Edwin W. Patterson papers, 1935-1939

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Series I: NY State Insurance Department


Subseries A: Industrial Insurance Material



Box 1 Folder 1 Material on Industrial Insurance, Vol. I, Minutes, 1938


Box 1 Folder 2 Material on Industrial Insurance, Vol. II drafts of reports to Pink, 1938


Box 1 Folder 3 Material on Industrial Insurance: Vol. III Misc. memos. (1 of 4), 1938


Box 1 Folder 4 Material on Industrial Insurance: Vol. III Misc. memos. (2 of 4), 1938


Box 1 Folder 5 Material on Industrial Insurance: Vol. III Misc. memos (3 of 4), 1938


Box 1 Folder 6 Material on Industrial Insurance: Vol. III Misc. memos (4 of 4), 1938


Subseries B: Committee on Insurance Law Revision, 1935-1939


General , 1937-1939



Box 2 Folder 1 Memos/Revisions, July 1937


Box 2 Folder 2 Revision, Article VII, sections in 66, Nov. 1937


Box 2 Folder 3 Appleton Rule, April 1938


Box 2 Folder 4 Correspondence/Revisions, May-June 1938


Box 2 Folder 5 Reply memoranda, Oct.-Dec. 1938


Box 2 Folder 6 Correspondence/revisions, Oct.-Dec. 1938


Box 2 Folder 7 Joint Committee Hearing, Oct. 27 1938


Box 2 Folder 8 Criticisms and Amendments -Articles I and V, 2nd draft, Aug. 1938


Box 2 Folder 9 Revision -54(4) -Family Brothers, Dec. 1938


Box 2 Folder 10 Pink/Whelehan/Counselor Agencies: Correspondence, Jan 1939


Box 2 Folder 11 Memos and Revisions, Jan.-Mar. 1939


Box 2 Folder 12 Memos, Mar.-May 1939


Box 2 Folder 13 Insurance Law of 1939 -cover sheets, 1939


Box 2 Folder 14 Memo -re: 2nd draft and reply, Undated


Box 2 Folder 15 Reply memo to 40.8, 51, 50.2, Undated


Minutes, 1935-1938



Box 3 Folder 1 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Oct. 4 1935


Box 3 Folder 2 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Oct. 18 1935


Box 3 Folder 3 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Nov. 1 1935


Box 3 Folder 4 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Nov. 15 1935


Box 3 Folder 5 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Nov. 29 1935


Box 3 Folder 6 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Dec. 7 1935


Box 3 Folder 7 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Feb. 28-29 1936


Box 3 Folder 8 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Mar. 6 1936


Box 3 Folder 9 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Mar. 12 1936


Box 3 Folder 10 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Mar. 20 1936


Box 3 Folder 11 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Mar. 27 1936


Box 3 Folder 12 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, April 3-4, 1936


Box 3 Folder 13 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, April 14-15 1936


Box 3 Folder 14 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 24-25 1936


Box 3 Folder 15 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 7-8


Box 3 Folder 15 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 7-8 1936


Box 3 Folder 15 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 7-8 1936


Box 3 Folder 16 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Oct. 2-3 1936


Box 3 Folder 17 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Oct. 9 1936


Box 3 Folder 18 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Oct. 30 1936


Box 3 Folder 19 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Undated


Box 3 Folder 20 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Aug. 3-4 1938


Box 3 Folder 21 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Sept. 1-2 1938


Box 3 Folder 22 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Undated


Box 3 Folder 23 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Sept. 14-15, 1938


Box 3 Folder 24 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Oct. 6-7 1938


Box 3 Folder 25 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Nov. 12-1 1936


Box 3 Folder 26 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Dec. 17-19 1936


Box 3 Folder 27 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Jan 14-15 1937


Box 3 Folder 28 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Jan. 29 1937


Box 3 Folder 29 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Feb. 8-9 1937


Box 3 Folder 30 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Feb. 15-16 1937


Box 3 Folder 31 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, March 1-2 1937


Box 3 Folder 32 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Mar. 8-9 1937


Box 3 Folder 33 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Mar. 22-24 1937


Box 3 Folder 34 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 5-6


Box 3 Folder 35 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 12-13 1937


Box 3 Folder 36 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 26-27 1937


Box 3 Folder 36 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 26-27 1937


Box 3 Folder 36 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 26-27 1937


Box 3 Folder 37 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 10-11 1937


Box 3 Folder 38 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 24-25 1937


Box 3 Folder 39 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, June 14-16 1937


