Eliot Howland Lumbard papers, 1944-2006.

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Eliot Howland Lumbard papers, 1944-2006.

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The Eliot Lumbard papers document the life's work of a lawyer who devoted himself towards both public service and private practice with equal vigor and success. The Lumbard papers are useful to scholars, students and historians studying 1960s New York State government, bankruptcy cases, SUNY Albany, and criminal justice. The entire collection contains records from his public and private sector work which he had commercially bound. The collection includes: correspondence, memorandum, press releases, reports, court proceedings, notes, speeches, journal articles, academic papers, drafts, newspaper clippings, and background research. All significant positions that Lumbard held are represented, including his service as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief Counsel for the New York State Commission of Investigation, and Special Assistant Counsel for Law Enforcement to New York State Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. Also of interest are his private practice records including: counsel to Charles Seligson and trustee in bankruptcy of Ira Haupt and Co.; the formation of the University at Albany's School of Criminal Justice; review panel to disbar to Roy Cohn, accused of professional misconduct; and legal representation of the Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health, located in New York City and the largest freestanding abortion clinic in the world at the time.

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University at Albany, University Libraries

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New York (State). Governor (1959-1973 : Rockefeller)

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Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) was a politician who served as New York State Governor from 1959 to 1973 and the 41st U.S. Vice President from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. From the guide to the Nelson Rockefeller Citizenship Day proclamation, 1962, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Lumbard, Eliot H.

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Eliot Howland Lumbard (born 1925) practiced law for 40 years in various New York and Pennsylvania firms. In addition to private practice, he compiled a distinguished record in government service, including service on several commissions to investigate, combat, and control crime, and as a key advisor on crime to New York State Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. After admission to the New York State Bar, he served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1953-1956...