Pesticides 5 20
Power Plant Siting in Hudson Valley 5 21
Preservation League, New York State 5 22
Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse 5 23
Reorganization 5 24
Resumes 5 25
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference 5 26
Shawanga Village Water Supply Application 5 27
Sludge 5 28
Solid Waste 5 29
Speakouts (Environmental Plan) 5 30
SEQRA 5 31
State Council of Parks and Recreation 5 32
1975 August 11 State Council of Parks and Recreation Meeting - Jones Beach 5 32 (1)
State Parks, General 5 33
State Plans (Environmental) 5 34
Strike Information 5 35
Sea Grant Program 6 1
Search and Rescue 6 2
Shoreham A Plant 6 3
Speech Material File 6 4
Staff Meetings 6 5
Staff Meeting Agendas 6 6
1970-1974 State Fair 6 7
Stonihurst 6 8
Task Force 2000 6 9
Tifft's Farm 6 10
Time Records 6 11
Transportation Bond Issue 6 12
Transportation Plan 6 13
1972-1973 TreeCycle 6 14
Warranties and Guarantees 6 15
Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 6 16
1972 July 11 Workshop Correspondence 6 17
Willowemoc Trout Fishery 6 18
Youth Education, Temporary Commission on 6 19
Tidal Wetlands 6 20
Transfer of Developmental Rights 6 21
Trust for Public Land, The 6 22
Uniform Procedures 6 23
Vouchers and Requisitions 6 24
White Face Mountain 6 25
Youth Conservation Corps. 6 26
1975 July Monthly Reports 6 27
1975 August Monthly Reports 6 28
1975 June Monthly Reports 6 29
1975 April Governor Report Material 6 30
1975 September Monthly Reports 6 31
1975 October Monthly Reports Highlights 6 32
1975 November Monthly Reports Highlights 6 33
1979 Monthly Reports 7 1
1979 Monthly Reports 7 2
1979 Monthly Reports 7 3
1980 Reports to the Governor 7 4
1980 Monthly Reports 7 5
1980 Monthly Reports 7 6
1980 Region - Monthly Reports 7 7