ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
Ferdinand J. Giese Collection

Collection Number
SC 272

OCLC Number
122611050

Creator 
Ferdinand J. Giese, 1914-1986

Provenance 
The collection was a gift from Ferdinand J. Giese, received in a series of donations between 1979 and 1983.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note
Papers, 1978-1979.
8 linear ft.
Giese was a member of the Suffolk County, New York legislature from 1978 to 1982. A Republican-Conservative from East Setauket, he represented the 5th Legislative District. Giese had an office in East Setauket, New York.
Papers include subject files, legislative committee minutes, and resolutions.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Papers are filed in the order in which they were received.
Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in January 2020.
Last update: May 2025.

Language
English 

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
Box [ ], Folder [ ], Ferdinand J. Giese Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Subjects
Giese, Ferdinand J., 1914-1986.
Giese, Ferdinand J., 1914-1986 -- Archives.
Suffolk County (N.Y.). -- Legislature.
Suffolk County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government.
Politics and government.
New York (State) -- Suffolk County.

INVENTORY

Box 1
Council of the Arts and Arts (4f)

Box 2
Arts (3f)

Box 3
Brookhaven, Town of
Buildings and Grounds
Channel 21
Charter

Box 4
Citizens Advisory Board of the Arts
Environmental Control (2f) 
Environmental Quality Control (Council on)

Box 5
Environmental Quality Control (Council on) (2f)

Box 6
Environmental Control 
Health Committee
Legislature

Box 7
Legislative (Correspondence)
Long Island Lighting Company (2f)

Box 8
Long Island Lighting Company 
Miscellaneous Matters (2f) 

Box 9
Miscellaneous Matters
Parks, Recreation, Conservation and Cultural Affairs Committee (2f)

Box 10
Parks, Recreation, Conservation and Cultural Affairs Committee (2f)
Public Safety Committee (2f)

Box 11
Public Safety Committee (2f)
Dredging

Box 12
Environmental Quality - Nature Preserve Meetings
Health
Lists of Clubs in Suffolk County
Major Projects Committee
Minutes of Meetings
Miscellaneous Files

Box 13
Parks (2f)
Port Jefferson Sewer District No. 4

Box 14
Port Jefferson Sewer District No. 4
Sewer File No. 2 (Stony Brook, Port Jefferson)
Sewer District No. 1 (Bay Shore, Islip, etc.)

Box 15
Southwest Sewer District
Telephone Equipment

Box 16
Press Releases
Public Hearings
Public Safety
Senior Citizens (2f)

Box 17
Reader's Files: February 1978-March 31, 1979 (4f)

Box 18
Reader's Files: April 1, 1979-December 31, 1979 (4f)

Box 19
Suffolk County Bar Association - directories
Committee Minutes (4f)
Resolutions (3f)