Box 3 Folder 39 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, June 14-16 1937


Box 3 Folder 40 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, July 15-16 1937


Box 3 Folder 41 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, July 27 1937


Box 3 Folder 42 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Nov. 18-19 1937


Box 3 Folder 43 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 5-6 1938


Box 3 Folder 44 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 18-19 1938


Box 3 Folder 45 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Apr. 25-26 1938


Box 3 Folder 46 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, Undated


Box 3 Folder 47 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 9-10 1938


Box 3 Folder 48 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, May 16-18 1938


Box 3 Folder 49 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, June 2-3 1938


Box 3 Folder 50 Committee on Insurance Law Revision: Minutes of meeting held in NY, June 8-9 1938


Volumes, 1936-1939:


Volume 1, 1936-1939:



Box 4 Folder 1 American Credit Indemnity Co., Mar 1939


Box 4 Folder 2 American Lumbermens Mutual, Mar 16, 1939


Box 4 Folder 3 American Mutual Alliance, Undated


Box 4 Folder 4 American Mutual Alliance, Dec 3, 1938


Box 4 Folder 5 American Mutual Alliance, Dec 5, 1938


Box 4 Folder 6 Article V, Mar-Apr 1936


Box 4 Folder 7 Article VI, Jun 1936


Box 4 Folder 8 Article VI, Aug 1936


Box 4 Folder 9 Article VI, Sep 1936


Box 4 Folder 10 Article VII, May-Dec 1936


Box 4 Folder 11 Article VII, June 1937


Box 4 Folder 12 Article VIII, June 1936


Box 4 Folder 13 Article VIII, June 1937


Box 4 Folder 14 Article VIII (Rates and Rating Organization), Jan. 4 1939


Box 4 Folder 15 Article VIII: Restatement (Rates and Rating Organizations), Nov. 25 1938


Box 4 Folder 16 Article VIII: Suggested Amendments, Oct. 6 1938


Box 4 Folder 17 Article VIII: Supplement Containing Restatement, Oct. 25 1938


Box 4 Folder 18 Article VIII: Supplement No. 3, Undated


Box 4 Folder 19 Article IX, June 1936


Box 4 Folder 20 Article IX: Proposed Amendments, American Hospital Service of New York, Mar. 3 1939


Box 4 Folder 21 Article X, April 1937


Box 4 Folder 22 Article XI, June 1936


Box 4 Folder 23 Association of Casualty and Society Executives, Dec. 30 1938


Box 4 Folder 24 Association of Life Insurance Presidents, Nov. 19 1938


Box 4 Folder 25 Miscellaneous Notes, Undated


Box 4 Folder 26 NY Insurance Act: Second Draft, Oct. 13 1938


Box 4 Folder 27 NY Insurance Act: Second Draft, Oct. 20 1938


Box 4 Folder 28 NY State Insurance Department Committee on Insurance Law Revision, Nov. 1935


Box 4 Folder 29 Outline 5A, Oct. 1935


Box 4 Folder 30 Retirements of Insurance Companies, Undated


Box 4 Folder 31 Suggested Mutual Amendments to NY Insurance Code, Nov. 28 1938


Volume 2, 1937-1939



Box 5 Folder 1 2nd Draft: Correspondence, July 1938


Box 5 Folder 2 2nd Draft: Requests for Ammendment of, July 18 1938


Box 5 Folder 3 2nd Draft: Suggested Ammendments, Jan.-Nov. 1938


Box 5 Folder 4 3rd Draft, 1939


Box 5 Folder 6 4th Draft: Correspondence, Revisions, Feb. 1939


Box 5 Folder 7 Article I (Definitions; penalties), June 1937


Box 5 Folder 8 Article II, June 1937


Box 5 Folder 9 Article III, June 1937


Box 5 Folder 10 Article IV, June 1937


Box 5 Folder 11 Article VI, June 1937


Box 5 Folder 12 Article IX, A (Life Accident and Health Insurance), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 13 Article IX, B (Cooperative Life and Accident Insurance Companies), 1937


Box 5 Folder 14 Article IX, C, July 1937


Box 5 Folder 15 Article X, July 1937


Box 5 Folder 16 Article XI, A (Stock and Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Companies), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 17 Article XI, B (Cooperative Fire Insurance Companies), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 18 Article XI, C (Property Depreciation Insurance Company), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 19 Article XII, (Reciprocal Insurance and Lloyds Underwriters), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 20 Article XIII (Title Insurance Companies), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 21 Article XIV (Fraternal Benefits Society), Undated


