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Documenting Our Past: Great Documents of New York Legal History
November 30, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Detail of the Flushing Remonstrance, courtesy of the New York State Archives. New York City Bar Association
The Society partnered with the New York State Archives for this program in which leading experts discussed early documents of State importance that provide a window into NYS legal foundations. The program also covered the importance of the preservation of early court records and the recent transfer of court documents to State Archives.
PROGRAM
WELCOME
Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, President, Historical Society of the New York Courts
PRESERVATION OF COURT RECORDS
Thomas J. Ruller, Assistant Commissioner & State Archivist, NYS Archives, State Ed. Dept.
Dr. James D. Folts, Head, Researcher Services, NYS Archives
ERIE CANAL DOCUMENTS
Leah Moren Green, Esq., Corporate Counsel, Caterpillar Inc.
FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE
Dr. Dennis J. Maika, Senior Historian and Education Director, New Netherland Institute
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderated by Daniel Hulsebosch, Charles Seligson Professor of Law, NYU