Long Island State Park Commission Administrative Brochures B2867

Long Island State Park Commission Administrative Brochures

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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 contains digital copies of promotional booklets that contain information about and concise histories of state parks, parkways, and related locations and activities in the Long Island region and elsewhere in New York State.

Creator:

Long Island State Park Commission

Title:

Long Island State Park Commission administrative brochures

Quantity:

333.39 gigabyte(s)

Quantity:

2987 digital file(s)

Inclusive Dates:

1933-1988, 2004

Series Number:

B2867

Arrangement

Series is arranged alphabetically by geographic location, park or parkway project, topic, or title of brochure.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of digital copies of promotional materials that describe and advertise various aspects of New York State, with particular focus on the Long Island region. It includes opening addresses and dedication ceremony documents for bridges, parks, and parkways; annual report summaries; and informational items promoting activities and places of interest throughout the state. Brochures include information about locations such as the Triborough Bridge, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Taconic Sate Parkway, Sunken Meadow State Park and Parkway, Saint Lawrence River Power Dam, Niagara Power Station, Robert Moses State Park, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, New York World's Fair, City of New York public memorials, Heckscher State Park and Parkway, Caumsett State Park, Captree State Park and Parkway, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, Bethpage State Park, Belmont Lake State Park, and Bayard cutting Arboretum State Park. Brochures contain both text and photographic images and are a rich source of concise histories on a variety of subjects and locations related to public works projects throughout the state.

Location of Originals

Original copies of these records are held by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Long Island Parks Regional Archives facility in Oyster Bay, New York.