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The New York City Municipal Archives

Idilio Gracia Peña began his long and distinguished career working at the New York City Municipal Archives and Records Center in 1964. Gracia Peña served as the Director of the New York City Municipal Archives from 1978-1989. He became Commissioner of the New York City Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) and served in this capacity from 1990-1995.

During his tenure as Commissioner of DORIS, Idilio Gracia Peña functioned as the chief archivist, chief public records officer, and chief librarian for New York City. He administered the City's $4 million archives, library records management, and information services programs. In that capacity, he advised the Mayor, the City Council, and borough presidents on matters that related to government archives, library and records management, and information services. Idilio Gracia Peña was a member of the New York State Governor's Task Force of Recording and Filing, the New York State Local Government Records Advisory Council, and the New York City Commission on Public Information and Communication.

Gracia Peña has also served on the boards of several academic, professional and community organizations. The list includes the Pratt Institute School of Library and Information Science Board of Advisors, New York Archival Society Board of Directors, Long Island Archives Conference Board of Directors, Latin American Integration Center Board of Directors, and Queens Borough President's Historical Advisory Committee. He was a member of several professional organizations including the Society of American Archivists, the Academy of Certified Archivists, Association of Records Managers and Administrators, National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, and the New York Association of Local Government Records Officers.