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New York State Modern Political Archive

New York State Modern Political Archive

Elected officials, interest groups, and activists from New York State.
The New York State Modern Political Archive (NYSMPA) was established in 1982 to document the work of individuals and private interest groups concerned with New York State public policy issues in the 20th century. Originally named the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy, the NYSMPA collects, preserves, and facilitates access to primary sources pertaining to New York State public affairs and policy, and now includes the personal papers of members of the gubernatorial administrations of Nelson A. Rockefeller; papers of former New York Congressional members and elected officials who served in New York State Legislature; and the official records and papers of numerous private groups, professional associations, individuals, public-sector labor unions, community groups, and other organizations concerned with Empire State public-policy issues.

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This series contains information about some of the projects that L-W Associates were engaged in. Though limited, series 5 includes L-W Associates' work with American Women in Small Businesses, Asia, the Disarming Images Study Circle, education, housing, the Law, Order and Justice Center, nuclear arms, environmental issues, the Radical Education Project, race, missile defense, transportation and urban studies.

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This series contains records relating to Rolfe, Inc., the private consulting company where Mather serverd as President following his retirement from the SUNY system. It includes files on "sister city" cultural and commercial exchange programs between Albany and Ghent, Belgium and Tula, Russia, as well as an extensive file of material related to the organization Business Executives for National Security (BENS).

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The publications series includes publications printed by either the Capital District Chapter of ASPA or the national association. The most important publications in this series are the agendas for the chapter's annual institutes, the chapter's annual reports, and the chapter's newsletters. A fairly large section of this series consists of handbooks the national association published as guides for the local chapters.

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Founded in 1977 by Bill and Andy Spence, Old Songs, Inc. is a not-for-profit, educational corporation that sponsors and hosts classes, workshops, performances, and more to promote traditional folk music and dance. Bill was a performer for Old Songs events and part of the folk group Fennig's All-Star Band on the hammered dulcimer. Andy Spence was executive director of the organization until 2018, when she became executive director emeritus, and served on the Board of Directors from the 1990s to 2017. This series consists of notebooks, flyers, correspondence, tickets, newsletters, records, magazines, posters, and more from activities and events occurring during Andy's time with the organization.

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This series contains files pertaining to planning decisions in Saratoga County, New York. Some of the documents refer to plans for specific municipalities -- i.e., villages, towns, and the City of Saratoga Springs -- while others pertain to county-wide planning efforts. Among the most common file types are: comprehensive/master plans (including master plans for Saratoga Springs published in the 1960s and 1980s), zoning ordinances/maps, soil surveys, county land use and development plans, transportation plans (e.g., bikeways, park and ride, highway rest station plans), environmental impact statements, and numerous reports on county water/sewerage projects.