The Papers of Anthony Genovesi, 197?-199?

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The Papers of Anthony Genovesi, 197?-199?

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The Papers of New York State Assemblyman Anthony Genovesi are comprised of 80 boxes, and consist primariliy of political and legislative records between the years 1975-1998. Assemblyman Genovesi, a Democrat, represented the 39th District, which covered the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. This collection demonstrates the accomplishments of Assemblyman Genovesi as a politician in Albany and as an influential Democratic Party campaign manager. There are legislative bills, transcripts of hearings, briefs, studies, reports, correspondence, memos, news clippings, campaign fliers, voter questionaires, video footage of debates and documentation on nursing home investigations as well as material on foster care, in addition to memos and publications of both public and private lobbying groups. In some instances, not only is the bill that was argued before the State Assembly here, but also the transcripts of the hearings involving such cases. In what Assemblyman Genovesi described as gut issues, such as the death penalty and cameras in the courtroom, both of which he was against, there are documents here demonstrating the amount of research that went into such issues. Highlights include two videotapes of debates Mr. Genovesi took part in on the State Assembly floor. As to cameras in the courtroom, there is a transcript here of testimony that Assemblyman Genovesi gave before the Assembly. Besides being a New York State Assemblyman, Mr. Genovesi was an important Democratic Party political campaign manager, not only in Brooklyn but statewide. There are papers here that depict the strategies he used for political campaigns he assisted or ran in, and material that shows how he courted specific voters, such as his attempts to secure Brooklyn's Jewish vote. A good friend of former Mayor Ed Koch, who described Genovesi as "an oak you could count on," Genovesi managed Koch's unsuccessful bid for the Democratic seat for Governor in 1982 (against Mario Cuomo). There are many "Koch for Governor" materials such as fliers, newsletters, mailings, and drafts of letters that the "Koch for Governor" campaign produced. Described by his wife Joyce as a renaissance man, the collection contains files on topics as diverse as Italian-Americans to the environment, from waste management to nuclear power safety. In general, the material here is as broad as Mr. Genovesi's interests were. This collection is a valuable tool for both researchers and students alike and for those interested in the political on both the local and state level. Anthony Genovesi was a man who was not only an effective and highly accomplished legislator upstate, but also a well-loved individual in his home borough of Brooklyn.

80 boxes (16.5 cu. ft.)

Brooklyn College

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