Research

Scope and Content Note

L0214-96: This series consists of material documenting confirmation by the Senate of gubernatorial appointees to a variety of positions on boards, corporations, councils, commissions, authorities, institutes, and committees. Positions are confirmed to such entities as the New York State Science and Technology Foundation; State Medical Advisory Committee; boards of visitors to state schools and psychiatric centers; State Council on Home Care Services; Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled; and the Urban Development Corporation.

Two types of records are included in the series. Carbon copies of notifications (1971-1986) give date received; text of the governor's nomination read to the senate; name of nominee; position; date confirmed; signatures of the president (or acting president) and secretary of the senate. For some earlier years, other departments, agencies, and committees notified are also recorded with dates.

The larger part of the series consists of approximately 10,000 index cards (1936-1987) showing name of appointee; address; title appointed to; date of nomination; date of confirmation; date notification sent to Department of State; name of person succeeded; and other notes of legal citations and previous appointments.

L0214-97: This accretion consists of carbon copies of notifications of senate confirmations of gubernatorial appointments (1987-1990) to a variety of positions on courts, boards of trustees, boards of visitors, councils, advisory councils, committees, review and planning councils, commissions, and authorities. Notifications in this accretion are stamped and dated as received by the Dept. of State Miscellaneous Records Unit.