Environmental History: Researching the Environment:
Harold A. Jerry, Jr. papers
The print version of the finding aid was compiled by Maria McCashion,
New York State Archives.
© 2005
Overview
Arrangement
Biographical Note
Content Description
Administrative Information
Use of the Collection
Related Information
Access Terms
Overview of the Collection
| Repository: |
New York State Library
Manuscripts and Special Collections |
| Sponsor: |
Funding for encoding
this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the
National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Collection Number: |
SC21605 |
| Creator: |
Jerry, Harold A.,
Jr., 1920-2001 |
| Title: |
Harold A. Jerry,
Jr. papers |
| Dates: |
1969-1995 |
| Physical Description: |
3 cu. ft. of textual
records |
| Summary: |
The papers consist
of material generated by Harold Jerry during his official
and unofficial capacity in roles relating to the preservation
of the Adirondack Park. Jerry served as New York State Public
Service Commissioner, Director of the New York State Office
of Regional Development, and Executive Secretary for the Temporary
Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks. He was
also a member of the governing council of the Wilderness Society;
a member on the boards of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy,Adirondack
Land Trust, and Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks;
and as an advisor to the National Audubon Society. The materials
include correspondence, a notebook, notes, letters, lobby
memoranda, bulletins and newsletters from numerous environmental
groups, individuals, private organizations and industries,
and newspaper clippings, editorials, and articles from national
and regional publications regarding the Adirondack Park. |
Arrangement
Original order has been maintained.
Overview
The papers consist of material generated for the most part under Harold
Jerry's official and unofficial capac in roles relating to the preservation
of the Adirondack Park. These roles include: Executive Secretary of
the Tempora Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks, (TSCFA),
New York State Public Service Commissioner, a member on the boards
of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy & Adirondack Land Trust and
Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, and as an advisor
to the National Audubon Society and Trustees for Alaska. The pape
contain a notebook, reports, financial statements, budgets, copies
of Acts, press releases, draft letters, newspaper clippings, and correspondence
with the Governor's office during his appointment to the TSCFA. Also
included a handbook on state planning, drafts and copies for speeches,
by Harold Jerry and others, a questionnaire, and note compiled during
Harold Jerry's Directorship of the New York State Office of Regional
Development. Relating to his service on the governing council of the
Wilderness Society, the papers contain correspondence, 1980 and 1981
annual reports, and booklets. Material relating to Northeastern Chapter
of the National Audubon Society and its Adirondack Campaign includes
correspondence, notes, lobby memoranda, bulletins and newsletters
from numerous environmental groups, letters from individuals, private
organizations and industries, newspaper clippings, editorials, a articles
from national and regional publications regarding the Adirondack Park.
The papers also include several copi of a 1965 map of the Adirondack
Forest Preserve, a 1982 map the Adirondack Park water systems, and
a 1979 repo by the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks.
Biographical Sketch
Harold A. Jerry was born in Plattsburgh, New York on March 2, 1920.
He graduated from Princeto University in 1941 and then joined the
Army when the United States entered World War II. Jerry serve in the
army until 1946, earning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Following
the war, he returned to schoo and graduated from Harvard Law School
in 1948. That same year he married Jocelyn Rodgers and the couple
had four children: Harold, Danielle, Jocelyn, and Philip. The family
resided in Chemung County N. Y., where Jerry became involved in numerous
organizations including several Republican clubs. Following his graduation
from law school, Jerry was admitted to both the Chemung County and
New York State Bar Associations and became a partner at a law firm
in Elmira. He served as a New York State Senator from 1959-1962, representing
Steuben and Chemung Counties. During this time, Jerry was a member
of the Joint Legislative Committee on Fire Laws and served on the
Temporary State Commission on the Revision and Simplification of the
Constitution. In 1967, he was appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller,
Executive Secretary of the Temporary Study Commission on the Future
the Adirondacks, a commission whose efforts culminated in the establishment
of the Adirondack Park Agency. In 1973, he was appointed to the New
York State Public Service Commission and served for 24 years. Jerry
also served on the boards of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy &
Adirondack Land Trust and the Association for the Protection of the
Adirondacks. Between 1977 and 1982, Jerry served on the Governing
Council of the Wilderness Society, a national organization dedicated
to the preservation of wild lands. He also served on the Commission
o the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century, which was created under
Governor Mario Cuomo, in 198 He was awarded Conservationist of the
Year in 1989, the Adirondack Council's highest honor. Jerry died in
2001.
