New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Housing Insurance Companies Investigation Files L0181

New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Housing Insurance Companies Investigation 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:

The committee investigated the investment activities of the insurance industry as it related to funds available for mortgages and investments in housing. This series details the financial activities of life, fire, and marine insurance companies through correspondence and financial records. Included are detailed financial records, primarily from life insurance companies, and information on real estate investments.

Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Housing

Title:

Joint Legislative Committee on Housing insurance companies investigation files

Quantity:

11.2 cubic feet

Quantity:

20 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:

1906-1922

Bulk Dates:

1919-1922

Series Number:

L0181

Arrangement

Alphabetical by insurance company name or type.

Scope and Content Note

This series details the financial activities of life, fire, and marine insurance companies through correspondence and financial records. The committee, known as the "Lockwood Committee" for chairman Charles C. Lockwood, investigated the investment activities of the insurance industry as it related to funds available for mortgages and investments in housing.

The committee wanted to identify and eliminate investment practices that were deleterious to the housing market. Detailed financial records, predominantly for life insurance companies, reveal the types of investments (principally the purchase of municipal, state, and federal government bonds) each company made over a span of years, often from as early as 1906 through 1919. Information on real estate investments is also found with some companies' records. The series includes information from out-of-state insurance companies also.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Folder list is available at the repository.

Custodial History

This series was originally accessioned as part of boxes 22, 24-25, 25a, 26, 26a, 27-28, 28a, 29-31, 31a, 32-34, and 42 of accession -216, old collection #405.