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Attica Correctional Facility: Records of Attica Inmates, the 1971 Riot, and Ensuing Investigations and Litigation

Timeline of Events of the Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Subsequent Legal Actions

September 9, 1971 – Prisoners seize control of Attica Correctional Facility. Corrections officer William Quinn is fatally injured in the taking of the control center. State personnel regain control of most of the facility, except for the D Yard and the control center, and a majority of the inmates are confined to their cells.

September 10, 1971 – Prisoners elect representatives and citizen observers are permitted to enter D Yard to aid in negotiations.

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This series consists of investigation and interview files of the Special Commission on Attica (chaired by Robert B. McKay and known as the "McKay Commission"). The commission investigated the Attica Correctional Facility riot of 1971. Resulting records include personal interview sheets or transcripts; depositions and preliminary statements; copies of facility logs and other administrative records; lists of dead and wounded; draft commission reports; photographs; documents regarding negotiations with rioters; and documents confiscated from inmates.

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Digitizing Dutch Colonial Records

The New York State Archives is pleased to announce a project to digitize and deliver online the Dutch colonial government records in our holdings.  This project is made possible through a partnership with the New Netherland Institute and support from the government of the Netherlands and the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames.

Naturalization Pathfinder

Naturalization is the act of granting the full legal rights and privileges possessed by native-born individuals to someone born in another country. Legal jurisdiction over naturalization has changed repeatedly since the colonial period and records documenting the process are found in various locations.  Knowing approximately when the naturalization took place is one key to locating records.  In some cases, knowing the likely location where the naturalization took place is also very helpful.

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