New York (State). Charter Commission for Staten Island

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Articles, newsletters and mailings related to secession from other organizations

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This subseries contains articles and promotional materials on secession distributed by Staten Island legislators and other organizations.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Eric N. Vitaliano collection is comprised of material from Vitaliano's career as a New York State Assembly politician (1983-2001). The collection includes: correspondence, reports, newsletters, press clippings, press releases, photographs and videos. There is no material relating to his family or activities outside of his political life. SUBJECT FILES account for almost half of the collection. These files reflect the activities and priorities of Assemblyman Vitaliano during his term of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The main strength of the collection is its newspaper clippings collection. The collection includes an extensive collection of clippings related to the Staten Island secession movement covering the period from 1989-2001. As many of the local papers are not indexed by subject, the clipping collection is a necessary resource for the study of the Staten Island secession movement in the 1990's.The collection is less useful as an organizational record of Staten Island: Vote Yes, Inc....

Abstract Staten Island: Vote Yes, Inc. was formed in January 1990. Its initial purpose was to secure a "yes" vote for the November 1990 referendum that allowed for the creation of a Charter Commission to study secession. After the referendum's successful passage, Vote Yes changed its charter in order to remain involved in the issue during the Charter Commission's study of secession. In August, 1993, Vote Yes endorsed secession for Staten Island and promoted a "Yes" vote for the November 1993...