Collections : [New York State Modern Political Archive]

The bulk of the series is the Citizens Budget Commission's (CBC) minutes from 1932 through 1973. These include minutes from the executive sessions of the board of trustees, adjourned meetings of the board of trustees and the nominating committee, and the minutes of the annual meetings of members of the CBC. In 1978, the biographies of the trustees of CBC were compiled and photographs of many of these individuals are included. The series is arranged by topic with the minutes in chronological order.

The Citizens Budget Commission has held an annual dinner since 1932. The annual dinner celebrates influential individuals. This series contains dinner programs and invitations. Many of the programs have pictures of the honorees. In 1993, a speech was given at the annual dinner by Vincent Tese, who at the time was the director of economic development for New York State. The written version of this speech is in this series.