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New York State Senate Records of Confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointments


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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 material documenting confirmation by the Senate of gubernatorial appointees to a variety of positions on boards, corporations, councils, commissions, authorities, institutes, and committees. These records include the notifications and/or senate confirmations of gubernatorial appointments and index cards that show 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.
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Title:
Records of confirmation of gubernatorial appointments
Quantity:

6.75 cubic feet

(including ca. 10000 cards)

Inclusive Dates:
1936-1990
Series Number:
L0214

Arrangement

L0214-96:Arranged by type of record: notifications are chronological; record cards are roughly alphabetical.

L0214-97:Chronological by year.

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.

Related Material

Series B1329, Senate Confirmations of Gubernatorial Appointments, contains other notices.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Container list for both accretions.

Custodial History

L0214-97: This accretion was transferred from the Department of State at an unknown date, and was accessioned as part of a project by Archives Staff in 1997 to accession or integrate estrayed or unidentified records.

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

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