New York State Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee Records B1960

New York State Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee Records

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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 Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee was established to advise the Governor on traffic safety policy matters and to assist in coordinating the work of the state agencies concerned with various aspects of the issue. Included are lists of members; agenda and minutes of the monthly meetings; memorandums; press releases; and recommendations and committee reports related to drivers' license suspensions.

Creator:

New York (State). Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee

Title:

Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee records

Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1957-1958

Series Number:

B1960

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of memoranda, reports, and press releases concerning the Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee under the chairmanship of Jonathan B. Bingham (until June 1958) and then Daniel P. Moynihan as the acting chairman. The committee was appointed by Governor Harriman in May 1957 to advise him on traffic safety policy matters, and to assist in coordinating the work of the State agencies concerned with various aspects of the problem. Also included are lists of members, agenda and minutes of the monthly meetings; memoranda; as well as recommendations and committee reports on the New York State system for the suspension or revocation of drivers' licenses for violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Related Material

B1946 Records of the Citizens Council on Traffic Safety, contains records of the committee that coordinated traffic safety activities with the Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Committee

B2327 Governor's Conference on City and Village Traffic Safety Records, and

13682_07 Central subject and Correspondence Files of Governor Harriman, contain related records.

Custodial History

This series was a gift to Syracuse University from Governor Harriman in 1959. It was transferred to the New York State Archives in 2006 and accessioned in January 2008.