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Series 1: General Correspondence 1953, 1955-1968
Series 2: Legislative and Public Affairs 1950-1951, 1954-1957, 1959-1964, 1967, Undated
ERNEST I. HATFIELD PAPERS, (APAP-255), 1949-1968
Descriptive Summary |
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| Title: | Ernest I. Hatfield Papers |
| Date: | 1949-1968 |
| Physical Characteristics: | 3.78 cubic ft. |
| Abstract: | The Ernest I. Hatfield Papers document Hatfield's service in the New York State Senate, where he served from 1948-1964, and the years immediately following. The collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, speeches, and bills he introduced. |
| Storage: | The materials are located onsite in the department. |
| Language: | The materials in the collection are in English. |
| Repository: | M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany, SUNY |
Biographical Sketch
Ernest I. Hatfield was born in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester County, NY in 1890. He graduated from Westchester County schools and attended the Eastman-Gaines Business College in New York City. Hatfield worked in insurance and real estate, and was a farmer. A resident of Poughkeepsie, NY, Hatfield was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess County 2nd District 1943-1944, Dutchess County 1945-1947) and served as chairman of the Mortgage and Real Estate Committee, and on the Insurance and Public Service Committees.
He then ran for and won election to the New York State Senate representing the 33rd District from 1948-1954 and the 35th District from 1955-1964. While in the State Senate, Hatfield was chairman of the Banks Committee and served on the Agriculture, Education, Excise, Finance, Labor and Industry, Public Relief and Welfare, Public Service, and Rules Committees. In addition, Hatfield was chairman of the temporary New York State Commission on Historic Observances.
Hatfield also was a member of the Freemasons, Knights Templar, Grotto, Exchange Club and Common Council in Poughkeepsie. He owned the business E.I. Hatfield, Inc. He died in 1977 in Dutchess County.
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Scope and Content Information
Ernest Hatfield Papers donated his papers a few years after he left the New York State Senate. The collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, printed bills, and legislative transcript materials mostly dating from 1950 to 1964 during his Senate service. A Republican, Hatfield represented the Dutchess County 33rd district from 1948-1954 and 35th district from 1955-1964 in the State Senate. Although he previously served in the New York State Assembly, the collection does not include materials from this tenure. Topics of interest in the collection include documents related to Hatfield's role as chairman of the New York State Commission on Historic Observances and the Social Security bill, which prevented the separation of Social Security from the pensions of retired civil service employees.
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Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is organized into the following series:
Series 1 and 3 are arranged chronologically. Series 2 is arranged alphabetically by the subject of the legislative bills.
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Restrictions
Access
Access to this record group is unrestricted.
Copyright
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
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Subject Headings
Persons
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
Places
Genres and Forms
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Ernest I. Hatfield Papers, 1949-1968. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Hatfield Papers).
Acquisition Information
Ernest Hatfield initially donated his papers to Syracuse University in a series of deliveries from 1966-1970. In 2006, the papers were transferred to the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Ga Yue Lau
Date: © 2011 By the University at Albany, SUNY. All rights
reserved.
Revision history:
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Container List
| Series 1: General Correspondence, 1953, 1955-1968 .5 cubic ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains correspondence, newspapers clippings, and memos directed to Ernest Hatfield from fellow government officials and constituents. Subjects vary from casual greetings and congratulatory messages to individuals asking for help obtaining birth certificates or clarifying their pension issue. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence, 1953 1955 | |||||||||
| 2-5 | Correspondence, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Correspondence, 1957-1959 | ||||||||||
| 7-8 | Correspondence, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Correspondence, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 10-12 | Correspondence, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Correspondence, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Correspondence, 1964-1968 | ||||||||||
| Series 2: Legislative and Public Affairs, 1950-1951, 1954-1957, 1959-1964, 1967, Undated .8 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by the subject of the legislative bill. | |||||||||||
| This series contains bills introduced by Ernest Hatfield or ones he wanted to amend, correspondence related to bills, the State Commission on Historic Observances Historic Observances and related correspondence, and legislative transcripts. Items that may be of interest to researchers are Hatfield's attempts to raise funds and garner support to build the Beacon-Newburgh Bridge, the Chiropractor bill which supported recognizing the chiropractic profession, and the Social Security bill in the Civil Service Law which opposed the government in separating Social Security benefits from pension of retired civil service employees. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Agriculture and markets law, 1956 | |||||||||
| 16 | Alcoholic beverage control law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Amend previous acts, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Blatnick bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Chiropractor bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Civil Service Law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Compulsory automobile insurance bill, 1954 1962-1963 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Compulsory workman's compensation insurance for farmers, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Concurrent resolution of Senate and Assembly, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Conservation law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Correction law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 26 | County law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Dirksen Eastland bill, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Education laws, 1955-1956 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Erwin bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Firearm bill, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 31 | General business law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 32 | General municipal law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Greenport Fire District, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Hatfield election materials, undated | ||||||||||
| 35 | Highway law, 1956 1967 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Insurance law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Joint Legislative Committee on docks in the City of New York, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Joint Legislative Committee to Revise the Banking Law questionnaire, 1962 undated 1968 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Judiciary law, 1955 1966 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Labor laws, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Legislative primer, 1959 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Legislative report from Senator Hatfield, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Local finance law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 44 | McCarthy amendment, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 45 | McNeil Mitchell bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Metcalf Baker Bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 47 | New York State Commission on Historic Observances, 1958-1960 1964-1965 | ||||||||||
| 48 | New York State Commission on Historic Observances booklets, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Penal law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Pension of retired public employees, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Poughkeepsie Armory employee bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 52 | Prohibit state/public corp to restrict representation of employee, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 53 | Public authority law, 1956-1957 | ||||||||||
| 54 | Randall bill, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 55 | Real property law, 1955-1956 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Receipt and fulfillment of requests for copies of legislation, 1955-1956 | ||||||||||
| 57 | Retirement and Social Security law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 58 | Savings bank branch bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 59 | Senate Bill No. 3116, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 60 | Senate Bill Introduction No. 3423, Print No.3781, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 61 | Senate Introductory 2095, 1964 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Social welfare law, 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | Speeches and related correspondence, 1950-1951 1956-1957 1960-1963 Undated | ||||||||||
| 3 | Standing Committees of the Senate, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 4 | State finance law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 5 | State laws, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Suffolk County bill, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Taconic State Police, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tax law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Town law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Transcript of proceedings of the Joint Legislative Committee to Revise the Banking Law, January 30, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Transcript of proceedings of the Joint Legislative Committee to Revise the Banking Law, January 31, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Workmen's compensation law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Vehicle and traffic law, 1956 | ||||||||||
| Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1949-1964 3.65 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains bound and unbound scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings. Ernest Hatfield created the books which mention him in the articles, discuss events he attended, describe bills that he supported and the reactions to the bills, and other clippings that were of political interest to him. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Newspaper clippings, 1949 | |||||||||
| 15-16 | Newspaper clippings, 1950 | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Scrapbook, December 1950-September 1963 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1-2 | Scrapbook, January 1955-February 1956 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Scrapbook, February-March 1956 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Scrapbook, December 1956-April 1958 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Scrapbook, January 1958-July 1958 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Scrapbook, December 1960-April 1963 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Scrapbook, October 1963-May 1964 | |||||||||
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