Departmental correspondence received, 1910-1913

Scope and Contents

This series consists of the departmental correspondence received by the Office of the Mayor during the Gaynor administration. The material details the daily work of city agencies and contains letters, memoranda, reports and financial records, amongst others. Correspondence also exists between the courts and various local and state governmental bodies. A significant portion of the series’ materials regard the Police Department – a reflection of the effort Gaynor devoted throughout his career to curb police corruption.

Extent

41.5 cubic feet (83 boxes)

Dates

1910-1913


Creators

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Patrons are required to use microfilm for those series for which it is available. Advance notice is required for using original material. Please contact us to arrange access.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by department and chronologically within that arrangement. Boxes 73 and 74-83 were seemingly not processed at the same time as the rest of the departmental correspondence as they deviate from the rest of the series arrangement. Box 73 contains ten folders of records from the year 1910 and Boxes 74-83 contain “requests for recommendations,” filed chronologically from 1910-1913.

Physical Location

Shelf 1669-1740, 1848, 1882-1891

Existence and Location of Copies

Boxes 1-72 of this series have been microfilmed. See microfilm rolls 1-72 (master negative nos. 07341-07400 and 07451-07462).