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The Legal and Administrative files on reels contain various records pertaining to the political, legal, and administrative aspects of the CSEA. These records include the agreements between CSEA and New York State and its various units, collective bargaining agreements, and the meeting minutes of the Legal Committee. The reels also include model constitutions and by-laws, department head minutes and reports, and Political Action Fund meeting information.

This series contains both the official CSEA newspaper for its members and smaller newsletters which focus upon a specific segment of membership. The official newspaper chronicles CSEA activities such as scholarship funds, solidarity marches, and the individual achievements of members. Originally entitled The Civil Service Leader the name was changed to The Public Sector in 1978 and to The Work Force 20 years later. The early editions of the newspaper focused primarily on the maintenance of wages and benefits. They also listed numerous job vacancies throughout New York State and the nation.

This series is a compilation of news clippings from several statewide and local New York newspapers. The CSEA Communications Department compiles and produces a news clippings packet on a bi or tri-monthly basis. The news clippings have been left in original packet or digital form.

The Audio Visual series includes DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, Beta tapes, DVDPros, and cassettes. The collection contains commercials, videos of guest speakers, such as Bill and Hillary Clinton, marches, speeches, conventions, and protests.

CSEA created an oral history initiative, the CSEA 100 Project, to commemorate the union's 100th anniversary in 2010. This series includes transcripts and audio recordings of interviews. Project interviewees ranged from state officers, regional presidents and officers, and Board of Directors members, to legal staff, building staff, and secretaries to state officers.

This series contains prints, slides, and negatives. They include images of individuals, buildings, and events.