Ernest I. Hatfield :
- Author:
- Hatfield, Ernest I.
- Call Number:
- MSS APAP-255 local
- Abstract:
- Ernest Hatfield Papers donated his papers a few years after he left the New York State Senate. The collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, printed bills, and legislative transcript materials mostly dating from 1950 to 1964 during his Senate service. A Republican, Hatfield represented the Dutchess County 33rd district from 1948-1954 and 35th district from 1955-1964 in the State Senate. Although he previously served in the New York State Assembly, the collection does not include materials from this tenure. Topics of interest in the collection include documents related to Hatfield's role as chairman of the New York State Commission on Historic Observances and the Social Security bill, which prevented the separation of Social Security from the pensions of retired civil service employees.
- Historical Note:
- Ernest I. Hatfield was born in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester County, NY in 1890. He graduated from Westchester County schools and attended the Eastman-Gaines Business College in New York City. Hatfield worked in insurance and real estate, and was a farmer. A resident of Poughkeepsie, NY, Hatfield was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess County 2nd District 1943-1944, Dutchess County 1945-1947) and served as chairman of the Mortgage and Real Estate Committee, and on the Insurance and Public Service Committees. He then ran for and won election to the New York State Senate representing the 33rd District from 1948-1954 and the 35th District from 1955-1964. While in the State Senate, Hatfield was chairman of the Banks Committee and served on the Agriculture, Education, Excise, Finance, Labor and Industry, Public Relief and Welfare, Public Service, and Rules Committees. In addition, Hatfield was chairman of the temporary New York State Commission on Historic Observances. Hatfield also was a member of the Freemasons, Knights Templar, Grotto, Exchange Club and Common Council in Poughkeepsie. He owned the business E.I. Hatfield, Inc. He died in 1977 in Dutchess County.
- Physical Description:
- 3.78 cu ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Ernest I. Hatfield Papers, 1949-1968. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York.
- Subjects:
- Politicians New York (State), Banking law New York (State), Banking law, Politicians, and Politics and government
- Genres/Forms:
- Bills (legislative records) aat, Clippings. aat, Files by subject. aat, Correspondence. aat, Legislative records. aat, and Scrapbooks. aat
- Names:
- Hatfield, Ernest I
- Corporate Names:
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate, New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Standing Committee on Agriculture, New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Standing Committee on Labor and Industry, New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance, New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Historic Observances, New York (State). Legislature. Senate, New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance, and New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Historic Observances
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State) Politics and government, Dutchess County (N.Y.), Poughkeepsie (N.Y.), New York (State), New York (State) Dutchess County, and New York (State) Poughkeepsie
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