Collections : [Connecticut State Library, State Archives]

Cassettee tapes of hearings in Fairfield, Groton, Hartford, Meriden and Torrington and tapes of the Conference on Reorganization, Hartford, April 13, 1977.

Publications and related materials (mostly printed) pertaining to the structure, organization an dowrk of Connecticut agencies, commissions and committees. Included are annual reports, organization charts, public relations material, etc.

Agenda, minutes of meetings, working papers prepared for consideration, and related notes and correspondence. Also includes graphics of charts for meetings of February 19 and March 29, 1976.

Form reports, based on interviews with heads of agencies, and related notes and correspondence. The reports contain brief data on enabling citation, key staff, number of employees, budge and non-state funding sources, functions, etc. Some related material resulting from the Committee's title, followed byu a binder containing photocopies of form reports.

A small file, probably from the Research Director's desk, with letters to and from Committee members (Filer, Sims, Fesler), and staff principals (Hovey, Olsen, McLean, Nagle).

Clippings of press stories about the discussion draft, the final report, the reorganization bill, and public reaction to them.

Letters and transcripts of hearing statements by members of the public and organization representatives concerning the Committee proposals.

These materials came from the offices of Thomas Cosgrove, Research Director, and Eunice Groark, Assistant Research Director. They include correpondence, memoranda, notes, preliminary studies, drafts, reference materials, etc., pertaining to all aspects of the Committee's work. In the first box are some subject-labeled files, fund-raising records, and administrative materials.

Original drafts, related notes, edited copy for final versions, etc.

Correspondence, memoranda, press releases, draft testimony and other material pertaining to the effort to achieve public support and legislative action on Committee recommendations. Includes papaers of a "public relations advisory committee" and of the Citizens for Better Government.