Research


Scope and Content Note

This series consists of files of the Counsel to the Governor's office relating to various types of legislation. Records include correspondence, memorandums, recommendations, lists, and copies of bills. Records relate to state legislation, bills recommended by state departments, and program bills designed to implement specific aspects of Governor Harriman's legislative program.

Records document state, departmental, and program legislation from the 1957 Extraordinary Session of the State Legislature and the First Annual Executive Legislative Institute of the same year. Files maintained by the Executive Assistant to the Counsel regarding legislation affecting counties in New York State are also included. Topics of interests include agriculture and markets, mental health, assistance for the elderly, and unemployment insurance.