Using These Materials
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Per the memoradum of agreement the collection is closed while the Assemblywoman is in office and will remain closed for five years after the Assemblywoman leaves office. The constituent case files will be closed for 30 years after the Assemblywoman leaves office.
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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection documents the legislative career of New York State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef.
- Extent:
- 44 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Sandy Galef Papers, 1991-2018. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Galef Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains the Assemblywoman Galef's legislative and subject files with materials dating from 1991-2018, including correspondence, news releases, clippings, reports, and background materials. Per the memorandum of agreement, this collection is closed for a period of five years after the donor leaves office.
- Biographical / Historical:
Sandy Galef was assemblywoman in the New York State Assembly from 1992-2022 retiring after 30 years in office. A Democrat, Galef represented portions of Westchester and Putnam counties, including the towns of Kent, Philipstown, Putnam Valley, Ossining, Cortlandt, and the city of Peekskill. Galef served on many Assembly committees including Real Property Tax (chair), Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions, Election Law, Governmental Operations, and Health. Born in Wisconsin in 1940, Galef moved to Westchester in 1944 and later received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University and a Masters in Education from the University of Virginia. She taught school in both Virginia and New York and then held several volunteer leadership positions in Westchester while raising her family. Prior to her election to the Assembly, Galef was a Westchester County Legislator for 13 years, 8 of them as minority leader of the Board of Legislators.
Galef is a resident of Ossining and was married to the late Steven Galef. She has two children.
- Acquisition information:
- All items in this collection were transferred to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives by Assemblywoman Galef in a series of acquisitions between 2010 and 2022.
- Processing information:
This collection is unprocessed.
- Arrangement:
The collection is unprocessed and is likely disorganized. Individual items may be difficult to find.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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Using These Materials
- ACCESS:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Per the memoradum of agreement the collection is closed while the Assemblywoman is in office and will remain closed for five years after the Assemblywoman leaves office. The constituent case files will be closed for 30 years after the Assemblywoman leaves office.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Sandy Galef Papers, 1991-2018. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Galef Papers).