Collections : [New York State Modern Political Archive]

This series includes correspondence between NOW-NYS members, national board members of NOW, and NOW-NYS presidents. Correspondence also includes letters to and from other organizations, as well as politicians.

The General Correspondence series contains original and typescript drafts of incoming and outgoing correspondence.

The Publications series contains material published by the Environmental Advocates as well as material published by others, but collected by the Environmental Advocates. The series is divided into two subseries: Environmental Advocates Publications and Publications of Others. The series occupies 3.0 cubic feet; the inclusive dates are 1972-2000, with bulk dates of 1986-1992.

This series consists of publications from different environmental and local groups that are in some way involved with NYCAP. Most of these publications are newsletter issues received as part of the newsletter exchange program. Most of the publications are in a limited run, covering only a few issues or years. The series has been divided up into NYCAP's publications, and those of other organizations. Aside from NYCAP's own publications, he most notable feature of this series is the substantial runs of a select few publications that NYCAP used heavily for reference and distribution. This includes Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly, IPM Practioner, Journal of Pesticide Reform, and Pesticides and You.

This series consists of audits and evaluations, building plans, correspondence, reports, and other materials regarding Willowbrook Class Members residing in the Mental Retardation Institute of the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital (also identified as "Flower/Fifth Hospital", "Flower and Fifth Hospital", "Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital", and "Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals") from 1977 to 1981. The papers document disagreements between the Willowbrook Review Panel and DMH/OMRDD over the suitability of Flower Fifth as a residence for Class Members, and the efforts of the hospital to become compliant with the standards of the Consent Decree. Information on specific named patients is found throughout this series. The series is restricted because it contains information about specific named patients at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital. The materials are arranged alphabetically and include one cubic foot of legal-size papers in their own alphabetical arrangement.

This series chronicles Serphin Maltese's activities after he left the New York State Senate in 2009. This includes his work with the Triangle Fire Memorial Association, Italian American membership organizations, the New York State Conservative Party, veterans, Christ the King High School, and Queens area organizations. The types of records in this series include correspondence, newsletters, flyers, clippings, and informational documents.

This series consists of files on various topics relating to Willowbrook, such as consumer groups, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, New York State government agencies involved in the case, similar court cases, and other subject matter. The series is restricted because many folders contain information on specific named residents of Willowbrook and other state developmental centers. Subjects of note include advisory boards, case management, community agencies, consumer groups, intermediate care facilities, New York State agencies, staff development, and toilet training. The files are in both letter-size and legal-size formats and are in separate alphabetical arrangements.

Outgoing correspondence from members of UUP's Administrative Office, including the President, Executive Director (later Director of Staff), Secretary, communications associates, field representatives, benefits specialists, and office manager. Recipients include individual members of UUP, chapter officers, NYSUT representatives, SUNY administrators on individual campuses and statewide, representatives of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, legislators, editors of New York newspapers, and representatives of various unions and other organizations that UUP had contact with in conducting its business. Incoming correspondence are occasionally attached, more so during the Drescher administration (1981-1987) than during the Wakshull administration (1975-1981), but enclosures referred to in outgoing letters are rarely included. Topics include appointments to committees; questions regarding the reasons for members' resignations; communications regarding chapter-specific issues; inquiries about benefits provided to members, which during the 1970s was primarily life insurance; later correspondence from benefits specialists covering a wider variety of benefit issues; and grievances. For the most part grievance-related correspondence are administrative (i.e., to set up hearings with the State and the grievant, to inform the grievants of the status of their grievance including decisions by UUP not to appeal a grievance, and to inform the State that a grievance decision will or will not be appealed).

The Subject Files series is arranged alphabetically by folder title. Much of the material in this series relates to the governor of New York, the governor's office, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Folders of interest include those entitled "Governor's Office, Appointments" and "Governor's Office, Correspondence."