Series: 8. New York State Archives Publications, 1981-1995
Scope and Content Note: The materials in this series illustrate through a wide range of studies and reports, promotional and educational materials, and other publications how the New York State Archives was able to develop rapidly from a relatively new and small state archives to a program that received the SAA’s Distinguished Service Award and other SAA awards and the election of more new SAA Fellows from its staff than any other archives during this period. The analyses, agendas, strategies, and engagement with the archives and records communities, governmental leaders and the public indicated in these publications suggest some of the ways the State Archives was able to grow in size, performance, and prominence as it pursued an ambitious agenda for state and local government records and for statewide archival program development. Overall, the documents here show why the New York State Archives came to be considered an example to emulate by other government archives in the United States and beyond, including for assessment and agenda-setting, education and outreach, quality promotional materials, advocacy for legislation and resources, engagement with the archives and records community statewide, and for building a very strong professional archives staff highly active in the SAA and other associations. Among the files here are some examples of coverage of the New York State Archives in magazines and newspapers.

New York State Archives Publications, 1981-1995