Box 5 Folder 22 Article XV, July 1937


Box 5 Folder 23 Article XVI (Rehabilitation), June 1937


Box 5 Folder 24 Article XVII (Taxes and Fees), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 25 Article XVIII, July 1937


Box 5 Folder 26 Article XIX (Mortgage Depenture Companies), July 1937


Box 5 Folder 27 Foreward, Undated


Box 5 Folder 28 Legislative Committee of the Insurance Brokers Assn: memorandum on the Insurance Law Revision, Undated


Box 5 Folder 29 Objections to tentative draft, Jan.-Feb. 1939


Box 5 Folder 30 Proposed Revisions, Nov. 1938-Feb. 1939


Box 5 Folder 31 Section 83.8, Nov.-Dec. 1938-Jan. 1939


Box 5 Folder 32 Section Revisions, 1939


Box 5 Folder 33 Suggested Amendments, 1939


Volume 3, 1937-1939



Text 6 Folder 1 Bond Drafts, Undated



Box 6 Folder 2 Correspondence, Jul.-Oct. 1938


Box 6 Folder 3 Drafts E, F, C, 1938


Box 6 Folder 4 Galley Proofs (1 of 2), 1937


Box 6 Folder 5 Galley Proofs (2 of 2), Undated


Box 6 Folder 6 Legislative Committee of the Insurance Brokers Section 141, Subdivision 6: Memorandum, 1938


Box 6 Folder 7 Memorandum: An Act In Relation To Insurance Corporations, Jan. 1939


Box 6 Folder 8 NY Life Insurance Co. and Patterson: Correspondence, Oct.-Dec. 1938


Box 6 Folder 9 NY State Association of State Underwriters: Minutes, Oct. 28 1938


Box 6 Folder 10 NY State Association of State Underwriters: Supplementary Brief, Oct. 1938


Box 6 Folder 11 Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Co.: Statement and Brief, Aug. 30-Sep. 1 1938


Box 6 Folder 12 Policy Holders' Advisory Council, July 14 1938


Box 6 Folder 13 Revision Correspondence, Aug.-Sep. 1938


Box 6 Folder 14 Revision Suggestions, Sept. 28 1938


Box 6 Folder 15 Revision Suggestions: Exhibits 1-10, June 27, 1938



Box 9 Volume 4, 1937-1939



Box 7 Folder 1 2nd Draft: Correspondence regarding Revsions, Aug. 1938


Box 7 Folder 2 Allied Fire Insurance Co. of Utica: Correspondence, 1939


Box 7 Folder 3 Group Health Association, Mar. 1939


Box 7 Folder 4 Merchants Fire Assurance Corp.: Suggestions, Sept. 1937


Box 7 Folder 5 National Association of Insurance Agents: Correspondence, Aug. 30 1939


Box 7 Folder 6 Pink, Louis and Foster Piper: Correspondence, 1938


Box 7 Folder 7 Proposed Amendments: Correspondence, Mar. 1939


Box 7 Folder 8 Revision Correspondence, Aug.-Dec. 1938


Box 7 Folder 9 Section 83.8: Recommendations, Undated


Box 7 Folder 10 Siegal, Morris: Suggested Changes, Undated


Box 7 Folder 11 Tentative Draft w/ revisions (1 of 3), Oct. 1937


Box 7 Folder 12 Tentative Draft w/ revisions (2 of 3), Oct. 1937


Box 7 Folder 13 Tentative Draft w/ revisions (3 of 3), Oct. 1937



Box 9 Volume 5, 1937-1938



Box 7 Folder 14 2nd Draft (Tentative) with Revisions (1 of 3), Dec. 1937


Box 7 Folder 15 2nd Draft w/ revisions (2 of 3), Jan.-Feb. 1938


Box 7 Folder 16 2nd Draft w/ Revisions (3 of 3), Feb. 1938


Box 7 Folder 17 2nd Draft: Supplement Nos. 1, 2, 3, May-Sept. 1938



Box 10 Volume 6, 1938-1939



Box 8 Folder 1 4th Draft, Feb.-Mar. 1939


Box 8 Folder 2 4th Draft, Mar. 1939


Box 8 Folder 3 4th Draft, Apr. 1939


Box 8 Folder 4 4th Draft, Apr. 1939


Box 8 Folder 5 Cross-reference Table, New Law-Prior Law, 1939


Box 8 Folder 6 "FINAL DRAFT" revisions, Sept. 1938-Jan. 1939