Custodial History
The papers were a gift of Harold A. Jerry Jr., March 14, 1997.
Processing Information
This collection's description was enhanced as a part of the New York
State Archives Environmental HistoryVirtual Research Collection Project,
2004. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided funding for
this project.
Use of Collection
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Available Alternate Formats
No other form exists.
Related Information
Related Material
See also Wilderness Society records, 1977-1983 (SC18664), in the New
York State Library; New York State Dept.Transportation Correspondence
and issues files of the Adirondack Highway Council, 1977-1984, (B1580),
Harold A. Jerry, Jr. Professional Papers, 1963-1990 (B1830), New York
(State). Public Service Commission, Subject,correspondence, and utility
files, 1981-1995 (19738), at the New York State Archives.
Other Finding Aids
A finding aid is available at the repository
Access Terms
Corporate Names
Subjects
Geographic Names
Adirondack Park (N.Y.)
Adirondack Forest Preserve (N.Y.)
New York (State) — Politics and government — 1951
Container List
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1994 |
1994 Adirondack legislation,
May - July |
1 |
1 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1993 |
1993 Adirondack legislation,
Jan - July |
1 |
2 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1992-1993 |
Lyons Falls Paper Co. |
1 |
3 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1992 |
1992 Governor's Adirondack
legislation |
1 |
4 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1991-1992 |
Notes, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and news releases regarding Adirondack
legislation |
1 |
5 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1991 |
1991 Adirondack legislation |
1 |
6 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1991-1992 |
Hinchey Bill |
1 |
7 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1992 |
King Bill |
1 |
8 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1989 |
Notebook |
1 |
9 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1969-1971 |
Albright, Harry correspondence |
2 |
1 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1994-1995 |
Audubon Adirondack
Legislation |
2 |
2 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1994 |
Dwyer, Suzanna, National
Audubon Society |
2 |
3 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1992-1993 |
Correspondence, newspaper
clippings, and notes regarding the National Audubon Society's
Adirondack Campaign |
2 |
4 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1993-1994 |
President's Committee
on the Adirondacks (National Audubon |
2 |
5 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1992-1993 |
National Audubon Society's
Adirondack Campaign -notes, correspondence, memorandum, copies
of legislation, and related campaign materials |
2 |
6 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1991-1993 |
National Audubon Society
(General) |
2 |
7 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1993-1994 |
News clippings (Audubon)
- clippings from environmental group publications and newspapers,
also memorandum, correspondence, and notes re: Adirondack environmental
issues |
2 |
8 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1992-1993 |
News clippings (Audubon)
- clippings from environmental group publications and newspapers,
also memorandum, correspondence, and notes re: Adirondack environmental
issues |
2 |
9 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1963-1965 |
Speeches – Misc.
– notes, drafts, and copies of speeches, some bHarold Jerry |
2 |
10 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1964-1966 |
State Planning in NY
Speeches |
2 |
11 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1980-1984 |
Trustees for Alaska
- correspondence |
2 |
12 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1968-1972 |
Federal Application
(Urban Renewal Adm) file – mostlycorrespondence related to
Temporary Study Commission |
3 |
1 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1963-1966 |
Office of Regional
Development file |
3 |
2 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1986-1987 |
Adirondack Highway
Council (material prior to '86 in Cultural Lib.) |
3 |
3 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 198- |
Sierra Club Legal Defense
Fund Inc. |
3 |
4 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1985-1994 |
Wilderness Society |
3 |
5 |
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
| 1968-1982 |
Miscellaneous, notes,
maps, reports, copies of legislation and correspondence regarding
Adirondack environmental issues; and misc. financial records |
3 |
6 |
