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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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Subject Files, 1946-1988 2 reels of microfilm

Contains by-laws (1951, 1963, circa 1964, circa 1972, circa 1983), contracts (1946-48, 1951-52, 1955, 1959, 1961-65, 1976, 1986-88), correspondence (1948-49, 1951-52), arbitration material (1973-80), and agendas for meetings (1973-85). This series is a collection of different types of material, including records on dealings with companies and information on the structure of the local.

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Subject Files, 1983-2001 0.6 cubic ft.

This series contains an alphabetized group of folders that concern several important aspects of the daily activities of the AHP and CAHFC. The Bank Protest subject file contains documents concerning the UTA's and AHP's bank protests that spanned from 1986 to1995. These include the testimonies of witnesses from housing institutions and applicants turned down for loans and the financial institutions' answers to these testimonies; letters calling for the support of revisions to the Community Reinvestment Act; and the legislation surrounding the regulation of financial institutions' loan practices. This series also includes the background information that was used to prove the allegations that these financial institutions' loan practices were prejudicial. This evidence includes reports and maps showing the demographics of those who successfully received loans from Albany County banks.