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Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Farbstein, Leonard; Papers Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Sketch ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement of the Collection ...................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 6 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 6 The 85th Congress ....................................................................................................................................... 6 The 86th Congress ....................................................................................................................................... 7 The 87th Congress ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Correspondence ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Legislation ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Foreign Affairs ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Departments and Committees ................................................................................................................. 17 The 88th Congress ..................................................................................................................................... 18 The 89th Congress ..................................................................................................................................... 27 The 90th Congress ..................................................................................................................................... 37 The 91st Congress ..................................................................................................................................... 52 Congressional Record Inserts .................................................................................................................... 77 - Page 2 - Farbstein, Leonard; Papers Summary Information Repository: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Title: The Leonard Farbstein Papers ID: apap245 Date [inclusive]: 1955-1970 Physical Description: 45.95 cubic ft. Physical Location: The materials are located onsite in the department. Language of the English . Material: Abstract: Leonard Farbstein was a U.S. Representative from New York. Farbstein was born in New York City on October 12, 1902. He graduated from High School of Commerce, attended City College of New York, attended Hebrew Union Teachers College, and graduated from New York University Law School in 1924. During the World War I, Farbstein served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and later as vice chairman of the East River Day Camp, a philanthropic organization. Farbstein was a lawyer in private practice. Farbstein served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1932 through 1956. He was elected as a Democrat to the 85th and the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1971) before being an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the 92nd Congress in 1970. Farbstein died on November 9, 1993, in New York, NY and his interment is in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. Preferred Citation Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Leonard Farbstein Papers, 1955-1970. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Farbstein Papers). ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3- Farbstein, Leonard; Papers Biographical Sketch Leonard Farbstein was born on October 12, 1902 in New York City. He graduated from the High School of Commerce. He then attended the City College of New York, as well as Hebrew Union Teachers College. Farbstein served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve during World War I. After his service, he attended and graduated from New York University School of Law in 1924. From there, he began practicing law in New York City. On September 18, 1947, Farbstein married Blossom Langer. The following year, 1948, they had a son named Louis Farbstein. He became active in the political community of New York, and eventually became an elected member of the New York State Assembly; a position he held from January 1, 1933 to December 31, 1956. From January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1971, he held office as a Democrat in the 85th, 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, and 91st Congresses. Additionally, he became a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 19th district during this time. He was politically aligned to President Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam War policies. In his attempt at re-nomination in 1970, he was defeated by Bella Abzug. Farbstein died on November 9, 1993 in New York City. He was interred in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of eight series: 85th Congress, 86th Congress, 87th Congress, 88th Congress, 89th Congress, 90th Congress, 91st Congress, and Congressional Record Inserts. The bulk of the records that are present in this collection can be categorized as legislative materials, such as bills and proposed legislation. Much of the content is also correspondence between Farbstein and his constituents. Broken down by subject, there are also records that are specifically related to Foreign Affairs and various Departments and Committees. Additionally, in series 6 and 7, there are also applications to military academies, requesting Farbstein's sponsorship. ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement of the Collection The collection is organized into the following series: - Page 4- Farbstein, Leonard; Papers 1 Series 1: 85th Congress, 1956-1958 2 Series 2: 86th Congress, 1956-1960 3 Series 3: 87th Congress, 1958-1965 4 Series 4: 88th Congress, 1955-1965 5 Series 5: 89th Congress, 1956-1966 6 Series 6: 90th Congress, 1962-1968 7 Series 7: 91st Congress, 1963-1970 8 Series 8: Congressional Record Inserts, 1957-1970 Series 1-7 are arranged alphabetically. Series 8 is arranged chronologically. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Processing Information Processed in 2017 by Claire Robertson. Access Access to this collection is unrestricted with the exception of a few folders in the 90th Congress and a few folders in the 91st Congress due to the inclusion of personally identifiable data included within these folders. Copyright This page may contain links to digital objects. Access to these images and the technical capacity to download them does not imply permission for re-use. Digital objects may be used freely for personal reference use, referred to, or linked to from other web sites. Researchers do not have permission to publish or disseminate material from these collections without permission from an archivist and/or the copyright holder. Acquisition Information Leonard Farbstein initially donated his papers to Syracuse University during 1970 and 1974. In 2006, the papers were transferred to the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives. - Page 5- Farbstein, Leonard; Papers ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings • New York (State) -- Politics and government. • Politics and Politicians • Public Servants • Clippings(information artifacts) • Correspondence • Legislation (legal concepts) • New York (N.Y.) • United States. Congress. House. • New York (State)--Legislature--Assembly Collection Inventory The 85th Congress, 1956-1958 Physical Description: .2 cubic ft. Language of the Material: English. Arrangement Arranged alphabetically Scope and Contents The bulk of series one is made up of legislative actions. There are also newspaper clippings that are related to the Middle East, and other topics. Other records present are correspondence between Farbstein and his constituents. Title/Description Instances Foreign Affairs Committee Personal Notes, 1958 Box 1 Folder 1 H. Con. Res. 158: Concurrent Resolution for Treatment of Jews in Box 1 Folder 2 Egypt, 1957 H. Con. Res. 220: Concurrent Resolution for "World Travel Box 1 Folder 3 Week", 1957 H. Con. Res. 251: Concurrent Resolution for United States, Israeli Box 1 Folder 4