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Senator Velmanette Montgomery archived Web sites

Held by the New York State Archives

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Administrative History

Senator Velmanette Montgomery, a Democrat, was first elected to the Senate in 1984. She has represented the 22nd Senate District (1985-1992) and the 18th Senate District (1993-present), which consists of all or part of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Gowanus/Wyckoff, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Park Slope, Red Hook, and Sunset Park. She has served as ranking minority member of the Standing Committee on Social Services, Children, and Families and as co-chair of the Senate Democratic Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible Web site of Senator Velmanette Montgomery. Researchers should note that in 2009, each Senator was allotted space on the main Senate Web site and the official sites of individual Senators were removed from the live Web.

B2242-06: This accretion consists of an archival copy of Senator Montgomery's official Web site produced on December 21, 2006, shortly before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains biographical information, photographs, a district map, and press releases (2003-2006). It also includes a letter from Senator Montgomery to Empire State Development Corporation Chairman Charles Gargano concerning the Atlantic Yards Arena and Redevelopment Project Environmental Impact Statement and a memo from Senator Montgomery and New York City Councilwoman Letitia James concerning the Memorandum of Understanding between the Empire State Development Corporation, the City of New York, and Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner Companies.

Also present are overview of the responsibilities of the city and state officials who represent residents of the 18th Senate District, a guide to criminal justice resources, and other information of interest to Senator Montgomery's constituents.

B2242-08: This accretion consists of a copy of Senator Montgomery's official Web site produced on June 12, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains biographical information, photographs, press releases (2008), and a district map. It also contains constituent newsletters (2008), a brochure concerning predatory mortgage lending, and other materials of interest to Senator Montgomery's constituents.

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, most of the information contained within this site could not be captured in mid-2008. In addition, some of the navigational links do not work properly. However, identical sets of navigational links appear at the top and the bottom of each page. If the link in one set does not work correctly, click the Web browser's Back button and then click on the corresponding link in the other set.

Use of Records

Access Restrictions

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

Related Information

Related Materials

Series B2197, Senate, Archived Web Sites, contains copies of the main Senate Web site.

Custodial History

The New York State Archives and the New York State Library used Web archiving software to copy these Web sites in order to preserve the information they contain.

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