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New York State Senate Press Releases


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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 press releases from offices of state legislators in the senate and assembly; executive chamber governors Rockefeller, Lindsay, La Guardia; various state agencies; state committees; and private organizations. A wide variety of subjects are covered in the series, notably: commerce; workman's compensation; milk pricing; tax laws and reform; bond issues; civil rights; and Republican Party politics. Additional material includes speech and broadcast transcripts and weekly legislative newsletters.
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Senate press releases
Quantity:

2.25 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1939, 1956-1967
Series Number:
L0213

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of press releases from offices of state legislators in the senate and assembly, the executive chamber governors Rockefeller and Lindsay, and various state agencies. Also included are transcripts of speeches; supplemental state budgets for 1962 and 1966; lists of legislative correspondents; and broadcast transcripts for the television program "Legislative Hearing" (1965-1966). A wide variety of subjects are covered in the series, notably: commerce; workman's compensation; milk pricing; tax laws and reform; bond issues; civil rights; and Republican Party politics.

L0213-13: This accretion consists of press releases from offices of state legislators in the senate and assembly, New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, various state agencies, state committees, and private organizations such as the New York State Nurses Association, the New York State Federation of Teachers Union, and the Association of Towns in 1939. It also contains a small number of weekly legislative newsletters. Subjects for press releases include law revision, labor issues, taxes, employment, and education.

Related Material

Series L0104, Correspondence and Subject Files, contains related records of the Senator Earl W. Brydges.

Custodial History

L0213-96: These records appear to have been created by the Office of the Senate Majority Leader during the leaderships of Walter J. Mahoney (1954-1965) and Earl W. Brydges (1966-1972). The records were stored in the State Library in the Education Building and were transferred to the State Archives at the request of the Senate Microfilm and Records Office due to pending renovation of the building.

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