New York State Governor Routine Fiscal Records of Selected Moreland Commissions and a Crime Conference 10985

New York State Governor Routine Fiscal Records of Selected Moreland Commissions and a Crime Conference

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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:

These records, primarily related to travel, purchases, and office expenses, document the day to day operations of various Moreland Commissions and the Governor's Crime Conference in 1936. The Moreland investigations pertain to workmen's compensation, Creedmore Hospital, insurance, racing, corrections, judicial action on administrative agencies, and the State Banking Department regarding City Trust Company.

Title:

Routine fiscal records of selected Moreland Commissions and a crime conference

Quantity:

2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1924-1953

Series Number:

10985

Arrangement

Arranged by commission or conference.

Scope and Content Note

The Records include routine correspondence (stating that vouchers, bills, receipts, etc. were received or forwarded), purchase orders, schedules of accounts, salary schedules, telephone bills, comptroller's warrants, hotel bills, travel expense claims, vouchers, employees withholding tax statements, travel requests, and cancelled checks.

There are Moreland Commission investigations files for the following: Workmen's Compensation Law (1939); Creedmoor Hospital (1943); Insurance Dept. (1933-34); cost of Workmen's Compensation (1944-46; 1953); Harness Racing (1953); Dept. of Corrections (1924-26); State Printing (1940); Judicial Action on Administrative Agencies; and the State Banking Dept. regarding the City Trust Company (1929).

Also included is a file on the Governor's Crime Conference (1936).

These records do not deal with any of the issues, topics, people, or events relating to the various commissions or the conference. Instead, they all deal with materials incidental to the operation of these bodies.