Watch "Gubernatorial Greetings," an interview about Governor Averell Harriman's holiday card collection with author Anastasia O’Neill.
In the days before the Motion Picture Association developed a film rating system, movie producers and distributors had to apply for a permit with New York’s Division of Motion Picture to show their film in the state. The New York State Archives preserves the largest collection of film scripts from 1921-1965 in the world. Learn more about the contribution these scripts add to the history of censorship in New York and trace the shifting of American attitudes toward sex, religion and morality.
Looking for the perfect gift for the history buff(s) in your life? Delight your favorite family historian, genealogist, avid reader and/or educator.
Autographed copy of A Fool's Errand
Our friends at the Empire State Plaza Visitor Center still have a few autographed copies of 2022 Empire State Archives & History Award Honoree Lonnie Bunch's A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump. Visit the shop in person or call (518) 486-6858.
The State Archives Public Research Room is open, by appointment, Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our online services, including our e-mail reference services and telephone reference continue to be available Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To make an appointment, call (518) 474-8955 or archref@nysed.gov.
New York Archives Partnership Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, supports education, preservation and outreach programs not funded by the state in order to make accessible archives from over 350 years of New York's colonial and state governments. Visit us at nysarchivestrust.org.
